Category: Recipes

  • The one where I said ‘stiffy’ on the radio!

    One perk of being a parent blogger is sometimes I get invited to do some interesting things.  The lovely Nick Coffer from Weekend Kitchen on BBC 3 Counties radio invited me into his show this weekend.  Each week he has a panel of 3 experts; a chef, a wine expert and an enthusiastic home cook.…

  • Fish is the Dish featuring me!

    Rare, unseen footage of me in a kitchen!  (Well maybe some of you have seen it!)

  • Slow Cooked Abruzzi Lamb

    This one of our most favourite slow cooker recipes of all time.  I can’t emphasize enough how gorgeous it is.  It does serve 3-4 but we ate it all between the two of us. Slow Cooked Abruzzi Lamb Recipe Type: Main Cuisine: Italian Author: Mediocre Mum Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 8 hours Total…

  • Fish is Easy!

    Last week I flew up to Edinburgh to learn how to cook fish.  The Scottish Taxi driver thought this was truly hysterical, ‘why would a Canadian bird from London come all the way to Edinburgh to learn how to cook fish? What is there to learn, you just dip it in batter and fry it,…

  • How to make ice-cream

    You won’t believe how easy it is to make home-made ice-cream.  I’ve made this a handful of times when entertaining and it takes less than 5 minutes to prep and I always get compliments on it.  If you don’t fancy lemon curd you could use brandy, strawberries, chocolate or whatever takes your fancy. Someone also…