Homemade Tomato Ketchup.

Homemade Tomato Ketchup.

At this time of year, my go-to recipe for preserving tomatoes is either tomato soup, which I love, or oven roasted tomatoes with garlic and herbs. I use the fabulously garlicky sauce, which I freeze in batches, for making things like spaghetti bolognese, moussaka or 

Moussaka

Moussaka

This Moussaka recipe is one of my all-time favourite recipes. It’s a perfect blend of creamy white sauce and deliciously flavoured meat that has just a hint of cinnamon. It also tastes amazing if you substitute the aubergines with either patty pan squash or courgette 

Delicious strawberry and gooseberry jam

Delicious strawberry and gooseberry jam

I love this time of year, with so much growing and ripening in the garden. One of my absolute favourite things to to to preserve the fruits that we grow is to make jam. This recipe, for strawberry and gooseberry jam, only uses 4 ingredients 

Eight Grain Bread Recipe.

Eight Grain Bread Recipe.

So, did you have a go at making the crusty white loaf? You can find the recipe for it HERE. As you will probably guessed, baking bread is one of my absolute favourite things to do. It always amazes me that if you put flour, 

Crusty White Loaf Recipe.

Crusty White Loaf Recipe.

So, did you have a go at making the Eight Grain Bread? You can find the recipe over on the recipe page or you can just click HERE and it will take you straight there. If you did and have now got the bread-making bug, 

The Best Chocolate Brownies Ever.

The Best Chocolate Brownies Ever.

So, here is another delicious tea-time treat. Actually, they’re an anytime treat because they’re WAY too good to restrict them just to tea-time! They are absolutely delicious. Fudgy and gooey on the inside with a chewy edge, they are just so good. Once you have 

Puy Lentil and Spinach Soup

Puy Lentil and Spinach Soup

This week, here in not-so-sunny Cornwall, the weather has been hideous. It’s hardly stopped raining. In fact, it’s hardly stopped raining since November and I seem to spend an awful lot of my time these days ankle deep in mud! Although I loathe wet, gloomy 

Courgette, Lime and Pistachio Cake.

Courgette, Lime and Pistachio Cake.

I love baking cakes. I bake a lot. My only problem is, when I bake a cake, there is usually only my husband or me to eat it. This in turn can lead to a sweet tooth and a tiny bit of cake-related-middle-aged-spread. Which is