Saffron & Pistachio Biscuits, a recipe that is so easy to make and once you’ve tried them, you’ll be addicted to their flavour and beautiful golden colour.
Baker & Foodie Content Creator
My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?
When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).
What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.
No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .
There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
Be Brave
Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes
Saffron & Pistachio Biscuits, a recipe that is so easy to make and once you’ve tried them, you’ll be addicted to their flavour and beautiful golden colour.
Gluten Free Sweet Potato Lasagne with Pork Sausage, Chicken Mince & Kale recipe, perfect for Freeze ahead Friday food. So easy to make and it’s great to make ahead. Thinly sliced sweet potto substituted for pasta is a fabulous way of cutting out the gluten and adding more vegetables. Cut out the red meat and using pork sausage and chicken mince gives it an edge for a healthier January. No matter how healthy food is, i wont eat it unless it taste great , and this does.
Easy to make and easy to eat Dill and Black pepper Gravlax . Dill cured salmon, one of the easiest things to make and perfect for a special event and get together. Christmas, birthdays or any celebration, make this for every family get together.
An Ultimate Chocolate Cake with Caramel & Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream & Almond Praline recipe. Easy to make and once assembled, an in the middle of the table showstopper.
The Swiss meringue buttercream is smooth and flavoured with caramel and chocolate giving it a luxury texture and Topped with almond brittle, takes it over the top indulgent .
Lattice Pear & Tinned Peach Pie recipe
Easy , tasty and so pretty too. Using tinned peaches means this pie can be made even in the winter months. Sweet short crust pasty thats really crumbly tops fresh pears and tinned peaches.
Making a lattice top for a pie is very easy and strangely satisfying. Take a look at the recipe to see exactly how easy it is!
Pear Frangipane Tart recipe.
With the ground almonds, soft sweet pears, buttery crumbly pastry and the added lemon zest, this Pear Frangipane Tart tastes deliciously indulgent and fresh.
If, like me, you’re a make ahead kind of person, preferring to spend as much time around the dinner table chatting (the lovely Mr G would say chatting a little too much ), then it’s a perfect pudding to get together the day before, either cooking it to eat cold or, get it all ready to bake on the day to eat warm.
One Pot Slow Cooker Beef & Pig Heart Stew with Onions, Mushrooms & Carrots recipe. This is an all in one pot, slow cooker, mega sized dish for a family meal or a few days of tasty leftovers, I think a stew is even better when it’s had a day to gather its flavours.
Biscotti with Fig, Apricot, White Chocolate & Chopped Hazelnuts
Who doesn’t love a biscuit that has a good crunch? This biscotti is the perfect addition to a Christmas get together or just a reason to put your feet up for a few minutes R & R!
Beef & Pork Spiced Roll made with Homemade Easy & Quick Filo Pastry .
Making fresh filo is easy with this recipe and perfect to use in sweet or savoury dishes.
Try this easy beef & pork mince recipe, its full of Moroccan flavours of topped with sliced almonds and sesames seeds.
Christmas Mincemeat Meringue Pie recipe. A combination of tangy and juicy fruit with that hint of port, a slightly sweet, soft meringue and then there’s the crumbly pastry. Easy to make and looks very effective sitting on a festive family table
Macarons with Lemon Buttercream . Easy and tasty macrons are not difficult to make with this recipe. Tips, tricks and hacks to out them right if they go wrong. What can go wrong when making macrons? Tips to put them right. Crispy outer shell with a gooey middle
Confit Aubergine recipe. I love it on almost anything, but most of all i love it sitting on top of some softly squashed avocado, with some oven roasted tomatoes all resting on top of a heavily buttered slice of sourdough toast.
Croatian Potato Salad Recipe. Yes, it’s easy and yes it has very few ingredients, but that doesn’t mean that anything is taken away from this Croatian take on a Russian salad.
Baked Blackberry Cheesecake with Chocolate Digestive Biscuit Base Recipe. This recipe is delicious and so easy to make. Using blackberries in this cheesecake gives it a fresh bite of juice with each smooth creamy mouthful .
Red Cabbage, Beetroot & Spring Onion Salad. It couldn’t be quicker to make, fresher to eat and then there’s the colour!
Caramel & Chocolate Ganache Tart with Sweet Pastry Chocolate and caramel, yes please, if you’re a chocolate and caramel lover that is!
The pastry of this tart is a pastry I use in almost every dessert tart I make.
It’s so easy to make and tastes so good I have been known to eat a bit, or two, before its cooked. -
One Pot Creamed Corn with Red Pepper & Paprika, the perfect side dish for any get together. Easy to make and delicious to eat, a creamy mix of sweet corn bite and smooth sauce.
A cookie which isn’t sweet enough to take the enamel off my teeth is one of those little wins I like to chalk up!
These cookies appeal to so many people because they have everything.
Easily adapted into a vegan cookie they are already vegetarian.
Vegetarian Summer Vegetable & Harissa Pesto Rose Tart
A pretty tart to look at and a flavoursome tart to eat. Vegetarian summer vegetable tart with a subtle smokey flavour from the harissa pesto and fresh vegetables make this a perfect tart to make for a summer get together.