Fruit and Nut Crackers

April 18, 2022

I’ve always loved those delicious, but pricy, thin fruit and nut crackers you can buy to have with cheese. They …

Beef Carpaccio – Two Variations

July 24, 2019

Carpaccio is not one of those dishes I would have previously pictured myself eating, let alone promoting to all and …

January 6, 2019

I recently posted at The Joyful Frugalista about homemade (and frugal) edible Christmas gifts. For the full post, head on …

November 6, 2017

Often when I make a dish that I really enjoy and think I will want to post about, I create …

March 23, 2017

Beetroot combines fabulously with most cheeses – I’ve tried it in various dishes with feta, mozzarella, cheddar, blue cheese and …

September 6, 2015

When I was growing up, my family had a pretty tried and true entertaining food repertoire. For cakes we had …

April 19, 2015

The weather is so cold and miserable at the moment that it seems incredible that we were eating these in …

January 11, 2015

We had a lovely, very simple New Year’s Eve celebration this year with a few friends and family, and nice …