Eggs en cocotte à la crème

Eggs en cocotte à la crème

There’s something about the simplicity of Eggs en cocotte, a French recipe that’s essentially baked eggs with single cream served with what we call “mouillettes” or soldiers in English. The recipe below is purely for the eggs, and assumes you...
Cod loin gremolata on flageolet stew

Cod loin gremolata on flageolet stew

This is hopefully the first of many quick recipes on the food side of this blog where I publish some of the meals we’ve made for ourselves that are simple to prepare yet we felt really stood out!I intend to keep these really straightforward as far as the format...
Traditional Siberian Pelemeni

Traditional Siberian Pelemeni

A traditional Russian classic!   It takes time to prepare the dough, filling and then shaping up each individual dumpling by hand, but the taste and flavour afterwards is so rewarding! We make these about 2 or 3 times a year and freeze most of it so it’s...
Day trip to Hitchin Lavender farm & Knebworth House

Day trip to Hitchin Lavender farm & Knebworth House

Hitchin Lavender Farm We came across Hitchin Lavender on social media- and thought it would make for the ideal escape from London and feel as if in Provence. The lavender farm was very easy to find and there are detailed instructions on the website on planning the...
The perfect Tartiflette

The perfect Tartiflette

Tartiflette or melted cheese galore! There’s nothing quite like a dish full of melted cheese on top of potatoes and lardons. Easy to make and delightful guilty pleasure! Servings 2 Prep time: 30min Cook time: 20min Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 1/2 Reblochon de...