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I had not planned on making a green olive tapenade. But when it came to deciding what else to add to my vegan feast this seemed like a good choice. I had green olives in the pantry from a FOMO box, and I always have capers and anchovies in my fridge. Head straight on to … Continue reading Green Olive Tapenade For Bruschetta
Wanting to highlight the egg free pasta that I made I went for a very simple vegetable pasta sauce. A lot of the flavour of this dish came from the pasta itself. It takes a very short time to prepare which is how I like my Sunday night suppers to be. Head straight on to … Continue reading Vegetable Pasta Sauce
I want to start off by wishing each and every one of you an amazing 2018. There are going to be a lot of bread recipes coming up. I made focaccia over and over again while trying to get a new recipe to work for me. This Tomato And Smoked Olive Focaccia was the second attempt. Before … Continue reading Recipe For Tomato And Smoked Olive Focaccia
Using my trusty Breville ikon Baker's Oven I made bread maker focaccia. I kept it plain and simple and used only olives for the topping. Head straight on to the Recipe For Bread Maker Focaccia ♥ I decided that I would see if I could get a script app for my iPad. This works by … Continue reading Bread Maker Focaccia Using A Breville Ikon
A sablé is a French butter cookie that has a shortbread-like crumb. These Olive Cheese Sablés are really easy to make, and will be well appreciated as a replacement for store-bought crackers on a cheese platter. Head straight on to the Recipe For Olive Cheese Sablés ♥ I am always amazed when we fly how … Continue reading Olive Cheese Sablés From The Cookie Jar
Head straight on to the recipe for Dried Olive Savoury Biscuits ♥ Make your own dried olive savoury biscuits to serve on their own, or topped with blue cheese, a strong cheddar or my new favourite, Maasdam. Both our Jack Russell's are rescue dogs. Misty came to us with a skin disorder that got worse … Continue reading Recipe For Dried Olive Savoury Biscuits
I have been making the same quiche recipe for the past 20 years. I don't usually use a base for my quiches as I really cannot see the point in doing so. When ever I am asked to bring a dish with to a tea party I always offer to do something savoury and a quiche … Continue reading Quiche Recipe With No Crust
There is something about the sea that draws me to it. We live 500m from the beach, and if we go away in South Africa, we usually go to a coastal town along the Garden Route. We have explored the beaches from right up the West Coast all the way along to Natal. My favourite … Continue reading Recipe For Mediterranean Pasta
We have been given the most beautiful, huge pieces of hake and as this fish can take on so many wonderful flavours, I decided to make use of the anchovy butter with olives and caper berries to sauce it up. Hake is a locally caught fish and there are quite a few companies in the … Continue reading Recipe For Hake With Anchovy Butter
I am sitting here with the wind blowing and the sky overcast, feeling a little bit sad. My Boxer had been sick for two weeks and as I typed this, they did not know what was wrong with her. In July of 2002 I went to choose a puppy at the breeder's house. They had … Continue reading Paella Recipe
For the ingredient challenge I decided to use the Spanish Chicken recipe from Le Creuset as a base. I could not follow the recipe exactly as one of the guests we were having for dinner does not eat pork and so I substituted the chorizo. I was fortunate enough to have a friend with an … Continue reading Spanish Chicken With Smoked Paprika
Welcome to Tandy Tuesday - a celebration of pasta and 5 ingredients. This week's pasta dish of Tomato, Bacon, Artichoke Hearts And Olives is a great way to quickly throw together a meal, without too much fuss! I have not quite stuck to the 5 ingredient 'rule' but it is still a celebration of simple … Continue reading Recipe For Tomato, Bacon, Artichoke Hearts And Olive Pasta