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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 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
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