Category Archives: Quick Recipes

Cheese and Herbs Muffins
This is great recipe which can be adapted to suit your tastes, so feel free to experiment with different flavours and add any type of fresh or dry herbs that you like. Perfect for snack that also go brilliantly with soup. You can either bake these in a muffin tin, in ramekins, or even a oven-proof Continue Reading
Chocolate Brownie Cake
Make this delicious chocolate brownie cake in just 10  minutes with ingredients that you probably have around the house right now ! I don’t recall a time when I’ve made this and it did not turn out perfectly! It’s the cake that everyone loves. Crunchy texture on the outside and gooey on the inside.  Delicious !! Continue Reading
Quick Zucchini and Chorizo Lasagna
This comforting midweek meal is on the table in under an hour, and it’s sure to keep vegetarians and meat-eaters happy. if you’re a vegetarian skip the chorizo. Love it !       Ingredients olive oil  2 large zucchni , grated  200 g | 4 1/2 oz Chorizo, chopped into pieces  (optional) 1 clove garlic , grated  a Continue Reading
Buttery Rolls
These warm buttery rolls are very easy and quick to prepare and are super delicious. I love them warm and simply buttered.       Ingredients 1/8 cup warm water ( 46 C | 115 F degrees)  1 packet ( 7g | 1/4 ounce ) active dry yeast  3/4 cup warm whole milk (46 C Continue Reading
Smoked Salmon Carbonara
Every time I make this pasta I’m surprised just how delicious it is despite being so simple. Truly fantastic recipe !        Ingredients 300g | 10 oz  spaghetti or tagliatelle  1 tsp butter  1 garlic clove ,finely chopped 1/2 chilli, deseeded and finelli chopped  150ml | 5 fl oz double (heavy) cream  2 Continue Reading
Toffee Apple Pudding
This is the best apple pudding I have ever tasted and so cheap and simple to make. I’ve made it several times now and it always turns out perfect and never fails to please.         Ingredients 85g | 3 oz butter , melted  140g | 5 oz self-raising flour  100g | 3 Continue Reading
Naan Bread
I had no idea that making naan was so simple to make ! If the dough is too sticky, add more flour until you have very elastic but still wet dough.        Ingredients 400 g | 14 oz all-purpose flour 9 g | 2 1/4 oz instant dry yeast 170 g | 6 oz Continue Reading
Quick Apple and Cinnamon Cake
This fruity, spicy cake is quick and easy to make and the appetizing aroma as it bakes is wonderful. You can also make it with pears.       Ingredients 1 egg, beaten 40 g | 1 1/2 oz | 3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar 120 ml | 1/2 cup milk 50 g | 1/4 Continue Reading
Butter Whirls
These crisp, melt-in-the-mouth piped cookies are perfect for an afternoon coffee or a tea. Take less than 10 minutes to make them and another 12-15 to bake them. If you want to make them  Mocha Whirls, substitute 25 g | 1 oz | 1/4 cup (unsweetened) cocoa powder for 25 g | 1 oz | 1/4 Continue Reading
Custard & White Chocolate Biscuits
These are very light, crunchy, delicious and super easy to make. The original recipe calls for caster (superfine sugar) but I substituted it for light brown sugar. Turned out perfect. With caster sugar they would have been too sweet for my taste. Highly recommend you to try them.     Ingredients 140g | 5 oz butter , Continue Reading
Raspberry & Blueberry Lime Drizzle Cake
This moist and fruity cake is easy baking at its best.          Ingredients For the cake: 225g | 8 oz softened butter , plus extra for greasing  225g | 8 oz golden caster sugar (light brown sugar) 4 medium eggs  2 limes , grated zest and juice  250g | 9 oz self-raising Continue Reading
Apricot Upside-Down Cake
A delicious cake made with canned apricots.  Soft, moist & irresistible!        Ingredients For the topping: 12-13 can apricot halves in natural juices 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup ground almonds a little less than 1/4 cup butter, softened  For the Cake: 100 g | a little less than 1/2 cup softened butter  Continue Reading
Zucchini & Parmesan Tart(s)
With a sheet of ready-rolled pastry at the ready, you can have a very tasty tart for starter or even a supper  in no time at all. Yummy!       Ingredients 200 g | 7 oz ready-rolled puff pastry 1-2 zucchini, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, grated sunflour oil  4 tbsp creme fraiche about 50 Continue Reading
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Need a delicious dessert that takes just minutes to make? Look no further !!       Ingredients For the topping: 50 g | a little less than 1/4 softened butter 50 g | 2 oz | 1/4 cup soft brown sugar 7 pineapples rings in syrup, drained and syrup glacé cherry For the cake: Continue Reading
Lemon self-saucing pudding
Excellent dessert. Very easy and quick to make, light, delicious and full of flavour. Quite possibly my/our favourite pudding !       Ingredients 50 g | 3 1/3 tbsp butter 200 gr | 1 cup caster (superfine)sugar 100 ml | 0.425 cup lemon juice zest of one lemon 3 eggs, separated 60 g | 6 Continue Reading