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Venison, Mushroom and Bacon Pies are the perfect comfort food. Slow-cooked, fork-tender venison and earthy mushrooms in rich gravy with smoked bacon, baked in crisp golden pastry. Delicious served with mashed potato or chips, plus veg and extra gravy reserved from the filling. Don’t have …Read more
Cheesy Scottish Oatcakes are easy to make with simple ingredients. But they’re wickedly good! Adding mature Cheddar cheese to the traditional savoury biscuit or cracker takes them to whole new level. Enjoy as part of a cheeseboard, with spreads and dips or even instead of bread …Read more
Cheese & Chive Pancakes with Smoked Salmon & Soured Cream looks impressive and tastes luxurious. But it’s surprisingly easy. Fluffy, cheesy and herby pancakes topped with lemon and chive soured cream plus thin slices of smoky salmon. Try it as a wonderful weekend breakfast, special …Read more
Homemade Croutons are incredibly easy and economical. Traditionally a way to use up stale bread, they’re a wonderfully moreish and crunchy addition to soups and salads. Containing just bread and oil plus any flavourings you want, the only difficulty is not nibbling them all before …Read more
Christmas baking recipes are some of the most enjoyable treats to cook over the festive season. So I’ve brought together more than 40 of my favourites. From sweet favourites like mince pies and fruit cakes, to savoury sausage rolls and pies with melt-in-the-mouth pastry, homemade …Read more
Homemade Food Christmas Gifts are the most thoughtful presents you can give. You don’t have to spend a lot of money, but friends and family will appreciate the time and love you put in to make something delicious just for them. So, in this post …Read more
Sausage Star Bread with Onions and Cheese looks impressive, tastes wonderful, but is surprisingly easy to make. Perfect for entertaining, especially at Christmas, this tear and share treat is inspired by Italian stuffed sausage breads flavoured with fennel seeds, garlic and herbs. Finished with a …Read more
Savoury biscuits and crackers for cheese or other tasty toppings are surprisingly easy to make at home. Whether you want to avoid nasties like palm oil found in shop-bought, or have artisan-style crackers at a fraction of the cost, it’s wonderful to be able to …Read more
Parmesan and Rosemary Shortbreads are light, melt-in-the-mouth but richly flavoured cheesy biscuits with a hint of fresh herbs. So simple to make, the buttery shortbread rounds are a delicious savoury snack that work brilliantly with cheeseboards, as a nibble with drinks, or as a foodie …Read more
Potato, Cheese and Onion Plate Pie is budget-friendly and so tasty. Made with a classic combination of simple, everyday ingredients, enjoy it as an economical dinner with veg or salad, chips or coleslaw and baked beans. Just as good cold for packed lunches and picnics …Read more
Braided Herb Bread, or Plaited Herb Bread, is a deliciously soft no-knead yeasted loaf made with a dough enriched with butter, eggs, and milk. I love it flavoured with chives and rosemary, but you can swap in your favourite aromatic herbs such as thyme or …Read more
Pane Cunzato is usually translated as ‘seasoned’ or ‘dressed’ bread. But this classic Sicilian sandwich with humble roots can be incredibly good. Made using good quality rolls, baguettes, or chunks from a large loaf, the base ingredients are simply olive oil, oregano, and tomatoes. Add …Read more
Semolina Baguettes are inspired by the famous breads of Sicily made with semolina flour. With a flavoursome, chewy crumb and sesame-topped crust, these rolls are perfect with your favourite fillings, or alongside soups and salads. Also excellent filled with the Sicilian classic of tomatoes, oregano, …Read more
White Flatbread Pizza with Ham and Mushrooms, rich and tasty, can be made with any cooked flatbread, bought or homemade, thick or thin. Topped with a simple white sauce, garlicky mushrooms, ham, and cheese, these easy individual pizzas are quick to make and perfect for …Read more
Sicilian Semolina Bread is a flavoursome, beautifully golden-coloured loaf with a chewy crumb and crispy, sesame-topped crust. It’s made with the hard durum wheat used for pasta which is also excellent for baking bread once it’s double-milled. In this post I offer a choice of …Read more
Rosemary Scottish Oatcakes combine the aromatic Mediterranean herb with the traditional and well-loved savoury biscuit or cracker. Incredibly easy to make at home with just a handful of everyday ingredients, the oatcakes are the perfect partner to cheese, dips and spreads or alongside soups and …Read more
Crusty Potato Bread has a soft and bouncy crumb that stays moist and fresher for longer. Easy to make with my no knead, overnight method, this substantial, tasty loaf is cooked in a covered pot for a great rise and crispy crust. Perfect for sandwiches, …Read more
Savoury Quick Breads include a wide range of bakes, most notably loaves, scones, and muffins. But what they all have in common is that instead of yeast, they’re made using raising agents like baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, or self-raising flour which already has them …Read more
Beetroot Bread is a beautifully coloured loaf with a crusty exterior and open crumb. While the red pigment in beetroot is notoriously fickle when heated and can result in dull coloured bakes in this recipe I use only every day natural ingredients to create a …Read more
Easy Homemade Nut Crackers are crispy and crunchy with a subtle nutty flavour. Perfect with cheeses, dips and spreads, these savoury biscuits have a combination of hazelnuts, almonds and pecans, or you can swap in your favourite nuts. With both white and wholemeal flours plus …Read more
Cheese and Vegetable Muffins are full of cheesy flavour and packed with courgette, carrot, red onion, and chives. If you want a crunchy element, there’s optional nuts and seeds too. With a wonderfully fluffy texture, these delicious savoury muffins are so easy to put together …Read more
Savoury Mediterranean Quick Bread is an easy but delicious loaf packed with classic Mediterranean flavours: courgette, roasted red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, garlic, herbs like basil, plus nuts, seeds, feta and Parmesan cheeses. Made with self-raising flour and eggs, there’s no kneading and no proofing. …Read more
Very Cheesy Cheese Scones might just be the fluffiest, cheesiest, best cheese scones ever! Warm from the oven, split and spread with butter, there can’t be many home baked savouries that are so comforting yet take hardly any time and effort. Ready to enjoy in …Read more
Savoury Digestive Biscuits are a low sugar version of the British favourite. Made with oatmeal and wholemeal flour, the rustic, satisfying biscuits are ideal for eating with cheese, nut butters, pâté, or other savoury toppings. So easy to make, once tried you’ll never go back …Read more
Savoury Biscotti are delicious biscuits, twice cooked so they’re wonderfully crunchy. Flavoured with cheese, nuts, herbs, and spices, they’re a variation on classic Italian sweet biscotti. Perfect to accompany cheese, pâté, alongside soups and salads, to nibble with drinks, or as impressive homemade addition to …Read more