A super quick, healthy, yummy dinner...

For One:
however much pasta you want
hanful of mushrooms
1 garlic clove
1 beaten egg
bit of olive oil

Cook the pasta in boiling water and cook the mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil. Add a pinch of dried basil if you wish.
Drain the pasta in a colander, then return to the hot pan. Stir in the mushrooms and sling in the egg, stirring to coat the pasta. Season and serve.

What I had for lunch...

A grilled ham and cheese sandwich is a brilliant weekend lunch.

We're big on homegrown stuff...

Just some of last year's produce.

I've got my seeds ready to plant in March...  Radish, courgette, aubergine, pepper, spring onion, chilli pepper, basil, pumpkin, peas, spinach... It's going to be great!

Great Winter Meals #2

Soup with cheese on toast is one of the yummiest things to have in Autumn and Winter.  No matter what vegetables you've got hanging around, you can make a delicious soup in half an hour. Cheese on toast compliments it perfectly - Cheddar is great, but if you're feeling fancy try something like Wensleydale. Mmmmm.

I think that's a carrot soup in the picture.

Love carrot cake? Love whoopie pies??

These carrot cake whoopie pies are delicious!

Mixed Vegetable Pasta

Heat a little olive oil and a little butter in a wok, then take the above ingredients (or similar) and chuck them in.
Add herbs such as basil and season with black pepper.

Meanwhile, cook some dried pasta (or make your own from scratch if you've got the time!) in a pan.

Mix the veg with the pasta, and add a sprinkling of grated parmesan. Great served with fresh watercress and garlic bread.

Great Winter Meals #1

Mexican Chilli

This meat-free chilli recipe is delicious... it may not look that appealing from the photo, but it is.
Simple and inexpensive, too.
Feel free to request the recipe :)

Special Occasion Cupcakes

It was my friend's birthday so I made her these yummy cupcakes...

Cake                                                                  Topping
110g butter or margarine,softened                      140g butter, softened
100g caster sugar                                               280g icing sugar
2 eggs, beaten (Free Range!)                             couple of tablespoons of milk
slosh of vanilla extract
110g self raising flour
couple of tablespoons milk

Method

1) Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4/350F/180C
2) Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs gradually, and add vanilla extract.
3) Use a metal spoon to fold in the flour, adding a little milk until the mixture is of a dripping sort of consistency.
4) Bake in the oven for 15  minutes, or until golden brown. Leave to cool before doing the topping.
5) For the topping, beat the butter until it's soft , then add half the icing sugar and carry on beating until smooth. Add the remaining icing sugar and milk, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
6) Put topping onto cakes, using either a piping bag or pallet knife, and decorate with whatever you fancy.

Notes From The Kitchen

Hello! This is where I'm going to ramble about food that I cook and things like that :) I'll get started...