by Al la Carte | Monday, 21 December, 2015 | Recipes
I first made these little pots of soup for a starter course for a family celebration dinner about 4 years ago. As they are quite intense in flavour you only need a small portion so they are perfect for a starter or a little canapé. You can easily make it more of a...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 14 December, 2015 | Recipes
I love making a big bowl of chilli as it’s quite versatile. Not only can you have it the “classic” way with rice but you can use it for pies, burritos, on chips, chilli dogs (Hot dog with chilli on top) or stuff peppers or potatoes with it. So...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 7 December, 2015 | Recipes
I’ve been doing this milkshake recipe since I was very small. When I was younger we didn’t have a freezer for quite a few years so there wasn’t any ice cream to make rich milkshakes with, so this recipe which gets its creaminess from mashing the...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 30 November, 2015 | Recipes
This recipe started as a cobbled together quick dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was a real ready steady cook moment which turned out to be a really tasty dish. Since then it’s been refined a little but the majority of the recipe is the same since I first made...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 23 November, 2015 | Recipes
Winter nights are well upon us now in England. Bitter nights followed by frosty mornings and getting home from work in the dark. So I don’t think we need any more excuses to warm ourselves with a hot glass of mulled wine. Here’s my take on it using spiced...
