by Al la Carte | Monday, 18 January, 2016 | Recipes
I often buy an aubergine from the market and when I get it back home wonder what I’m going to do with it. Sure there’s always moussaka but do I really want to cover this wonderful vegetable with mince beef and cheese all the time? The answer is no. So this...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 11 January, 2016 | Diet, Recipes
It’s January, the month that jeans are tighter and belts have an extra hole in them. After over indulging over Christmas and to be honest the later part of the year I’m going to start eating a little bit less and a little more healthily. So to kick start...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 4 January, 2016 | Recipes
This is a perfect recipe to use up that last bit of christmas ham and any cauliflower if you have any. For the stock I used the cooking liquid from the cooking the ham but chicken stock would work just as well. If using the ham cooking liquid just becareful to skim...
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...
