by karen | Jun 3, 2026 | Life is food
I have to confess I was not a Coronation chicken fan as a child, or growing up. Mainly I suspect because I LOATHE raisins, with an extreme passion and I will only eat them in certain foods and coronation chicken is not one of them. Coronation Chicken is one of...
by karen | May 29, 2026 | Life is food
There’s something about a beautiful salad that feels effortlessly impressive. The kind of dish that looks like it came from a café menu, yet takes almost no time to throw together at home. This fig with goats cheese and walnut salad is exactly that. It’s fresh,...
by karen | May 21, 2026 | Life is food
Baked lettuce? It’s actually delicious, I promise. I am not a fan of lettuce, or at least iceberg, romaine, cos etc. They all seem rather tasteless and mostly a mouthful of watery crunch to me. Ok in a decent salad but boring and not really much to get excited about. ...
by karen | May 10, 2026 | Life is food
This is warm roasted lettuce salad with poached egg & crispy chorizo of those simple meals that feels far more special than the effort involved. Warm roasted romaine, a softly poached egg, crispy chorizo and crunchy homemade croutons all come together into...
by karen | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have adapted this gluten free and dairy free cupcakes recipe, it’s actually a cake recipe, but can be used for cupcakes or for a normal layered chocolate cake. This recipe makes about 24 cupcakes or enough for a normal sponge cake if you prefer that way....