

On Our Menu Today: Minty Mushrooms in Mini-Fillo Cups ‘Patata Brava-style’ Potatoes with Spicy Tomato Chutney Spiced Shrimp with a Lemon Butter Drizzle Inspired by our Scrumptious Spanish Journey, we bring you a mouth-watering array of simple tapas creations;.

It’s that time of the year, when families and friends come together for the holidays.

Spicy shrimp Tacos made with Indian spiced shrimp, seared and casually laid on a warm mini tortilla or Chapati with a dollop of Indian yogurt Raita Slaw.

Lemony spiced fish Tikka Kebab coated with a tangy spice blend rub and best cooked on an outdoor grill, and served with a generous squeeze of lemon juice.

On the High Tea menu Ginger Spiced Chai – An Indian Tea Preparation Parsi Cumin and Almond ‘Khari’ Biscuit Pistachio and Saffron Rice Pudding (Kheer) Cheese Chili Toast Triangles Isn’t it surprising that India is a predominantly tea drinking nation?.

Popcorn is such a great vehicle for interesting flavour combinations and makes such a moreish snack.

This idea came to me after seeing a delicious sounding Ottolenghi recipe in this month’s Waitrose magazine for broad bean and mint cakes.

Spring has sprung! Time to dust off some salad recipes and replace the comfort foods with more fresh vibrancy.

The current hot weather has kept my thoughts on spicy, exotic flavours – a tropical holiday at home, if you like! We enjoyed my jerk aubergine skewers so much that I was pretty keen on using …

I really like spiced oatmeal and raisin cookies, but my children have an aversion to raisins.

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas! We’ve had two weeks of frantic Christmas fun – carol services, fairs (which saw the first outing of a commercial side of Lucy’s F…

Panic! Only days to go til Christmas and I still haven’t got all my presents.

Other than brownies and cupcakes, cinnamon swirls are one of the most popular homemade treats that Little S takes into school on a Friday – not surprising really as a sweet spiced bun, pretti…

Are doughnuts the ultimate naughty, sweet treat? There’s something about them that screams crazy overindulgence – the sugar, the filing, the fact they’re fried! And, itR…

I reckon it’s about time to get a little bit festive and Christmassy round here – I’ve got so many ideas which have been simmering away since last Christmas and I just didn’…

I love the warm spices of Christmas, the gentle cosy hug of cinnamon, ginger and mixed spice.

I love getting requests and this week I was asked for doughnuts, which gave me the perfect opportunity to get all experimental with flavours and designs – bliss! I’ve had a reall…

Have you ever had an an American style coffee cake? Not a coffee flavoured cake which were so popular in the U.

There’s something so inspiring about the run up to Christmas for cooking and baking, it just makes me want to get into the kitchen and recipe develop like crazy! Maybe it’s the dark day…