You know the garlic harvest this year I am really proud of. Should I have left it an extra month to grow that little bit more as it went in a month late? Probably. Am I upset I didn’t? Not at all. I still got a second harvest of scapes so honestly I have no…
Author: TheBlooPixie
Confit Garlic 2 Ways
One of my absolute favourite things to eat both in summer and winter is antipasto. Sure these aren’t typically Italian but in our house we tend to call them “nibbles” and are happiest grabbing all the pickles and preserves of the year, including salad things and bread and other yummy treats and just picking what…
Brekky Fried Rice with Garlic Scapes
This week Bam and I took care of Garlic Day. In our home this is the day we harvest, process and preserve all the garlic for the year and have to get it all done with 3 hours to spare to fumigate the house. My partner is severely allergic to the fumes given off by…
“Cawl” – Nanna Lucy’s Recipes
I have to admit making this one I was worried about. For such an incredibly basic and simple recipe there are depths and layers of flavour that if you mess it up, there’s no coming back. This was the kind of recipe we had in the Spring. Fresh Spring Welsh Lamb with the leftover root…
Aunty Susan’s – Supper Pie
This month I was asked to be in the YouTube collaboration “The Pies of March” #thepiesofmarch2023. A fantastic collaboration which gave me the opportunity to try a recipe I wanted to try making for years that I remember from my childhood. My Aunty Susan used to make very traditional British food. This recipe is one…
“Oggies” – Nanna Lucy’s Recipes
I remember my Nanna Lucy making these 1 time in my childhood. By the time I was old enough to remember things she did for me she was in her 80’s – 90’s and cooking was not top of her priority list. I do remember them being completely flaky and delicious and being one of…
Sausage, Beans and Cheese Bake – Lunchbox Favourites
I make Tanny’s lunch everyday for him to go to work. However he chose to buy his breakfast and since he works as hard as he does I never saw an issue with it. However once I saw how much it was costing per week I had to find a way for us to cut…
Tanny Cakes – Lunchbox Favourites
Last year Tanny asked me if I could come up with a cake that was a cross over between a Bakewell Tart and a Coconut Cup Cake both being his favourites. This is what I have come up with and aptly named them Tanny Cakes after him because it was all his idea. Before I…
Nana Lucy’s Welsh Cakes
Over the coming weeks I will be sharing my childhood in recipes from my grandmother my mothers mother who I knew as “Nana Lucy”. A beautiful, kind and caring soul who taught me alot in the few short years I knew her. These recipes are a labour of love and a journey of self discovery…
Potato Bake 2 Ways – Christmas Leftovers
One of our things we always seem to have far too many of at this time of year is potatoes. Tanny and I don’t really eat them except with a roast dinner and we always get the best we can get for the money and it always seems to be 1 or 2 bags far…
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