Medieval Lemon Cakes

It’s not often I share my love of history with you guys and my love of experimental archaeology. However I appear to have the opportunity here to do so as I needed to make these cakes for my archaeology group. The original recipe for these cakes came from Thomas Dawson book, The Good Huswifes Lewell…

Beef Ragu with Gnocchi

As part of the collaboration #NoodleNovember2023 I had footage I wanted to use from last year. When I went to look for it it had disappeared off my pc so in a blind panic due to not being paid for a couple of weeks and only having what we have in the house to use…

Chicken Chasseur and Rice

Chicken Chasseur and Rice??? What is this abomination !?! I hear you cry… Weeeell its one pot, Tanny will eat it and it has fed him for 3 days and one of our kids and one of the grandkids. I figure that is a win. Sure normally I would serve chicken Chasseur with vegetables but…

Beef, Booze and Buttons

When hubby let me know that he hadn’t been paid his overtime this month my heart sank. His overtime is the equivelant of half his flat salary and it is what we live on after paying the bills. However I always have a plan and insteead of staying in a space of “wtf do we…

Last Minute Lime Bars

It’s been a hot minute since I did anything really in the kitchen but here we are and making something I find the easiest and most refreshing recipe that is quick, simple and great for that 9pm at night reminder you were supposed to make something for that gathering you are going to tomorrow!!! I…

“Jarlic”

Rounding up Garlic Day had to be using what we had to make our very own easy to use “Jarlic”. So named by my kids when they were little to differentiate between fresh and prepared garlic. Basically it’s minced garlic in oil like you buy in the shops only this we grew and produced ourselves…

Pickled Scapes

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…

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…

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…