Coconut Cake with Coconut and Vanilla Icing
Light, fluffy, moist coconut sponge cake slathered with a coconut and vanilla icing. Enough said! Nothing complicated, nothing fancy, quick and easy to make, but oh, so good! Absolute heaven and my new obsession.
Pan-fried Salmon Trout with Creamy Polenta, Roast Vegetables and Prawn Bisque
This incredible collection of textures and explosion of flavours includes succulent, sweet salmon trout, served over rich, creamy polenta, with roast fennel, red pepper and courgette, all drizzled with a silky smooth prawn bisque.
Prawn Bisque
Rich, silky smooth, creamy and exploding with flavour, this Prawn Bisque makes an incredible starter, if you are entertaining, or serve it with crispy fresh bread for an outrageously delicious and decadent lunch.
Shellfish Stock
Home made stock beats shop bought stock, each and every time. There is no greater example than this Shellfish Stock - pan frying and cooking the shells from shellfish intensifies and maximises their flavour. Throw in some…
- Fish and Shellfish, Fish and Shellfish, Main Courses, Recipes, Rice Dishes, Rice, Pasta, Grains and Sides, Starters and Lunch
Oven-Baked Fillet of Cod with Green Pea and Horseradish Risotto, drizzled in a Nutty Brown Butter
This Oven-Baked Fillet of Cod with Green Pea and Horseradish Risotto, drizzled in a Nutty Brown Butter, is everything the name suggests - a rich, creamy, buttery risotto loaded with peas and horseradish, succulent, tender cod with…
White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Blueberry and Blackberry Coulis
This silky smooth, creamy, White Chocolate Panna Cotta with a delicious layer of Blueberry and Blackberry Coulis, is a classic dreamy dessert, which is surprisingly easy to make but everyone will think you have been in the…
- Breakfast and Brunch, Cakes and Cookies, Cold Desserts, Desserts, Recipes, Round Cakes, Sweet Breakfast and Brunch
Pear, Almond and Vanilla Cake
A light, moist almond and vanilla sponge, topped with a layer of softly cooked pears, finished with vanilla icing and roast almonds, this delectable Pear, Almond and Vanilla Cake is incredibly easy to make and ridiculously good…
Norwegian Marzipan Cake – Hvit Dame
This Norwegian Marzipan Cake is a light, fluffy, soft, vanilla sponge cake, sandwiched with raspberry jam and whipped cream and covered in a coat of marzipan. Utterly delicious, it includes all our favourite cake components - vanilla,…
- Bread and all things with yeast, Breakfast and Brunch, Cakes, Cakes and Cookies, Mini Cakes, Other Bread/Yeast Recipes, Recipes, Rolls, Sweet Breakfast and Brunch
Cinnamon Buns – Kanelbullar
These, oh so delicious, light, fluffy and buttery Cinnamon Buns are cooked with a cinnamon and cardamon sweet butter swirled throughout, and finished with either a sweet sugar icing or a sprinkle of pearl sugar. Utter heaven.
Lyngen Lodge, Lyngen Alps, Norway, April 2022
What an incredible week at Lyngen Lodge to celebrate Chris Mathias’ 60th birthday! A culinary and delta group celebration!! (Read on.) Lyngen Lodge This fully catered, family owned, boutique lodge hotel is located in the municipality of…