About Me
Becky a 30 something old Brit , living in Nottingham,UK, Though this blog and I started our lives in Bristol.
I love to cook with seasonal fresh and often wild ingredients from foraged ingredients from the city and country.
If you like what you see or have some suggestions please send me an email at beckayork@gmail.com or leave a comment on my blog
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Apricot and Almond Upside Down Cake
Sort of playing around with the apple and almond cake recipe from recently, this time though dried not fresh fruit , its still January not matter how much I want to believe its summer. So there will be tea and … Continue reading
Leek and Lemon Risotto
Back home to an emptyish fridge , but leeks from the vegebox , they do seem to last forever. If the snowdrops are to be belived Spring is on its way….this certainly looks like a Spring dish and tastes light … Continue reading
Three Bean Chilli
First weekend in two months is hasn’t rained lots of long walks round water making friends with the wildlife in the winter sunshine , but its still pretty cold when you get in a warming meal definitely required … out … Continue reading
Posted in January, Winter
Tagged Bean, chick peas, Chilli, coriander, Haricot Beans., Red Kidney Beans, three, Tomato
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Cauliflower Soup
I had to hang around the flat this morning waiting for the telephone engineer so watching a bit of Nigella Bites, she was doing comfort food making risotto which meant I then craved it all day and was planning to … Continue reading
Quick Apple and Almond Cake
Also this weekend realised it had been such a busy week, I had not baked any cake !! Such a crime for the true domestic goddess which I aspire to be . Plenty of apples in the fruit bowl . … Continue reading
Sunday Shepherds Pie
A nice alternative to a Sunday roast is a tasty pie its a good thing to heat through after a long walk and can be made entirely in advance .If I can’t make it out walking on a Sunday lazing … Continue reading
Creamy Cruciferous Vegetable Soups
Broccoli Stilton and Walnut Soup. Creamy cruciferous vegetables , with a nutty bite , you might not want to leave this soup too long or it will go a kind of yellowy colour this dish takes less than 15 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in January, Winter
Tagged Broccoli, cauliflower, Paprika, Soup, Stilton, Tahini, walnut
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Pizza
I had never made a pizza until about a year ago, watching the guys flipping pizza dough always made me feel it was beyond the reach of the home cook , however it is really very easy and both the … Continue reading
Butternut Squash Soup
Everyone in the UK is sick at the moment with colds and flu , so far I have avoided it but this is a soup to ward off colds or help you recover, combining warm flavours of chilli , orange … Continue reading
Stuffed Roasted Butternut Squash
Butternut squash stuffed with leeks, apples ,sage , walnuts and stilton If you have got over the trauma of stuffing a turkey and are suspicious of stuffed cabbage leaves thats resemble brains ( Sorry – flickr user Michl 007 .) … Continue reading
