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
Category Archives: Meals
Fish Tagine (Pressure Cooker)
Tagine are traditionally slow-braised at low temperature, ate mounds of them during a holiday in Marrakech , usually I will cook a tagine in the slow cooker, usually using something that favours a long cook, mutton or rabbit. But this … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Grains and Pulses, Meals
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Cookbook : Leon Baking & Puddings : Spelt and Walnut Loaf , Damson Parfait
Another cookbook to kick my cooking muscles back into gear this time for Leon restaurants the takeout restaurants tick all my boxes with a focus on sunstainability and seasonally . Leon restaurants don’t exit outside London which is really unfair … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Meals, Season, September, Vegetarian, Wild Food
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Chocolate Date Cake
I am not one of those girls obsessed with chocolate for me it is a bit of a take it or leave it ingredient. The exception was while I was pregnant I craved both cake and chocolate. I partly put … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Cakes and Biscuits
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Slow Cooked Sausage and Beans
This is definitely not a normal August dish but as I write this it is grey and drizzling, feels more like Autumn and I definitely need warming food. Juicy sausages with earthy pinto beans slow cooked til rich and sticky. … Continue reading
Portabello Stuffed Mushroom Burgers with Tomato Salsa
I love the big portabello mushrooms we get in the vegebox. They are lovely make just seasoned and grilled in a cob. This time I decided to do a little extra with them by stuffing them. You could use sausage … Continue reading
Posted in August, Summer, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian
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BBQ Leg of Lamb and Boulangere Potatoes
For weeks I have jealously watched the biggest numbers of hits on Girl Interrupted Eating be for BBQ recipes, getting to grips with the routine of a newborn has not left much time for playing with fire. Last weekend it … Continue reading
Posted in BBQ, Meals, Uncategorized
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Slow-Cooker Steak and Kidney/Mushroom Pudding
It seems a bit wrong to be eating steamed puddings in July but the weathers been pretty odd and I really need some comfort food at the moment to power me through hours of breastfeeding and nappy changing. Nicks’ parents … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meals, Meat, Uncategorized
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Chard and Cheese Pasta Gratin
In a desperate attempt to get this baby out we have been eating a lot of spicy food, but I decided to give our tummies a bit of a break and made something with some stodge I am loathe to … Continue reading
Honey and Raspberry Semifreddo
Prior to my pregnancy I didn’t really like ice cream, I aways felt a bit to creamy and I preferred sorbet or an ice lolly but since getting pregnant I am happily obsessed with ice cream. Taking every opportunity to … Continue reading
Cucumber , Radish and Broad Bean Salad with Radish Leaf and Feta Pesto
One of the signs of early labour is something called nesting, women report a strong urge to clean. Nesting is the only practical explanation for I spent the first day of a heatwave vaccuming the house, washing the kitchen floor, … Continue reading
