Category: Helen

The Evans family have recently gone wheat free. Although the occasional baguette is tempting when dining out, we are persevering at home. This process has actually been a little easier than I would have thought. The purchase of a bread maker (more in future blogs) has made us wonder...

I have been playing around for ideas for quick suppers and have come up with two versions on the same theme. For the posh supper, melt some Boursin cheese in a frying pan with a little single cream. When this is melted and starting to bubble take it off...

Before Christmas we were lucky enough to have a family dinner in the wonderful dining room at the ritz. They do a fantastic black tie dinner and dance. The food was wonderful as you can see from the picture of the lobster bisque. However, my moan is that I...

Not liking to waste food I was casting around for ideas to use up some left over roast lamb when my mind went back to things that my Grandmothers used to cook. Rissoles I said out loud, much to the surprise of Tim who was trying to read the...

With Christmas not too far away I decided that it was time to make some space in the freezer and first to be used up was some beef mince and sheets of lasagna. The meat sauce was made by frying off some white onions, browning the mince then adding...

Family friend Antoine returned from France with a gift of terrine of foie gras. The only problem was how to use it to do it justice. We decided to use it to accompany fillet steak. The Steaks were fried to preference and then put aside to rest, good sized...

The Evans family are always on the lookout for new restaurants to try out, so a recent birthday gave us the opportunity to visit Wodka in South Kensington. It was a resounding success for all. For me the first course of potato, cheese and spring onion dumplings followed by...

Very recently my husband had the grave misfortune of taking my young daughter to breakfast at Partridges of Sloane Street – or more accurately Chelsea given the main store is now just off the Kings Road. He has been visiting these local general grocers with their more recently added...

I would love to be able to urge readers of this blog to try out the book shop ‘Books for Cooks’ in Notting Hill. However, after my experience there this morning I find myself advising friends not to set foot in the place. While I was browsing, with the...

This salad is one of my quick stand by starters that is always well received. Start by arranging some green leaves on the plate and dress with a simple balsamic dressing. Then add some quails eggs, mandarine segments and finally some toasted pine nuts (for a change you could...