Category: Helen

I very much enjoyed our food bloggers meal at The Waterside Inn last week, but I don’t think that I can better the excellent write-ups already given by my fellow diners. Although, I have to say that the cheese trolley was one of the finest that I have ever...

This is one of the simplest desserts that I know and always looks impressive. Preheat oven to 150C. Beat the whites of 3 large eggs until forming soft peaks and then gradually beat in 6 ounces of caster sugar. Place the mixture in a circle on to a lined...

Much to the curiosity of Douglas the kitten I decided to have a go at cooking mussels recently. Having spent a very fiddly hour taking the beards off and thumping them against the side of the sink to ensure that they closed, I left them to soak in cold...

Having elected to spend St. Valentine’s evening at home I pondered what I could cook to make for a romantic dinner that would not require me spending half a day in the kitchen. Marks and Spencers came to the rescue. They had a fantastic offer for the day of...

This curry makes a great and quick supper. To serve six people, dice an onion and fry in olive oil for about 10 minutes, then add a crushed clove of garlic and continue to fry for another minute. Next add two jars of Sharwoods Bhuna sauce, rinse each jar...

As a New Year’s resolution I have been trying to be better at using up leftovers. One of the more successful results is the frittata. This one started off with softening some onion in butter in a non-stick frying pan. To this was added sliced corgettes, skinned chopped tomatos...

The spell of cold weather that we are going through in the UK just makes you cry out for comfort food. An Evans family favourite is cottage pie. There are many variations to this dish, mine is quite simple. Dice and saute a medium onion in oil for about...

Last night we were invited to some old friends for a pot luck supper. Our luck was certainly in! The most wonderful home made Paella and Focaccia bread were on offer. Sadly, our friend does not cook by written down recipes, so I will have to pin her down...

With a little more help than was needed, I started to cook supper last night. As I am trying to get the Evans household on to a bit of a healthy eating kick I went for a chicken dish. Preheat the oven to 220oC, chop a mixture of tomatoes,...

Strangely enough my dinner party standby dessert is one tucked in to the back of a Rick Stein fish cookery book. His baked chocolate mousse cake is quickish to make and always goes down well. First line a 20cm cake tin with greaseproof paper and preheat the oven to...