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Barbacoa Beef {Slow Cooker Recipe}

An easy recipe for tender barbacoa beef that’s rich & smoky with a spicy kick from jalapenos.An easy recipe for tender barbacoa beef that's rich & smoky with a hint of spice from jalapenos. Delicious & perfect for feeding a crowd!

I shared this barbacoa beef on my instagram waaay back at the start of February, along with a promise to share the recipe soon. Does 7 weeks count as soon??

I’m back in that phase where exams are right around the corner and blogging is taking a back seat. I actually have a few recipes that I’ve already shot lined up to go, but by the time I’ve finished studying I kinda just wanna bond with the sofa & netflix, y’know? [Read more…]

Cinnamon Sponge Cake + Brown Butter Frosting

The making of this cinnamon sponge cake has taught me several things: 1. Brown butter frosting is pretty much the best thing ever 2. Autumnal flavours make for amazing cakes 3. Trying to smooth frosting over a cake with no gaps is virtually impossible and has confirmed that bake off is most definitely not in my future! This bake was initially going to be a Read Post

Baked Salmon + White Wine Cream Sauce

Heeey, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Every time exams come rolling around I promise myself I’m going to be mega organised and have posts scheduled but I think it’s high time I accepted that I am just not that person. Soz guys. Anyway, time for food! This baked salmon recipe is one that I made as part of the Waitrose eating organic challenge so Read Post

Red Wine Lamb Ragu

Sometimes, after a long day, the only thing that will suffice is comfort food. Good, carb-heavy, rich comfort food. This spaghetti topped with red wine lamb ragu is exactly the kind of thing that hits that spot. This saucy, meaty dish is kind of like an upgrade on regular bolognese. Lamb has a much more robust flavour than beef, which means it stands up well to the Read Post

A Week of Eating Organic

Today’s post is all about buying, cooking with and eating organic ingredients. To celebrate The Soil Association’s Organic September campaign Waitrose challenged me to switch to organic ingredients for one meal a day, for 7 days. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll no doubt have seen some snaps of what I’ve been eating! I have to be honest, I’ve fallen into the habit of eating the Read Post

Smoked Haddock Sweet Potato Hash

This, my friends, is the ultimate feel-good comfort food. Soft sweet potato, smoky haddock and an oozy egg for extra indulgence. This smoked haddock sweet potato hash ticks all the boxes: packed full of veg + protein to fuel your body, light yet filling and – most importantly – delicious! We absolutely devoured it (seriously, it was gone in about 5 minutes!) for dinner a Read Post

Chicken Chorizo Tacos + Avocado Salsa

If it were possible for a type of food to be your soulmate, Mexican would be mine. Honestly, I’m never not in the mood for Mexican! When I’m struggling for inspiration and want something relatively easy to knock together, it always wins out. These chicken chorizo tacos are my latest dinner obsession. If you’ve got a well stocked spice rack, the spice mix is quick Read Post

Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream

Hey there, it’s been a while eh? The past few weeks I’ve had an unintended break from blogging which has actually been kinda great. Don’t get me wrong, I love this little space but I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself and it can all get a bit intense sometimes. Spending less time on social media and more time catching up with friends has done me Read Post

Homemade Roasted Garlic Butter

Have I ever told you how much I love garlic? It’s basically my favourite flavour in the entire world – I add it to about 90% of the meals I cook. Not even an exaggeration, folks! This roasted garlic butter is basically all my garlicky dreams come true! If you’ve never roasted garlic before, you’re in for a treat. Drizzled in olive oil and popped in Read Post

Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

Is there anything better than gooey, rich chocolate ganache!? The answer is no, nope, no way. I swear it took all my willpower to stop myself eating all the filling for this chocolate hazelnut torte before it was even made. That filling is just the most incredible thing ever. This decadent dessert came about kinda by accident last weekend. It’s ages since I’ve cooked a proper Read Post