a dash of flavour

The kids had a really nice sleep in this morning and I must admit we did too.  Then I remembered I had to pick up my car from a friend's house as we left it there overnight (yes we were being very responsible adults after enjoying a few drinks last night...

I really fancied lamb (and I have been for a while now) but with football every weekend it's hard to do a roast especially mid week when we work full time.
Then I remembered that we had some backstraps in the freezer... After mulling around with how these were going to be cooked I decided that I would make a crust and bake them.  Voila - my wish came true with a baked lamb dinner served up tonight....

Since we purchased our pizza oven we have had fun experimenting with pizza dough and pizza toppings.  It's always been a laugh and most times, even though we have had some disappointments, we have enjoyed what we have cooked.
Tonight I made a vegetarian special which is my go to pizza if I am unsure on what I want (most of the time) but this time I decided to jazz it up with some spiciness of jalapeños.  I adore jalapeños and I am often caught eating them straight from the...

We all love curries and I especially love a curry that is cooked from scratch.  Before I give you the recipe for this quite unique dish I'm going to let you in on some interesting facts about one of the world's most enjoyed foods - curry!
Birmingham is well known as the birthplace of the Balti.  The Birmingham Balti originated in the city during the late 70s, when Bengali curry chefs started to make their dishes lighter, healthier and served faster to suit Western tastes, according to...