As promised after our family holiday lunch, here is the most simplistic and truly yummy quick cocktail nibble/snack that you can imagine....

My former sister in law loves a good party but is not so fond of cooking. She is a pro at keeping the cocktails coming at an exceedingly...

An easy and effective appetizer. And, though Burrata is on the pricey side, one ball of it will stretch to four appetizer portions; it is...

I recommend this as a lovely addition to anyone's summer appetizer repertoire. It may sound like hyperbole but this really tastes how I...

This was so simple to make and absolutely delicious - I kept on eating it while making it and actually had to consciously set it aside so...

Practically everyone I knows orders fried calamari with cocktails at some point and yet practically no-one makes them at home. Which is...

To those of you who have never made a soufflé before: forget everything you have ever heard - they are really not that hard to make. I...

My mom and I have a mutual friend who is recovering from surgery and, whilst trying to think of an interesting and portable lunch to take...

This is another dish that you can modify according to what you have in your fridge - anchovies would work, as would Parmesan, or walnuts,...

The world is definitely split down the middle between Brussels sprout lovers and haters. I am firmly on the side of the aficionados and...

I had end of season tomatoes that didn't taste like much that I wanted to use but this is actually a good mid-winter salad, something to...

My original plan was to make a simple, basic Caprese but to substitute Burrata for the usual Mozzarella. As I was getting ready to...

I have had some duck prosciutto in the fridge for a few weeks now. We enjoyed curls of it with some chopped cornichons on buttered...

Sometimes L. is not open to a healthy snack option after school. It takes him about 1/2 hour to get home so this gives me some leeway to...

This looked strangely like sashimi on the plate which was a somehow a bit odd but, taste-wise, this was a delicious dish where everything...

I've made these dishes successfully in appetizer portions before but L. requested them as a main course. I am not convinced that they...

​My first husband used to take me to stay with his family in the South of France and they introduced me to traditional socca. They would...

I am always on the lookout for recipes with tomatillos because I love them but never quite know what to do with them besides make salsa...

These used to appear back in the 70s, as tiny finger sandwiches when my mother was hosting particularly elegant cocktail parties. Fast...

Throughout the year, I keep a list of food ideas or links to recipes that I might want to make at some point; I have a subsection of...