Food In My Home

This is the most simple salad to make and the combination of the basil, goats cheese, fig and prosciutto is amazing. Another nice thing to do is turn it into a canape by quartering the figs, putting a small dollop of goats cheese on, season, add a basil leaf and wrap in prosciutto. serves 5/6 as a Starter 1 bag Rocket 2 tubs of soft goats cheese/goats curd 1 Bunch of Basil 1 pack of Prosciutto/Parma ham 10 Figs For the dressing I just make a basic vinaigrette with a little bit of mustard, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. And for the final touch you can either buy a bottle of balsamic reduction or make it yourself by boiling it in a pan until it becomes thicker, but still runny enough to squeeze through a bottle. Then do a swirl over and around the salad.

I stupidly gave up chocolate for lent but had some friends over for dinner so thought I would torture myself by feeding them this delicious chocolate mousse! Serves 4 225g good quality dark chocolate broken up 70g butter in pieces 350ml double cream 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon of Amaretto 2 tablespoons of honey Slowly melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over simmering water, when melted remove off the heat. In a separate bowl, semi whip the cream until soft peaks but no further. In a third bowl whisk the eggs and honey until light and fluffy, around 5 mins. Then fold the Amaretto into the eggs along with the melted chocolate and cream. Fold gently so not to lose too much air and when it is all mixed together pour into wine glasses or a big bowl that you can later spoon out. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.

This year for Valentine's day me and my friends opted out of the tempting chance to go to a traffic light party, green for " yes please " red for " back off I'm taken " or amber for the confused.  Instead we created a 3 course dinner of romantic themed food. Citrus and Pomegranate Salad with Chilli-Honey Dressing serves 4 Chilli-honey dressing 5 tsp white wine vinegar 4 tsp clear honey salt and freshly ground black pepper 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 small red chilli, cut in half, seeds removed, finely chopped For the salad 4 small oranges, segmented 2 ruby grapefruit, segmented 1 plain grapefruit, segmented 1 small red onion, peeled, very finely sliced bunch fresh mint leaves, torn 1 pomegranate, seeds only, to serve Prep For the chilli-honey dressing, mix together the vinegar and honey until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in the oil using a fork, then stir in the chilli. ...