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Tarts for a party

September 7, 2011 By Laura Scott 2 Comments

One of my best friends turned 40 over the weekend. We’re all there now, partied out and coming to terms with being middle aged by dancing the night away and drinking slightly better quality wines with the odd cocktail thrown in to ensure the worst possible hangover. My friend wanted me to do some food for her.… read more »

Filed Under: Main dishes, Snacks and starters, Vegetable dishes Tagged With: aubergine, courgette, double cream, eggs, fresh basil, garlic, mixed peppers, pastry cases, pepper., red onion, rosemary, salt, strong cheese

Breakfast in bread

July 20, 2011 By Laura Scott 7 Comments

I came away from a child free weekend in Zurich with Mr.Scott with two new dishes to post. The first recipe is genuinely a revelation to me. I thought I had seen it all, until the friends we were staying with produced this most wonderful breakfast dish. The only problem I had was coming up… read more »

Filed Under: Breakfast dishes, Snacks and starters Tagged With: baby spinach, bacon, brown bread, butter, eggs, grated cheese, pepper., salt

Balsamic roasted chicken breast

April 29, 2011 By Laura Scott Leave a Comment

This is a recipe that I keep going back to as it is so good and very easy to prepare. It is adapted from one of Donna Hay’s many cook books, all of which are brilliant and packed full of great ideas as well as very stylish modern photography. The marinade for the chicken is… read more »

Filed Under: Main dishes, Meat dishes Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, basil, cherry tomatoes, Chicken, garlic, olive oil, pepper., salt

Better than shop bought, my easy tomato sauce

March 8, 2011 By Laura Scott 2 Comments

My easy tomato sauce is a staple sauce that is so versatile and can be used in a number of ways. I think it tastes far better than anything you can buy and whatsmore it’s really cheap to make. Serves 4 Ingredients:- A generous amount of good olive oil olive oil 1 x… read more »