A Creative Spirit
Stuck in a "culinary rut" one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to research and cook one new recipe each week; photograph the results, both successes and failures, and post to my blog. On reflection I should have named myself "Squirrel" not Piglet as I hoard tins, jars and packets of this and that in... Continue Reading →
Stuck in a "culinary rut" one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to research and cook one new recipe each week; photograph the results, both successes and failures, and post to my blog. Considering I absolutely adore food, hence the name Piglet, I can’t believe I have become so lazy in the kitchen! The recipe... Continue Reading →
This recipe is not only delicious but very simple to make. Ingredients 700gr Sweet Potatoes Dressing 1 Lime Fresh Coriander 2tbsp Mango Chutney Soy Sauce Chilli Olive Oil Thoroughly wash the sweet potatoes, cut into evenly sized pieces and boil in skins until soft. Drain. Without removing the skins, chop up and mash. Dressing Finely... Continue Reading →
Elusive pickling onions September is the month Hubby normally pickles his onions! For the uninitiated pickled onions are small onions preserved in vinegar and spices and usually accompany: cheese; turkey or beef sandwiches; fish and chips etc. A strange combination, but trust me absolutely delicious! In the UK it was so easy to just pop... Continue Reading →
This is a great recipe for a quick and simple lunch complimented by a couple of glasses of Portuguese white wine. I was originally told this recipe was called Salad Nicoise but I have since been informed (after a heated debate with some French friends, from Nice) that it's not! Authentic Salad Nicoise apparently does not... Continue Reading →
Piglet’s Courgette and Tomato Chutney My courgettes (after a rather feeble start) have now grown to the size of marrows! Presented with a 'glut' of both marrow sized courgettes and tomatoes I decided to make some chutney rather than taking the easiest option which would have been to freeze them. Ingredients 2lb courgettes (peeled) 1lb... Continue Reading →
Bread and Butter Pudding This is another traditional English recipe handed down through the generations. Originally, the recipe was created to utilize stale bread. However, since moving to Portugal, I have adapted it slightly by using Jean Pierre ‘milk rolls’ (purchased in Lidels), instead of normal bread. The Portuguese bread just does not work well with... Continue Reading →
This is a great recipe for using up stale or leftover bread and I had plenty! Our recent visitors bought bread rolls like they were going out of fashion and after they had left I discovered bags of stale bread squirreled away in the cupboard. I was about to throw it all away when I suddenly... Continue Reading →
I love carrot cake, so I was delighted when a friend shared this recipe so I could make my own. Hope you enjoy... Carrot Cake 175g light brown sugar 150ml sunflower oil 3 large eggs beaten 130g raisins 3 med carrots, grated 200g self-raising flour zest of a large orange 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda... Continue Reading →
Piglet in Portugal 