“The most indispensible ingredient of all home cooking:
Love for those you are cooking for.”
Sophia Loren
Cheesy Gnocchi Bake
Monday 29th June 2020
Comfort food at its best, gnocchi in a tomato sauce with mozzerella and basil.
https://abiteoffeachleg.com/2020/06/29/cheesy-gnocchi-bake/
Toad in the hole
Tuesday 30th June 2020
Pork sausages and yorkshire pudding served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Fish fingers, peas and oven chips
Wednesday 1st July 2020
Wednesdays are always a rush for us and so we have a simple store cupboard meal.
Salmon with chili & lime butter
Thursday 2nd July 2020
I am always looking for new ways to entice my husband to eat more fish and so liked the look of this recipe on the BBC Food site.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/salmon-chilli-lime-butter
Tandoori Chicken
Friday 3rd July 2020
Suclent chicken pieces marinated in a delishous tandoori sauce.
De Dorpshek Maarssen
Saturday 4th July 2020
Even with social distancing rules in the Netherlands we have tried to support our local restaurants and this week we are eating out at one of our local pubs. They do a cracking schnitzel!
https://www.facebook.com/De-Dorpsgek-174624026017923/

Slow Roast Pork Belly Rosemary
Sunday 5th July 2020
Sunday lunches are a British institution and one of the traditions I like to maintain living here in the Netherlands but finding a good butcher who can provides joints has been a challenge. This recipe is in Rachel’s Everyday Kitchen cook book on page 160 or easily found on PInterest.
To see the full list of ingredients for all non-store cupboard essential meals please click here:

Something a little special…
Fancy trying something a little sweet? This week Harriet is showcasing her flapjack recipe.