About ME!

HELLO!!

I'm Christine. I'm a busy mum to 5 year old twins, Robin and Evie and wife to Ian. I also run a property management company. We live in a small village in beautiful, rural Northumberland. I love spending time at home with my family, running and exercising and socialising with my fabulous friends.

When I'm not busy with work, family or friends, my favourite pastimes are cooking and eating (often a combination of family/friends and food). I particularly get so much (too much?!) pleasure from making healthy, nutritious meals from nothing (well, whatever I've got in the house!), making leftovers exciting and not wasting a thing. I HATE waste. I've wanted to start a blog for a few years but time just hasn't allowed it. But I'm very excited about getting it going now and sharing my passion for food with the world!!

I'm very health conscious and want to feed my family good food, on a budget. As you can imagine, time is not something that I have a lot of so my cooking has to fit in with my busy life. Weekday cooking has to be fuss-free and speedy but I still want it to feel indulgent.

I am also a keen vegetable gardener. There is little better than creating a whole meal from produce that you raised with your own fair hands. And in the British weather, it's not always easy. It makes you appreciate it even more though! I would urge anyone to have a go at growing their own. Even if it's just a few of your favourites in pots or some herbs on the windowsill. Do it!

I'm going to try and share some of the recipes that I create and any tips that I have along with general ramblings about food and the good life!

Don't expect fine dining, just homemade, tasty, healthy and wholesome food. Always on a budget! Maybe with the odd flashy, entertaining number thrown in for good measure. The budget won't go out the window though.

I'm very new to this so please bear with me until I find my feet!!

I hope you enjoy it. All feedback very much appreciated!!

Thanks y'all!

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Wild garlic and hazelnut pesto

This is fab stirred through pasta or swirled into homemade tomato soup or on bruschetta. Loads of options! 

It is SO easy. It takes all of about 5 mins to make and keeps in the fridge for flippin' ages. Just be sure to make sure that there is oil covering it in the jar. 

Ingredients

Approx 50g hazelnuts
Approx 50g Grana Padano (this is what I had in the fridge - you could use Parmesan instead)
1 clove garlic
Approx 80g wild garlic 
Approx 100g olive oil 
Juice of half a lemon
Salt and pepper

Method

Toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan. Put them and all the other ingredients except the oil in a food processor. Add about half the oil. Whizz it all up and continue to add more oil until you have the desired consistency. I prefer it a bit chunky and less oily but it's personal preference. 

It's as easy as that! Put it in a sterilised jar, top with a little oil to ensure it's all covered and put it in the fridge until you're ready to use it! 

Buon appetito!



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