Foodie days

I have been lucky enough to try some gorgeous products from Truffle Hunter which I will be trying out over the next few weeks. Truffle Hunter is based in the Cotswolds and have their fragrant, mystical black gold shipped over from Italy. They have a wide range of products from butters to preserved truffles making it easy to incorporate them in home cooking, a must for any foodie or home cook wanting to explore tastes. Truffles are highly prized and give an extra pizazz to special meals but I want to show you that they can be used in every day eats aswell!

First up is Cod and home made French fries with black truffle salt

Ingredients and pro points

Cut potatoes into French fries and spray with fry light, Cook at 200 degrees for 20mins or so,turning once, ensuring they are golden and crispy

Meanwhile dip cod fillet in the flour (made into a simple thick batter with water and seasoned with the truffle salt) fry on a medium heat on both sides till golden and crispy

Serve, sprinkle with black truffle salt  and whatever sauces you love!

The truffle scent isn't overpowering but brings a lovely perfume the the cod and an extra dimension of salty flavour to the french fries. There's nothing more everyday and samey as chips but they truffle really takes it up a level for you to feel like you are having a special meal. Gorgeous. 

For dessert I decided on a goats cheesecake, with truffle honey roasted walnuts and figs.

Ingredients and pro points

Beat together the cheese and yogurt and leave to chill in fridge

Cut pastry into a disc and cook for 15mins at 180degrees untill golden. Leave to cool,

Once cool layer on the cheesecake mix on top of the pastry. Drizzle over some warmed truffle honey.

Toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan and add some truffle honey and leave to bubble. Serve next to the cheese cake.

Whack on your fig and enjoy!

I had a baked goats cheese cake a few years back as a starter, but I just had to try it with the truffle honey and it worked so, so well. Goats cheese has an affinity with beetroot but also I feel with truffles especially with the honey sweetness. 

I will be doing lots more truffle recipes so keep posted!

Recipie- Beetroot crisps

So moreish and 0 propoints values! Satisfy a salty crisp craving!

1-2 medium beetroot

Salt to taste

Frylight

Thinly slice the beetroot, a mandolin would be great but watch those fingers!

Season to taste and spray with fry light.

Pop in oven at 200 degrees and Cook till crisp..keep an eye as thinner ones can catch very quicky so start checking after about 7 minutes x

Wicked Wednesdays

But first...let us take a sicky!

First tooth!

There it was.

A little white pearl winking at me from the mouth of my 8w +2 day old bubba, whilst he screamed.

I wasn't prepared for this, not least for another three months or so. I tried to kid myself for a while but once I felt it, I knew.

His first gnasher. Top right molar.

How can he change so quickly when I still can't believe he is even here!!

Calpol and Bonjela at the ready. 

Date night menue

So Saturday night, hubby cooked up a storm in the kitchen for our first date night since Freddie arrived.

To start..

Baked Camembert for dippy melty oozy goodness along with..

Roasted tomato, goats cheese and basil with garlic ciabatta

Followed by..

Prawn, cod and scallop linguine in a white wine sauce..

My addition was a chocolate mousse 

Baby Joules

Freddie needs this:

Bank holiday blues...?

Nothing beats a bank holiday weekend..3 lie ins (not for me as it's baby o'clock) family time and sunshine...

Not today...pouring of rain, soggy and miserable. Or is it?

I love days like these (more so if I haven't got plans!) as it feels so wintery and time to snuggle back down under the duvet.

Freddie is currently alseep in his Moses, hubby is making bottles downstairs and I'm here in bed like a whale swathed in the duck feather duvet. I love being snug, especially when you can hear the rain and even more so when I can smell the slow cooker is on, so no need to mess about for tea later. (It's a lovely joint of brisket on the bone, btw)

Endless cups if tea, biscuits and possibly a home made cake are required to make this the ultimate bed day. Food channels on telly and frequent naps are also in order in between baby chats and feeds.

Time for a nap now I think!