Why? That was my first thoughts on discovering that you can buy coffee beans from animal poo!
A collection of recipes from great British classics to Spanish tapas and beyond. You will find something for everyone, enjoy!
Recent Recipes
Homemade Chorizo
FacebookTry and recreate authentic homemade chorizo that tastes much better than the shop-bought varieties, and does not contain any artificial preservatives. A sausage machine either manual or electric would be a great help. Credits: espositosausage.com eyeonspain.com BBC Food – Mark Sargeant
Straccetti con Arugula
The secret to great straccetti (literally, “little rags”) is using good olive oil, very thin slices of beef and just the right amount of salt and pepper.
Edible Snails – Helix Aspersa
All snails in Britain are edible. They’re essentially the same creatures that the French, Spanish and Italians devour by the tonne.
Portuguese Snails Festival
Facebook The snail is a delicacy in Portugal and every May they celebrate them with the Festival do Caracois! Snails in Portugal are really good. Snails are flavoured with olive oil and/or butter, garlic, piri-piri sauce, and a lot of oregano. Some restaurants will add extra ingredients but this covers […]
Spanish Chorizo Sausage
Traditional Spanish chorizo is a very tasty sausage found all over Spain, each province having its own variation with most families having their own recipe. It can be fresh, which needs cooking, or cured, ready for eating.
School Sprinkles Traybake
This recipe for an old school sprinkles tray bake from ohlaliving.com will take you straight back to the school dining hall.
Vanilla Custard
Jamie Olivers indulgent vanilla custard, great with crumbles and sponge cakes.
Roasted Sardines with Pitta Bread and Salad
This recipe from Jamie Oliver reminds me of holidays in the Algarve where you can buy grilled sardines straight from the fishing boats that caught them on the keyside in Portimao.
Barbequed Mussels
This recipe from the spruce Eats for quick and easy barbequed mussels, even on a disposable one!
