Salmon and gnocchi bake

This has become a firm favourite for the Mr and I. It's rich in flavour and filling plus we both love eating fish.

Ingredients

Serves 2/3

500g gnocchi
2 salmon fillets, diced
1 tbsp tomato puree
200g Philadelphia/soft cheese
Chilli powder (I add 1 heaped teaspoon but you can add more or less to suit your taste)
Handful of chopped parsley
Squeeze of lemon
Grated cheese for on top


Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
• Bring a pan of water to boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for a few minutes (it raises to the surface when done)
• In a seperate pan add the tomato puree, soft cheese and chilli. Warm gently
• Add the gnocchi, approx 100ml of the boiled water and the salmon. Stir.
• Add the lemon and parsely then remove from the heat. Pour into an ovenproof dish, sprinkle on cheese and bake for around 20 minutes until the cheese is browning nicely.
• Scoff!

You could have a serving by itself, enjoy it with some fresh warm bread or it would go lovely with a salad. It's also quite versatile as you can add a few of your fav veg in with it too (I recommend broccoli or leek!).

Scones - Savoury and Sweet

We like to have scones as an alternative to sandwiches for lunch or as a dessert with cream and jam - yummy! This is a basic recipe that you can have either savoury or sweet. They don't take long to make either so are perfect for a last minute picnic or party.

Ingredients

8oz self raising flour
2oz butter
150ml milk
2oz cheese/sugar

Method

• Preheat the oven to around 180 degrees.
• Combine the flour and butter in a bowl and add the milk gradually to form a dough.You can add the sugar OR cheese too here.
• Split the dough into 8 balls and place on a lightly greased baking tray.
• Pop in the oven for about 20 minutes until the scones are browned lightly.
• Scoff!

Project 366, 164/366 - Cheese and chorizo

I love cheese and I love chorizo. Both in a toastie = heaven!

Project 366, 155/366 - Picnic

Despite the miserable weather putting a stop to our planned big lunch at the country park, we decided to have a mini picnic indoors instead and the Mini Mes invited along some of their bears!

James feeding Teddy some crackers and cheese!