w/c Monday 14 September 2020 When I was planning my menu this week I spent quite some time thinking about a theme or a style of food and nothing seemed quite right which is when I decided to choose dishes which I would really like to cook and eat this week. So here we are,…
w/c Monday 13 July 2020 Where did this school term go? My children broke up for summer last Friday and so this week will be the last week that I will be cooking my weekly menu until September. Thank you to everyone who has ordered from Just Add Parsley in recent months. I am very…
w/c Monday 6 July 2020 Last week of term in our family this week so, even though the sun seems to have disappeared for now, I am looking forward to the summer holidays and maybe a bit more time to enjoy a picnic in the garden (or even the park!). We’ve also been fruit picking…
w/c Monday 29 June 2020 Today should have been the start of the Wimbledon fortnight and Wednesday sees the start of National Ice Cream Month. It’s sad that there won’t be any tennis this year but what a happy and inspiring culinary coincidence! It will come as no surprise, therefore, I could not resist giving…
w/c monday 22nd June 2020 Thank heavens the sun is out again. Everything always seems so much better when it’s sunny. The farmer is haymaking in our field as I write so it must properly be summer now. This time last year we were picking redcurrants in the garden and packing our bags for our…
w/c Monday 15 June 2020 It’s good to get back in the swing of things! I have so enjoyed cooking your orders over the last couple of weeks and now it almost feels like I have regained a hint of normality which is a very welcome. I have been flicking through my menu plans and…
w/c mon 8 June 2020 The theme for this week’s menu is “colourful”. It may seem like and eclectic mix but when choosing the menu I was drawn to bright, cheerful colours. Maybe I wanted some vivid colour to enliven the dull, chilly weather?; maybe I just needed to inject a bit of life into…
Smoked Mackerel pâté with horseradish (serves 4) To ring the changes from Smoked Salmon pâté (lockdown recipe #2), today’s lockdown recipe is smoked mackerel pâté. Add a bit of an “ish” to all of the quantities in this recipe to customise it to your preferred taste – e.g. I like a hint but you may…
