Smoked Haddock and King Prawn Cobbler

 

I'd love to say there was a cosy little story to go along with this recipe, but I'm afraid it was the result of nothing more than the fact that prawns were only £1.12 and the haddock was only £1.40 when I went to get our shopping yesterday!

I love love love fish pie, it's one of the most comforting dishes anyone could put down in front of me... Mr Ellwood is not such a fan- we're still working on his relationship with fish (or lack thereof). Do you know what Mr Ellwood does like? A meal that costs £5 (I had to buy sour cream and cheese, everything else we had already) for 4 portions. So that got me off the hook!

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Easy Aromatic Prawn Potstickers

For our first attempt at making potstickers, we thought it would be fun to make our own wonton wrappers. It was fun, and the recipe we followed was really easy, but for simplicity's sake we thought that for future attempts we might just use store bought wrappers. They're really cheap from our local Chinese supermarket, and it does make the whole process a bit quicker... which, when you're dealing with a very hungry husband, is a definite bonus! If you're looking for a fun new cooking skill to try out though, and really easy and clear instructions, please see the recipe over at Kitchen Simplicity.

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Baked Tilapia with Pesto Crust and Prosciutto Green Bean Bundles

You know that big sister of mine that I am oh so crazy about? The one we are going on holiday with (her husband too) very very soon?! OK, you didn't need to know that part, but I am so excited I just had to mention it! Anyway, I'm pretty sure she's my most faithful reader, and so in honour of that fact I decided to post a recipe that she would just love.

Oh, and another small reason for posting this recipe for her today.... it's her birthday! Happy birthday, little big sis, I love you so very much!

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The Lobster Shack

 

"The Lobster Shack is a little known place where we can get togetheeeeeer. Lobster Baaaaabyyyyy. Lobster... Lobster Shaaaack!"

 

I promise not to start all my posts with made up songs, but I just thought I would let you know what I subjected my poor husband, sister and brother-in- law too all the way home from dinner on Saturday night.
 

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Sushi Date Night

Date nights with my husband are usually the highlight of my week (I say "usually" because sometimes my big sister comes to visit, and we all know how excited I get about that!). Things can get a little hectic, so knowing we have a night to look forward to when we can slow things down a little and actually catch up beyond "Good day?" and "Dinner will be ready in ten" and "I'll be in at 9, what time will you get done?" is pretty exciting. If I'm honest, we can sometimes be a little lazy and fall back on the old faithful formula of dinner and a DVD (well if it aint broke...), but every now and then one of us has a brainwave. Our sushi date night was one of those.

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