Sunday, 14th May, 2023. Every year we have a special dinner on Mother’s Day to honour, remember and reflect on our wonderful Mum’s who have both now passed. This year, 2023 was no different… Here’s a special Happy Soul Food post to share what we…

Sunday Night Comfort Dinner ~~~~~ Cheesy Garlic Bread Creamy pumpkin, prosciutto and mushroom pasta Rocket and pear salad Cheesy Garlic Bread My cheesy garlic bread can be found here: https://happysoulfood.com/garlic-infused-evoo-garlic-bread/   Rocket and Pear Salad This is very basic and simple but delicious! Find yourself…

14-Jun-20: Another weekend to draw the curtain on in this funny old year with COVID. We finished this weekend with a yummy but easy Sunday dinner, with the most effort being stirring the risotto 😊 As per usual, menu is fashioned for two people. Miguel…

30-May-20: Today we started with an early beach walk on the last day of Autumn with a beautiful morning to greet us… For dinner, we had a French-Italian inspired menu, combining some yummy prosciutto and olives at the start, leading into a creamy, cheesy warm…

24-May-20: Well things continue to go ok with Covid, as we start to enjoy a little bit of freedom but the weather is turning, with the iminent winter starting to flex its muscle with a chilly weekend… so we haven’t gone too far this weekend…

17-May-20: Well we are allowed to socialise a little bit, with the virus being curbed and restrictions being eased. We are now allowed to have 5 people, plus ourselves at home… Woo hooo !!!! 🤩🥳🎉👯‍♂️ No sooner than that was announced, the Chief Taste Tester’s…

May 8-10-2020: This weekend was Mother’s Day weekend in lockdown. Unfortunately we have both lost our Mum’s and so every year on this weekend, we do a “tribute” dinner in honour and remember them. The weekend kicked off on Friday, as I took myself out…

2-May-20: So we’ve had our starters and feeling somewhat satisfied and relaxed. A little break whilst we cook main and time to finish off that magnificent Verdelho… and Yes ! Really taking advantage of the season with another version of mushroom risotto. This time “amping”…

2-May-20: Starting to get itchy feet but clearly not able to go out yet 😕  So with lots of time on our hands, the weather still quite nice, it inspired me to just grab hold of the joy of cooking and presenting an “in house”…

19-April-20: So at the end of all that gardening, it would have been wonderful to go out, not cook and enjoy a beautiful dinner to celebrate all our hard work… sadly not possible with the COVID Craziness. Didn’t feel like takeway either, as wanted something…

10-April-20, Good Friday: Whilst not a practising “mick”, with both of us having grown up in that environment, long held traditions are hard to break… so no red meat today. Don’t’ know about you but I always find Good Friday one of the least exciting…