We're Jamie and Lizzie, husband and wife team, and we're all about the joys of cooking here at Butter Wouldn't Melt - from big joints of meat to vegetarian favourites to sweet bakes and treats fresh from the oven. And if any of it can be thrown onto charcoal and fire for some extra smokey flavour I'll have given it a go. We hope you find in these pages inspiring tips, recipes and ideas to read and share.
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I always thought it was odd that people cooked with yoghurt. That creamy, soft, delicate breakfast dish seemed so incongruous with anything hot. But mix a few staple herbs and good old fashioned organic chicken breasts to make chicken kebabs and you are in for a real winner with all the family.
Whether you’re a raisin enthusiast or not, few can deny the smell and sight of toasted Hot Cross Buns stuffed full of fruit and spices and spread with generous lashings of butter isn’t all but essential in the house come Easter.
Grab a spoon, ladle on some cream with a dollop of ice cream and dig in to a chocolate brownie – far too delicious for anyone’s good.
Nothing quite screams Sunday decadence than a crispy, crunchy crackling. Add a coffee based rub, and a touch of whiskey smoke from the Traeger and your roasted leg of pork will leave you a completely silent table!
If you’re thinking of hand picking one special dish to celebrate the arrival of spring, this would be top of the pile for me. Packed with all the fresh flavours one associates with the season, these lamb steaks are exquisite, simple to prepare and even easier to cook.
Don’t worry if you’ve left bananas uneaten for too long, they’re most likely ideal for baking this dark chocolate & walnut banana bread. A spare hour and a little elbow grease and you’ve got a delicious loaf that sounds a tiny bit healthy!
These elegant nordic-inspired brandy-cured salmon canapés are just right for a drinks party with friends and family over the festive season. And they couldn’t be any easier to throw together.
