Mum's quiche.

My mum is a wonderful woman whom I love dearly, but she's not a chef. Not that the food she cooks isn't great, she just doesn't enjoy cooking. She does it because she has to, but sees it as a chore. So, when she does cook, she tries to minimise the time actually spent in the kitchen.
A few years ago, she made a tuna quiche (it's not really a quiche, but for lack of other descriptive word, we call it that). From first bite, I was in love. At home, we have it almost once every week.
When I moved to France, I was interested in expanding my culinary skills to be like the greats, and forgot all about the simple recipes. A few weeks ago, I found mums recipe stored away in my recipe book and, knowing I was heading into a few late nights at uni, baked one up to store in the fridge for re-heating. I've begun cooking it almost once a week now. I forgot how good and easy it is! And it's so easy to pop in the freezer and when I'm not getting home until late, I can just microwave a piece.

One great salad.

Everyone has that one great relative who is just the epitome of style. Mine is my Aunt. I don't know what it is, or how she does it, but she has this effortless quality that makes her stylish wardrobe and dinner parties look effortless.

I remember a time she came over for dinner and bought this super delicious Roast Pumpkin salad. I must have been young, because up until that point, my knowledge of salad consisted of lettuce, tomato, cucumber and cheese. Everything about her salad was divine; the smell, the presentation, the colours. And it looked so effortless.

Apple and Oats.

Baking alone can be hard when you have a sweet tooth. Most recipes cater for a few people, and I find that just having junk food in the house is liable to being eaten in one go. Even if you do try to decrease the recipe size, it's often difficult to get just right. 

I discovered this recipe on a recent internet trawl, which I tried out tonight. It was so delicious that I had to share!