Spanish-style leftovers flan

Follow my blog with Bloglovin This is a cross between a quiche and a Spanish omelette (tortilla) and uses up leftover salad potatoes, ham and cheeses. This is a regular feature for our Saturday lunch: it’s quick and simple to knock up the pastry and sometimes I may even have a pastry case pre-made and

Courgette, cheese and bacon quiche with hyssop pastry

Unusual hyssop pastry adds a slightly aniseed tang to this rich quiche

Chocolate and nut tart

This tart uses a sweet shortcrust pastry shell and has a velvety, rich chocolate filling with toasted hazelnuts and pecans. It goes exceptionally well with ice cream and, for a really cheffy desert, I’d suggest serving it with an orange reduction sauce, a nut brittle and either homemade ice cream (something like clotted cream, orange