Shellfish. Not something I can claim to know a lot about. I am a prawn cocktail girl. Classy I know!

But my love of photographing beautiful food has challenged my palette and every week, it feels as though I am trying or cooking something new.

I spied these little neck clams and couldn't resist a couple of handfuls for a quick and easy lunch or light dinner. (My Mum always laughs that Rich and I like a hot lunch! But when you work from home why not?!)

Ingredients - makes one portion:

• drizzle olive oil
• 1 handful little neck clams (Make sure they are tightly closed. If you see any slightly open tap them)
• 1 small handful samphire (find it at the fish counter in Waitrose) or use mangetout/green beans as a substitute
• 1 large handful fresh noodles (I used the more yellow variety of noodles)
• pinch of pepper and chilli flakes if you like it hot!

Place a wok or medium sized frying pan on a medium heat. 

Add a drizzle of olive oil and your clams.

Cook for 5 minutes, tossing occasionally.

Add your samphire and noodles and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Watch the magic happen. I loved seeing the calms pop open as they cooked. Give the stragglers an extra couple of minutes but if they still haven't opened, bin them. They are not good to eat!

Use tongs to plate up your meal and sprinkle with pepper and chilli. Or leave the chilli if you prefer your food milder.

Dive in.

I often feel stuck in a rut with meal times. Mince based dishes seem to feature most often in this house, so it was lovely to have something so different and colourful on our plates. 

Have you tried anything new lately? 

ps. the calms taste very meaty, the samphire very earthy.

pps. this is my new favourite Anthropologie plate. Oh to have a full set...!

I couldn't be more proud to share the incredible news that yesterday, Naomi Thomas, the founder of The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation, who I support every Wednesday on this blog with my Wonderful Wedding Wednesday posts, was crowned The Daily Mail Inspirational Woman of the Year 2013!

Naomi tirelessly camapaigns, even when her own cancer battle no doubt makes her so tired she just needs to think of herself. She doesn't. 

Everyday she pours her heart in raising money for terminally ill people to have the wedding of their dreams like she did. 

She is so deserving of this award and I am thrilled all her hard work has been recognised at a National level.

Naomi - you are a credit to the industry, a credit to your family and I couldn't be more inspired by you.

You can see the full article here.

Please join me in congratulating Naomi! You can find The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation on Facebook and Twitter.

But I know what she would really like, as well as a lovely message, is £1. 

Less than the price of a loaf of bread at the petrol station, to a charity who desperately wants to help as many people as they can have their special day.

You can donate here. 

Naomi, in her spare 5 minutes (What spare 5 minutes?!) has also founded a brand new regional wedding industry awards, The Bristol and Somerset Wedding Awards to recognise the talent of local suppliers.

The awards are open for suppliers to enter and clients are invited to vote for them, to ensure no matter what size of business you are, your talent can be rewarded.

Entries close on the 16th December so if you are a wedding industry bod in Brizzle get your skates on! 

If you've missed any of the Wonderful Wedding Wednesday posts you can catch up here. 

I love the lead up to Christmas Party season. The perfect excuse to make cocktails and eat nibbles. 

But what could be better than a cake inspired cocktail? Well I can assure you that there is nothing on this earth more delicious and sinful than this Tiramisu Caketail! 

If you missed the lemon cheesecake caketail you can check it out here. 

I love the smell of coffee beans and the taste of coffee flavoured desserts but don't actually drink the stuff! So this seemed like a super idea.

I'd recommend the Tiramisu Caketail as an after dinner drink (think a Bailey's alternative). It's easy to mix, and looks great served with a lady finger! 

Here's what you need... 

Ingredients: 

• Ice
• Coffee extract or a splash of espresso. I used coffee flavouring that you can buy in the cake decorating section in the supermarket.
• Amaretto  
• Milk chocolate liqueur
• White chocolate liqueur
• Sprinkle of cocoa powder
• Lady finger to serve

Add a splash of each liqueur starting at the top of the list. The layers will slowly merge together and create a marbled effect like the layers in a Tiramisu. 

You could add some cream to dilute the alcohol but I prefer my Tiramisu on the rocks.

Enjoy and sip it, slowly! 

So what should I make next in this little Caketail series? I had a request through Twitter for a Black Forest Gateau but what's your favourite cake?!

ps. don't you think my Granny's faux fur made an awesome backdrop?!