It has taken me the guts of a year to perfect my fakeaway sweet and sour chicken dish and tonight I finally did it so I rushed to write it down straight after dinner with my belly smiling . When I'm told by the family its better than the Chinese I know its a good... Continue Reading →
Sticky Asian Seabass with egg rice
When I cook Seabass I generally stick to Mediterranean influence and flavours, but after cooking a Chicken and cashew dish earlier this week I thought that with some additions the sauce would be amazing with Seabass fillets. I tried it out tonight and as my other half says ,when he goes for a second helping... Continue Reading →
Balsamic and red wine oven slow cooked lamb shanks
Ingredients One lamb shank per person - cooked six to these ingredients one large onion fresh springs of Rosemary fresh sprigs of Thyme Baby carrots Four crushed garlic cloves Chicken stock 2 litres One bouquet garni 1 tablespoon of onion powder 200ml balsamic vinegar 200ml Red wine vinegar Half a bottle of red wine -... Continue Reading →
Book review The Quiet Truth by Sharon Thompson
The Quiet Truth is the third novel from Sharon Thompson and once again I am drawn in from the very beginning of this character driven historical fiction. What is the book about When Charlie Quinn returns to Northern Ireland, having spent sixty years in Canada, the people he left behind are shocked to see him.... Continue Reading →
Beef Bourguignon with Crispy baby potatoes
What I love about my beef bourguignon is the fact that it tastes better as the days goes on. You can batch cook and freeze this or have it on day one and three like we tend to do here. Serve with baby potatoes or roasted sweet potato wedges on the first day and rice... Continue Reading →
Seabass in a lemon caper sauce with meditteranean crispy potatoes
I want to continue to showcase fish and how quick and easy it is to cook with and how delicious it can be. Seabass is one of my favourite fish, make sure to buy good quality fillets from a fishmonger if you can as they will be guaranteed to be bigger. This dish takes less... Continue Reading →
Steamed Bao buns two ways : Slow cooked Asian pulled pork buns and Cripsy honey king prawn stuffed buns
The background to how I came to fall in love with bao buns is not what you might expect to hear. Almost a year after visiting an Asian tapas restaurant in Iceland I finally made them after dreaming of the pork belly bao buns we had that night most nights however these were so good... Continue Reading →
Lemon and garlic crab claws and prawns tagliatelle
IngredientsCrab clawsPrawns deveined Lemon (zest of and juice of)One onion choppedTwo courgettes choppedRapeseed oilTagliatelle pastaThree garlic cloves gratedTwo chicken stock pots ( mixed with 1 l.5itre of water and 1 with 250ml of water)Tin of plum tomatoes ( cherry would be lovely too)Garlic granulesmediterranean herbsLemon pepperSaltMethod Defrost your fish if required in cold water and... Continue Reading →
Beef and mushroom in oyster sauce with noodles
Ingredients400g of diced beef, or sirloin beef stripscornflouroyster sauce 3 to 4 tablespoonsdark soy sauce 3 tablespoonssesame oil for cooking and for garnish before servingsesame seedsmushrooms choppedOne onion finely choppedgreen beanscourgette choppedOne nest of noodles per two adults,chicken stock pot 1 litrebeef stock pot 500mlchinese five spice 2 teaspoonsgarlic granules 1 teaspoononion powder 1 teaspoonspring... Continue Reading →



