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January 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

Best Brownies Ever

I’m not a fan of the cakey, heavy brownies that seem to ...

May 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

My favourite recipe ever – coq au vin

Time to share my favourite ever recipe. I’ve made this for family, ...

May 5, 2010 | 10 Comments

A traditional fish pie (including easy cheese sauce)

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August 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

Sunday supermarket shopping means plenty of bargains – this week, filled the freezer with fish. So cod for tea and as the August rain lashed horizontally at the windows I felt the need for something warm and comforting. Any flakey/smoked fish would work with this. Start by putting the oven on to warm up to […]

bowl of red pepper black garlic soup (from sainsbury's)

March 28, 2015 | 5 Comments

Easy roasted red pepper and garlic soup

I had an email from Sainsbury’s – would I like to try some black garlic? Never heard of it, but too curious to resist an offer like that – it’s aged white garlic and according to the pack has a ‘molasses-balsamic flavour’. That sweetness and mellowness would go well with my go-to soup recipe – […]

January 10, 2015 | 0 Comments

My year in beer – top beers of 2014

I challenged myself to find 200 new (to me) beers in 2014 – this is my round up of my favourite beers, brewers and venues from the 266 beers I tried.

Pork embul - easy slow cooked Sri Lankan curry recipe

November 16, 2014 | 1 Comment

Pork embul – slow-cooked Sri Lankan curry

Perfect for an autumn weekend, this Sri Lankan curry is usually made with beef or fish – both are brilliant, but I found pork cheeks at the butchers so that’s the version here. I’ve tweaked it a bit, mostly because I don’t seem to be able to slow cook anything at the moment without adding […]

September 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Easy Osso Buco – Organic September risotto

Two things coincided to make me tackle a simplified version of this Italian classic – it featured on the brilliant Jamie’s Comfort Food and a box of lovely SO Organic goodies arrived from Sainsbury’s for me to try including arborio rice, Pinot Grigio and Balsamic vinegar. So I was all set for a saffron risotto […]

May 29, 2014 | 1 Comment

Buttermilk Southern Fried Chicken

I’ve been wanted to try this out for ages – the theory is that the buttermilk tenderises the chicken and then acts as the base for the crispy coating It’s a really easy recipe – to be honest, it was only finding the buttermilk that proved to be difficult. I finally found some in one of the […]

May 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Huevos Rancheros – baked eggs and chorizo

I’ve no idea how to do this authentically – this is a made-up version based on the idea that I sort-of knew what it should look like. Tastes pretty good 🙂 It’s a quick tea – even quicker if you have a bit of leftover tomato sauce or chilli that you can just add to […]

April 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

Chicken and vegetable hotpot

Presented with three key ingredients – a whole chicken, a bag of carrots and a couple of pounds of Maris Pipers – it would be easy to go for the obvious. And I do love a mid-week roast. But I’ve been challenged* to come up with something a little different so I’m going for lighter […]

April 17, 2014 | 1 Comment

Beef and chorizo stew

It’s past the season for casseroles really, but with its chorizo, lemon and parsley this stew is light enough for a long sunny evening. And there are few dishes which aren’t improved by the addition of some fried chorizo. There are only a few main ingredients and minimal preparation required. Start with the cubed beef – put […]

April 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

Sticky ginger cake

They say ginger’s good for the digestion – so here’s a cake that’s both a sweet treat and an antidote to a bit of seasonal over-indulgence! It’s darkly sticky from the treacle and if you make it in advance, it’s even better after a few days – richer and stickier if you wrap it in […]

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