With a passion for cooking world-wide cuisine, the head chef founded Food Fanatic to give back and share his recipes with the online foodie community.

Classic Pesto Sauce

Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 5-10 minutes The Italian classic Pesto sauce is a vibrant green, uncooked Italian sauce, known for its rich, aromatic flavour. It’s incredibly versatile, great as a simple pasta, as a topping on fish and bruschetta’s, or use as an accompaniment to salads. The fresh basil leaves provide the…

Quick Pork Stroganoff

Serves 4 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep in 10 mins, cooked in 20 mins Quick to prepare as an easy, and impressive mid-week meal. A rich and comforting twist on the classic Stroganoff, this version swaps beef for tender strips of pork fillet, bringing a lighter touch to the dish while still delivering deep,…

Roasted Vegetables with Burrata

Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 10 mins & cooked in 45 mins A rustic yet elegant dish that celebrates a colorful array of sweet red and orange peppers, silky aubergine cubes, cherry tomatoes, tender asparagus tips, and caramelised onions, gently roasted in extra virgin olive oil until perfectly charred and tender. Adding…

Classic Whiskey Sour

Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 5 mins A classic cocktail that’s refreshing, balanced, and easy to enjoy, appealing to both seasoned whiskey drinkers and newcomers alike. Enjoy the complex flavours that combines sweet, sour, boozy elements with a smooth, silky texture of the foamy egg whites. You can use bourbon or rye…

Homemade Korean Bibimbap

Serves 2 / Difficulty – Medium / Prep 30 – 45 mins plus marinading This healthy, tasty, Korean dish is a wonderful mix of marinated beef, seasoned vegetables Namul (seasoned veg), rice, and then topped with a fried egg. Traditionally this dish would get served to you in a piping hot stone bowl so you…

Fried Chicken Curry

Serves 4 / Easy – / Prep 45 mins This is a mouth-watering Indian style chicken curry, and once you have deep fried the chicken first, it is fairly simple to cook. It is usually served with chapattis and rice, but you can also serve with chips (fries in the US) or mashed potato. For…

Sicilian Cannoli

Makes 30 / Difficulty – Hard Unmistakably Sicilian, cannoli vary from shop to shop, town to town, but along with tiramisù they are among the most famous desserts in the world. They are a little tricky to make but well worth the effort, as home made cannoli are an absolute wonder and so different from…

Chicken Jalfrezi

Serves 2 / Difficulty Medium / Prep 20 mins & cooked in 30 mins A delicious, quick and easy no fuss curry dish. Great for a mid-week evening meal. If you like your vegetables crunchy then cook them for just 15 minutes, but I prefer them nice and soft to blend in with the chicken.…