Serves 4 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 15 minutes & cooks in 25 mins As always making your own is much better than the shop bought variety. And vegetarians and meat eaters alike will love these slices. They are very versatile, serve smaller sized portion as an appetiser or party food, or serve a…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 10 minutes & cooked in 1/2 hour A simple, yet delicious version of the Italian minestrone soup. Big on flavour and extremely healthy with plenty of veg in your bowl. Serve as below or stir in a tablespoon of tomato puree at the end for a splash…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep and cooking time around 45 minutes depending on the type of rice used This is one of my favourite Indian rice dishes and a great addition to any of the Indian curries in this website. Ingredients 120g Basmati Rice 5 medium chestnut mushrooms or handful of button…
About 10 slices / Difficulty – Medium / Prep time 20 minutes / Cooking time 20 minutes The great British classic! A gorgeous sponge with a delicious butter cream filling, just add your favourite brand of Strawberry jam to finish off. Ingredients For the sponge Four eggs 225g caster sugar 225g unsalted butter 225g sieved…
Serves 4 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep time 2-3 hrs including marinating / Cooking time 30 mins This is a rich flavoursome tandoori curry, enjoy eaten as a main with some rice and Indian breads. This one is so easy to make as apart from the onion and ghee all the ingredients go into…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 10 mins / Marinading time 1 hr onwards This is a nice, fresh take on chicken and ideal for BBQ’s but also tastes fantastic cooked indoors. I recommend making a nice coleslaw and some roasted potatoes as a side dish. Ingredients For the rub Fresh rosemary, chopped…
Serves 4 / Difficulty – Medium / Prep 5 mins If you follow this method exactly to the letter – it is a no fail recipe for what can otherwise be quite a tricky sauce. It is important the butter is piping hot and that you trickle it slowly into the blender. And then if…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 40 mins Apparently there are 37 varieties of Caponata in Sicily alone which is where the recipe originates – so I don’t mind cheating with the tomatoes which is why I call this ‘Quick Caponata’ as you don’t have the cook and peel them. This is a…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – Medium / Prep 20 mins and cooks in 1 hour (includes roasting time) The first time I tried this was in a local restaurant I was amazed by the flavours. I asked the owner how they got the smoked flavour and he told me a local supplier provided him with…
Serves 2 / Difficulty – easy / Prep 5 mins and 10 mins cooking time I first had Padron peppers in a local European restaurant that has regular Mexican nights as one of the owners is from Mexico. These were always the highlight dish and they are actually very very easy to prepare. Ingredients 1…