Restaurant food at home
Now I’m all for trends and keeping up with fashion in the gourmet world. There are days though, when you discover a classic and realise that what you were served for school dinners, was not how they should have been. These duchess potatoes especially. They are my new go to […]
I have to admit to acting on impulse on this one. I have never thought about having a massive lobster for Christmas dinner, but next year, I may just do that. This beauty was in the supermarket as a Christmas special, it was 1.5kg in weight and £20. I […]
As the maximum temperature in Manchester yesterday was 8°c, I think it’s fair to say winter is on its way. Bearing that in might I have a wonderful, cheap winter warmer. I love pork but I find it the most difficult meat to get right, as it will dry […]
These pulled pork croquettes are one of my favourite creations. I love pulled pork and pork belly, but hate it when you get served a great big lump with lots of fat all over it. This was my take on combining the two. I’ve made this a few times, simply […]
This dish of blue cheese croquettes came about from a little retro thinking. I love experimenting with potatoes and cooking the endless different recipes there are. Some of these recipes though, are confined to age old cook books as our memories of bad school dinners have spoiled them. Croquettes, […]
I cooked this cod rarebit dish when I had my parents visiting. It must have been good as my mother couldn’t stop talking about it! It’s such a straight forward dish to prepare and can be ready in 10minutes if prepared ahead. For those that haven’t come across rarebit before, […]
To create this maple and orange pork tenderloin with pea pesto I wanted to enhance the dry pork fillet. My favourite way of moistening meat is to brine it. I was a little wary of doing this to pork as I may have ended up with a large bacon fillet. […]
For this walnut crusted salmon and ravioli dish I wanted to make a dish full of flavours and textures that can be put together at the last minute. If you have never made your own pasta yet, follow my Pasta Masterclass post. It’s straight forward enough, but can be a little […]
This pistachio crusted lamb was inspired by a new chef called Catherine Fulvio who was on Saturday Kitchen on Saturday morning. Catherine runs a cookery school at her home just south of Dublin, as well as writing many books and appearances on US TV. She is heavily influenced by Italian cookery […]