Sometimes it’s good to be challenged in life. Trying to make a vegetarian gluten free lasagne without pasta is one of those. There are some gluten free lasagne sheets on the market, but quite frankly, they’re disgusting. Hence I thought I’d make my own. It’s a fairly simple thing to […]
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Wild Mushroom Risotto
I’ve decided to add this wild mushroom risotto to the blog, so that it gives vegetarians an inspiration for a Christmas dinner rather than a plate full of roasted vegetables. The recipe is straight forward once you’ve made the stock. A lot of effort goes into christmas gravy and all […]
Scallop Heaven
One of my all time favourite foods are scallops. I only ever eat them as a starter though and always want more. This led me to try and devise a main course scallop dish. This is the first version of it. I have a second of a Maldivian curry. This […]
Smoked Beef, Horseradish Gnocchi, Mulled Wine Beetroot and English Gorgonzola.
Following on from my last post Pumpkin Veloute and Onion Bhajis, I mentioned I had an inspired main course from Dan Moon of Ston Easton Park. The plate I’d picked out from Dan was horseradish gnocchi, blue cheese and beetroot. I was truly inspired by this, I basically copied his […]
Lobster-An alternative Christmas Dinner
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 […]
The best Spaghetti Bolognese
For those of you that follow my blog, you will know it’s very rare that I ever cook something traditional. I believe the entire point of my blog, and the blogging community is to share our new ideas and finds. There are a million recipes for bolognese and it’s […]
Mushroom and Fennel Crusted Pork Fillet, Beetroot Gnocchi and Cabbage Gratin.
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 […]
Lasagne Pastachina
I saw a well known Italian chef, Francesco Mazzei making this Lasagne Pastachina dish. He serves this up at his restaurant L’Anima in London Town. It’s highly complicated with many steps to create, making your own beef sausages and two different types of pasta. I wasn’t quite in the mood […]
Trout, Pea and Pommery Mustard Risotto
Along with the GBM Dishes, I was asked if I’d be interested in trying a recipe from the Head Chef of The Bishopstrow Hotel and Spa, near Longleat, Wiltshire. Andy Britton is head chef at The Mulberry Restaurant, he, like all top chefs has a wide range of experiences […]