Following on from the last post, my goodie box from Donald Russell contained some chicken breasts. The marinade choices were Teriyaki, Creamy Moroccan or Chilli and Lemon. I chose the latter to try. The marinade was superb, giving the chicken flavour and zing. My only qualm was that the breasts […]
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Donald Russell Sirloin, Mushrooms and Leeks
Having a food blog has many advantages. One, it makes you be more creative and cook better food. Secondly, sometimes offers come along that are too good to refuse. This was one of them. Donald Russell, the UKs premier online meat retailer, asked if I would be so […]
Pandan Rack of Lamb and Courgette Cannelloni
This has to be the best rack of lamb I’ve ever had. I would love to say I invented it, but it was my butcher. Or more to the point, my butchers wife. I just made the courgette cannelloni and some fondant potatoes. The lamb has been marinated in a […]
Fennel, Orange and Couscous Salad
It’s not exactly proper salad weather in the UK, but if its relatively warm (15°c+) and it’s not raining, BBQs and salad become compulsory. A salad by definition is just a collection of small pieces of food, served cold. With a little imagination some beautiful dishes can be created with […]
Homemade Goats Milk Ricotta
I have finally started to make my own cheese. The main reason for this, is that I wanted to make a burrata. A burrata is a filled mozzarella with creamy cheese curds. I had one attempt and the main point of the exercise is to handle the curds as little […]
Beef Tagliata and No Knead Focaccia
Hopefully some traces of summer will return so we can enjoy this beef salad again. It’s a fine Italian salad, the classic is marinated with balsamic and served with a rocket and parmesan salad. I happen to love blue cheese and beef combination so I served mine with some Cashel […]
Crab Ravioli, Bisque with White Asparagus
I’m probably a bit late posting this dish as the asparagus season is coming to an end. Not to worry though as the white asparagus was disgusting. If you fancy recreating this dish just replace the white with green. It probably looks a lot of work, but it’s all […]
Lomo Saltado
Lomo saltado, if you didn’t already know, is a Peruvian dish. It is generally served as a beef stir fry with onions, peppers etc. To change it around, I basically put all of the stir fry ingredients into a marinade. Marinaded the beef for a few hours and served it […]
A Great British Menu Fish Course
This fish dish is from a Welshman called David Kelman of Ellenborough Park. He is competing in this years Great British Menu on BBC2. For those abroad and not aware of this competition, each year a theme is created which the chefs must design their dishes around. Three chefs from each UK […]