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Recipes Archive
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Recipe: Sea Bass, Sauce Vierge
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe Sauce Vierge in this dish makes it sound complicated to make but in reality, a vierge (French for ‘virgin’) is incredibly simple and really only consists of olive oil,... -
Recipe: 45-second Steak Sandwich
Posted on October 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsI first wrote about the 45-second steak on my now-defunct Helium account and in that, I spoke of how to cook a steak in 45-seconds flat. Ok, it’s a bit... -
Recipe: Coq au Vin en Papillotte
Posted on October 19, 2010 | No CommentsOr, as we might say in the North of England, Chicken in a bag. Coq au Vin is that most traditional of retro Bistro dishes and I must admit, I... -
Recipe: Spicy Chicken and Sweetcorn Jackets
Posted on October 19, 2010 | No Comments… and Crunchy Celeriac Salad A neat way to use up left over chicken and an easy, rapid mid-week supper. I really liked this dish as I could prepare everything... -
Recipe: Roasted Leek, Asparagus, Tomato and Onion Tart
Posted on October 2, 2010 | No CommentsI served this as part of a Sunday dinner when we had friends round and it went down a treat. It’s a slight adaptation of a Gordan Ramsey dish as... -
Recipe: Pioneer Salad
Posted on September 17, 2010 | No CommentsRee Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, consistently comes up with the goods when it comes to recipes I could simply dive in and wallow around in like a great big baby... -
Recipe: Tomato Soup
Posted on September 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsTomato Soup, for myself, is one of those ‘memory’ foods that takes me back to childhood days. Heinz Tomato Soup in particular does this to me and while no-one can... -
Recipe: Hot and Sour Plum Sauce
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 1 CommentAfter ‘scrumping’ (rural stealing or, grand fruit larceny) some plums from the allotment next door to mine and with Chinese Pork on the menu for tea that night, a plum... -
Recipe: Tuna Nicoise
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsI suppose when one gets excited about food and cooking and experimentation and all that, it’s perfectly acceptable to ‘mess around’ with classics. Throughout the course of this blog, I... -
Recipe: Cowboy Hotpot
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsCarrying on with the Hotpot theme (see Chicken Hotpot here) I thought I’d take advantage of a typical British Summer day and do something rib-stickingly comforting and this Cowboy Hotpot... -
Recipe: Chicken Hot Pot
Posted on August 21, 2010 | No CommentsThis is another one of those invention necessity dishes that I made up while walking round the supermarket with only 4 quid in pocket. I picked up some chicken thighs... -
Recipe: Perfect Pork Crackling
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsAfter taking the skin off a small joint of rolled loin of Pork for a Pulled BBQ Pork dish, it became surplus to requirements. However, that would be sacrilegious not... -
Recipe: Pulled BBQ Pork Sandwich
Posted on August 15, 2010 | No CommentsPulled BBQ Pork Sandwich, no-Mayo Apple and Mustard 'Slaw -
Recipe: Jamie Oliver’s Sher Ping Pancakes
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve been wanting to make this for a while from Jamie Oliver’s America book and finally got the kick after seeing them done on AlmostBourdain‘s blog. For the full recipe... -
Recipe: Chicken Kebab and Kinda Greek Salad
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsHeavens above we enjoyed eating this. What is it about a kebab that smacks of guilty pleasure? And yet, I think it’s pretty healthy. Grilled, marinated chicken paired with a... -
Recipe: Pasta Primavera
Posted on August 4, 2010 | No CommentsThis is the kind of dish I have been wanting to cook ever since I started growing stuff in my garden at the beginning of the year. Peas and Broad... -
Recipe: Quesadillas
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsUp here in the North of England, we’re about as far as you can get from a Mexican climate as you could possibly be. It doesn’t stop Mexican food, or... -
Recipe: Cod in Foil Parcels, Pommes Anna
Posted on July 21, 2010 | No CommentsI must admit, there was an ulterior motive for having this tea tonight. I’ve been doing this recipe for a number of years now and I originally published it on... -
Recipe: Retro Gammon and Pineapple
Posted on July 20, 2010 | No CommentsI decided to go a bit retro tonight and revisit the ’70′s with a classic Gammon and Pineapple dish, so reminiscent of those Berni Inn chain pubs. I’d like to... -
Recipe: Meat n ‘Tatty Pie, Mushy Peas
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsIf I were to play the game, ‘Last Meal’, there would only be 3 or 4 contenders for that coveted title. Risotto would be in there, as would a Bacon...
