August 2016

Traditional Baked Venison Biryani Recipe

I have wanted to make our own biryani for ages. I always hate the non authentic vegetable curry on the side biryani dishes you get from indian restaurants. This cooks for hours and uses the traditional pastry lid to bake in the oven. You get beautiful layers of rice and curry. I saw venison being…

Meatless Meze Recipes – Smokey White Bean and Roasted Aubergine Dip

So my 2nd recipe for our picnic is this divine dip. This was so tasty and the flavour from the eggplant really added a smoky depth to the sweet cannellini beans. Everything is then uplifted from the herbs and lemon juice. If you fancy a change from hummus please give this dip a go. We…

Meatless Meze Recipes – Spicy Chickpea Falafel’s

We have been having lovely weather in the UK at the moment, so if it’s sunny and over 20 degree’s Paulie and I hit the beach. Last time I used up some leftover turkey and made some delicious Picnic Perfect Left Over Turkey or Chicken, Pancetta, Mushroom and Leek Puff Pastry Parcels Recipe. I am…

Whole Duck Braised in Orange Juice and Star Anise Recipe

We absolutely love this Rick Stein recipe, the duck comes out so tender and you get a gorgeous fragrant sweet and sour sauce. We serve ours with rice so we can soak up all those wonderful flavour’s. The kitchen smell’s gorgeous as this cooks too, it reminds me a little of Bali. This dish also…

Saturday Night Cocktail? Gin Fizz Recipe

So Paulie and I love a cocktail when in London or on holiday. When we were in St Lucia we had a gin cocktail in Beau Vallon and we replicated it at home one Saturday night so I thought I would share it and start a cocktail section on my blog. This is so refreshing…

Home Infused Flavoured Olive Oil – Cracked Black Pepper and Roasted Garlic

This was so easy to do and the oils taste delicious immediately with no waiting. The bonus from this recipe is you also get a jar of caramelised garlic clove’s which you can add to sauces and salads to give them an extra kick of flavour. I would never waste money on buying flavoured oils…

Juicy Ginger Beer Glazed Gammon Recipe

This was truly the best ham I ever eaten. It was so moist and the sticky glaze was delicious. I don’t like ingredients in coca cola but understand it’s tenderising quality so I wanted to find a more natural alternative and came across rosalilium’s recipe which used ginger beer. I love Ginger so thought what…

Pan fried Hake with a Butter Bean, Chorizo and Crouton Broth Recipe

As it is fish Friday tomorrow and the weather has been so warm, why not try this summery hake broth recipe. I enjoyed every mouthful of this. As we used my frozen wholemeal bread (we freeze left over bread in portioned slices) instead of white bread, it meant we kept the whole dish healthy too….

Crunchy Roasted Garam Masala Chickpeas Recipe

I have been wanting to try and make these for ages and after reading mixed reviews on crunchiness and how to cook them I hadn’t got round to deciding which way I should go. Luckily another food bloggers recipe, which was a comparison to bake with or without oil had an outcome that it didn’t…

Pancetta, Mushroom and Thyme Mustardy Cheese Muffin’s Recipe

These are so easy to make and taste delicious. They can be frozen in batches and are great with a side salad for brunch or with the nice weather coming next week they would be ideal for picnic’s. Each bite gives you a different filling flavour, cheesy back note’s with a subtle finish of mustard,…

Left Over Roast Beef, Puy Lentil and Tomato Salad with a Mustard Dressing Recipe

Got left over beef from your sunday roast or bar b que? Use it up in this tasty delicious salad. This is a simple cheap but very tasty lunch. Great to take into work too as it will all infuse in your lunch box. Ingredients (serves 2) For the salad small bag of salad leaves…

Homemade Sweet and Spicy Piccalilli with Fennel, Cauliflower, Broccoli and French Beans Recipe

Piccalilli is one of those condiments you can add to ham, cheese, pork pies, sandwiches and many more. I love the sweet spicy hit of flavour and the crunch of the vegetables. You can also taylor it by choosing vegetables to your own taste. This recipe was based on Jamie Oliver’s and I just adjusted…

Sockeye Salmon with a Lemon and Caper Sauce Recipe

Sockeye Salmon is so tasty you really can notice the difference and it’s red colour is beautiful. This is a simple recipe but full of flavour, perfect for the end of the week and fish friday. We get through lots of capers in our house, if you haven’t tried them yet and you like a…

Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Crackers Recipe

I always thought making my own crackers might be hard but I was so wrong it was so easy and they tasted amazing! I have wanted a Kenwood Chef mixer for ages and Paulie surprised me by coming home with one. I have been delighted so far, it makes baking so easy and I am…

Five Spice Pan Fried Duck Breast with Shitake Mushroom, Aubergine, Fresh Tomato and Oyster Sauce Stir Fry Recipe

I do love comfort food. This is one of those recipes we make again and again as it is so tasty. We first saw the original recipe a few years a go on a John Torode’s programme but have adapted it to our liking. You get the fragrant duck with the most amazing crispy skin…