Homemade Salt Beef

This recipe is amazing. I’ve made my own corned beef before but this is much better not to sound weird but you can taste the beef so much better as it doesn’t cook in the spices it is only brined in them so they are a delicate background flavour. it seems a long recipe but…

Pea and Basil Pesto, Soya Bean and Bacon Salad Recipe

I love the combination of pea and bacon, they complement each other so well. I love soya beans too as you don’t have to shell them. I thought edamame beans were a different variety but its not it is just the name when the soya beans are in the pod! Pesto also works well in…

Pork Chops with a Cider, Thyme and Shallot Sauce Recipe

Pork chops are a great staple, they are cheap, tasty and easy to cook. I’m working my way through different sauce’s. This sauce would be just as good without crème fraiche we only added it as we had some in the fridge leftover from another recipe. This dish is sweet and meaty, perfect for a…

Simple Hummus Recipe to Complete Platter for Dinner

I love bits and pieces, platter or meze for dinner. When Paulie is in London all day he doesn’t fancy cooking so it gives us a chance to eat all of the preserved recipes I have made as well as a big bowl of hummus that I make while he is out. Paulie got the…