Where I live is rural, so we get a lot of game available. Luckily over the years we have built a good relationship with our local gamekeeper so we can order directly. This is the first time I have come across pheasant thighs. I treated them like chicken thighs but cooked them less. They are…
Tag: mushroom
Squash Gnocchi with Black Pudding, Mushroom and Kale
Sometimes you just fancy a quick one pan dinner that is still really tasty. This is just that. These were ingredients I had knocking about in the fridge from a fry up and salad. They all worked really well together and it was delicious. Instead of black pudding you could use sausage as black pudding…
Hen of the Woods Mushroom Soup
So many variates of mushrooms are now available to everyone, whether you get them from a farm shop or order them online. I was recently back home in Devon and there is a farm shop that specialises in growing mushrooms. It’s great as where they grow them they have windows and information about them so…
Chicken and Cashew Nut Stir Fry with a Chop Suey Style Sauce
I love a quick stir fry and a take away. As the cost of living has gone up I am making the takeaway dishes at home and to be fair they taste so much better. once you have the staples you can make dish after dish after dish. To make it different you can just…
Roasted Mushroom and Tomato Salad with a Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
Sometimes it’s nice to have a vegetarian day. I usually pan fry my mushrooms but I decided to give it a go at roasting them as I was roasting my tomatoes anyway. They were yummy. Balsamic vinegar and tomatoes are a match made in heaven and it worked with the mushrooms just as good. This…
Light Leftover Beef Goulash
This is such a good way to use up leftover beef as the sauce keeps the beef nice and moist. It’s also really easy to make as it is just a one pot. I love the flavour of the mushrooms and sour cream instead of heavy cream. Ingredients 2 banana shallots, peeled and diced finely…
End of Season Game, Ale and Mushroom Pie
So the game season has finished and I still had some knocking around in the freezer. I had some pheasant breasts, venison and a rabbit so I decided to cut off the meat and chuck them altogether in a pie. It was delicious and a nice nod to the end of the season until it…
Jerusalem Artichoke and Mushroom Soup
When I went to the farm shop at the weekend to get vegetables and salad for the week I was surprised to see that they still had the knobbly but tasty Jerusalem artichokes. I usually have them as a purée but they worked so well in this earthy soup. The apple really lifts the flavour…
Chicken, Pancetta, Mushroom and Kale Topped Jacket Potato
I find jacket potato a nice comforting weekday dinner, I also fancied a nice healthy comforting topping and this ticks all the boxes. Chicken, bacon and mushrooms is one of my favourite combos. it’s jazzed up with the sage and kale to add that final flourish. Ingredients (serves 2) 1 packet of smoked pancetta or…
Chicken, Leek, Spinach and Mushroom Gnocchi Bake
I love these sort of recipes for during the week. I found it quite hard to fine a recipe without using cream to keep it low fat but I used a recipe from the body coach to guide me. The result is a comforting delicious dinner. I used what I had in the fridge which…
Pork Chops in a Mushroom, Honey and Mustard Sauce with Tenderstem Broccoli and Jersey Royals Recipe
I love a pork chop and trying new recipes. As mushrooms are available all the time now and go so well with pork. In my green grocers they has some mixed mushrooms which was really nice for a change, my favourite will always be chestnut mushrooms as they are meaty and earthy. The honey in…
Picnic Perfect Left Over Turkey or Chicken, Pancetta, Mushroom and Leek Puff Pastry Parcels Recipe
These were so perfect for our day on the beach as they were easy to carry, stayed warm in foil, used up a box of left over frozen turkey and the most important thing tasted absolutely delicious. These were so good I ate 2 in row. If you are in the uk you will know…
Saturday Night Stir Fry – Chicken, Broccoli and Mushroom’s in an Oyster Sauce Gravy Recipe
I love a stir fry it’s, a great way to have a no carb dinner but is also very tasty. The chicken in this was so tender and I love the amount of sauce you get as some stir fry’s can be a bit dry and the sauce too rich. This was light, healthy and…
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,…
Mushroom and Thyme Pate recipe
So our treat lunch this weekend were our pate’s. In borough market there is artisan stall holder who sell’s a delicious mushroom pate called pate moi. I decided I wanted to try and make this myself at home. The outcome was delicious and dare I say it better than theirs. It is moist with a…