Ina Garten, aka The Barefoot Contessa, made this recipe for Mel Brooks when he came for dinner one evening. It’s a very simple concept – take a thinly pounded chicken breast, coat it in parmesan and seasoned breadcrumbs, fry and top with a mixed leaf and avocado salad with a tart lemon vinigarette, then cover […]
I know the thought of overcooked broccoli won’t make anyone’s mouth start watering. The image that springs to mind is the over-boiled, mushy, waterlogged vegetables from our childhood. Now everything is cooked “crisp tender” and thank goodness for that. Except, maybe not. This recipe for broccoli cooked for two hours (yes, 2 hours) is probably […]
This classic French dish is an oldie but a goodie. Being lucky enough to live in a country where you can barbeque outside just about all year long, fillet steak is the only steak I prefer to pan fry rather than grill. Somehow the char of the grill I think interferes with the delicate flavour […]
You would swear when tasting these chips that they were deep-fried. In fact these oven fries have a depth of potato flavour that is often missing in deep fried chips. The secret to making them so crispy is to pre boil the potatoes first, as you would with roast potatoes. Up until recently I would […]
Pulled beef and pork are very popular Tex-Mex dishes in the States but I thought a pulled lamb would work equally well. Craving tacos and wanting a change from the usual mince mixture, I gave this a try. Lamb shoulder is preferable for this dish, a leg of lamb wouldn’t be as moist or […]
This is great cake to have with a cup of tea or coffee. It’s easy to throw together and you won’t need to get out any heavy machinery in the way or processors or mixers. The fruit can be switched around to suit whatever you have on hand, raspberries or blueberries would work well, fresh […]
I always keep a couple of logs of flavoured butter in the freezer to slice and put on steaks or other grilled meats. Café de Paris is long standing favourite (I’ll post a recipe for it shortly) but this porcini butter is just as good and choosing between the two can be hard. I’m finding […]
This recipe comes courtesy of Nigel Slater’s book, Real Food. The original recipe calls for 75g of butter, which I thought would be excessive, so I used 50g. I should’ve listened to Nigel – the mushrooms really soak up the butter. They were incredibly flavourful though and I tweaked the recipe a bit by adding […]
When I told my husband I was making a Donna Hay roast pork that was topped with Stilton he was sceptical about the combination. He ate his words – and the pork, crackling, stilton and port and honey glaze! This combination just works so well and in true Donna Hay fashion comes together with minimal […]
As the name would suggest this recipe is French and dates back to the 17th century. The sweetness of the fresh peas makes this a great side for any kind of poultry or game. It can be made vegetarian by omitting the speck/bacon and using vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. I paired it with […]
Mustard With Mutton 