Prawns, garlic and cream are a heavenly combination. This pasta is one of my favourites but maybe not something to indulge in every day. It’s rich and delicious and just the thing for a cold night when you don’t have much time to get dinner on the table but want something super tasty. Ingredients – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There are as many recipes for roast chicken as there are chefs and to try to find the perfect recipe is as elusive as finding the recipe for the perfect chocolate cake or perfect roast potatoes. There are lots of good ones out there, but are they perfect? Well this is one instance where I […]
There’s a general rule that seafood and cheese shouldn’t be combined. I’ve never been a great believer of this, and if there was ever going to be an exception to that rule, then this is it. Gooey, oozy, cheesy pasta taken up a notch or ten by the addition of lobster. I usually buy lobster […]
This teriyaki salmon and accompanying pumpkin mash is easy to throw together for a weeknight meal and has the advantage of being carb free. For some reason we tend to normally have this on a Monday night when we feel like something tasty but a little on the healthy side after the weekend. It makes […]
This braised chicken dish from a recent Jamie Magazine was really delicious. I was first attracted to making it by the accompanying photo but looking at the ingredient list I had my doubts as to how well it would turn out. My fears were unfounded though as it really kicked a punch flavour wise. With […]
Mustard With Mutton 