Chicken & Leek Terrine
Admittedly, guiltily at that, I have had the book this recipe comes from for a number of years and not cooked one single recipe from it’s pages. I bought it when I discovered how much I liked Stovies,...
View ArticleThe One Stop Hot Shop Fire Breathers Hot Chilli Pickle
I first heard of the One Stop Hot Shop at an agricultural show me and the Mrs were at a wee while ago now, I can’t remember which one off hand but it will have been in the Yorkshire area. Anyway I...
View ArticleMusa Aberdeen
I’ve been lucky in the fact that I’ve recently had the chance to spend a couple of nights in Aberdeen and so I thought I’d visit Musa on Exchange Street in the merchant quarter of Old Aberdeen. Set in...
View ArticleMocha Rum Soufflé
A recipe I just thought I’d have a go at for a dafty one night as they don’t take very long to make, around 30 minutes, and I was impressed so I thought I’d share it with everyone. Also a big thanks to...
View ArticleVenison Wellington
I thought I’d share this recipe which I found on the Guardian website, which you can view by clicking here, because it’s what I’ll be cooking for families Christmas dinner. I’ve had a little practice...
View ArticleVanilla Cheesecake with Blackberry Sauce
So here we are at the beginning 2012, I trust everyone out there had a smashing Christmas and New Year. Since January is dubbed as the most depressing month of the year I thought I’d try and spread...
View ArticleChewy Meringue with Whipped Cream & Raspberries
These meringues are surprisingly easy to make and there’s a million and one things you can put on top of one, however, raspberries and whipped cream are always going to work really well. Ingredients 2...
View ArticleHeston’s Perfect Mash
Heston Blumenthal’s latest TV series How to Cook Like Heston was, for me, a bit of a revelation. As you lot well know I like to do my thing in the kitchen and cook things I’ve never cooked before and...
View ArticleWhistle Stop Tour Edinburgh
As many of you will be aware I’ve been in Falkirk on a training course for the past couple of days. As Edinburgh is only a short train journey away from Falkirk and I’ve never really had a proper look...
View ArticleFestive Food & Drink
With Christmas fast approaching, most people are hunting for the perfect gifts, bargain decorations and festive wrapping paper. Personally I have far more important things to consider, like sorting the...
View ArticleMushroom Sauce
This is a great sauce for when you’re in a bit of a hurry or you need something to add a bit moisture to your dish. It’s dead simple and tasty and will go with a multitude of things like chicken or...
View ArticleHairy Bikers Salmon & Leek Gratin – Hairy Bikers Perfect Pies
The other day I was making a fish pie for tea form the the Hairy Bikers Perfect Pies book but due to it being a school night I was reluctant to open a bottle of white wine of the few hundred...
View ArticleChocolate Truffles
This is a dead simple yet effective recipe that’s sure to impress anyone who tastes the finished truffles. I made a batch up to give to family as Christmas presents and they went down an absolute...
View ArticleTeacakes (Chocolate ones)
After seeing these chocolate teacakes on The Great British Bake Off last year I knew right then and there I’d be making some as soon as I could find somewhere that sold hemi-spherical silicone moulds...
View ArticleEasy Hot Sauce
The beauty about this sauce is its simplicity. You can make it as hot as you like varying the amount and/or variety of chilli peppers used. I like mine hot so I’m adding a rehydrated dried naga bhut...
View ArticleLemon Drizzle Cake
Everybody loves a good cake and this simple, yet classic cake is one of my personal favourites. It’s simple to make, it keeps quite well, for a sponge cake, and it tastes amazing! All that’s missing...
View ArticleCrème Brûlée
Another French classic that I’m starting to get to grips with and one that requires a little bit of effort putting in to get it right. Get it right though and it’s dynamite on a plate but get it wrong...
View ArticleSalmon Fennel Tomato Bake
The Mrs had never eaten fennel before and when it appeared in our weekly veg box she was a little intrigued as to how it would taste and what we would cook it with. A look through my copy of Larousse...
View ArticleBeer glazed pork loin
My inspiration for this was St Patrick’s Day so a dark beer was definitely the order of the day. Not an Irish stout in this case but a dry hopped London Porter I brewed a little while ago. I would have...
View ArticleTips for a Perfect Roast Dinner
Everyone loves a good home cooked roast dinner, in my opinion there’s nothing better, but to achieve the perfect roast there are a few things you need to remember. The roast is a British institution,...
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