Tuesday, 14 April 2015

A 1970's Buffet as a Main Course - Retro Week Day 3

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Making all this food was so nostalgic. The funny thing is that some of these dishes last the test of time. Quiche Lorraine, Devilled Eggs, P...
Monday, 13 April 2015

Faggots - Retro Recipe Day 2

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Yes you heard me, faggots. You all remember these right? Well the original recipe has a fair bit of offal in it so I have made them slightly...

Rhubarb & Custard Cream Biscuits

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During this retro week of cooking I wanted to make some biscuits that make me think of my childhood. And two stood out to me. Custard creams...
Sunday, 12 April 2015

Steak Diane - Retro Recipe Day 1

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Well I promised retro food and the first one had to be the classic Steak Diane. This is originally from the USA and was very popular at Engl...
Saturday, 11 April 2015

Irish Spiced Beef

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This is an Irish recipe which I believe hails from County Cork, but is a cured beef that is sliced thinly and eaten with brown bread and but...
Thursday, 9 April 2015

Pork stuffed with Irish White Pudding & Bacon

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Last weekend when I returned back from Ireland, the only food product I brought back with me was a few packs of white pudding. You can buy i...
Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Sea Bass, Swede & Chorizo with Wild Garlic Chimmichurri

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I thought up this recipe at 2.30am - I think it actually woke me up! I had already planned to have a lovely crispy skinned, pan friend piece...

Toffee Apple Cookies

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Interesting little cookies I made today. I had no eggs in the fridge and was too busy to go out so I worked a way around it by using apples ...

Aloo Saag Gobi Curry (Vegetarian)

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Not being able to decide last night on whether I fancied Aloo Gobi (an Indian potato and cauliflower bhaji) or a Saag Aloo (an Indian spinac...
Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Easy Moroccan Chicken with Couscous

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This is one of the dishes that I cooked to leave at home in the fridge for The Bloke as I was in Ireland at the weekend. He was working nigh...
Monday, 6 April 2015

Duck Noodle Salad & Cauliflower Tempura

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I always find it odd going on holiday, as being away from the kitchen is so unnatural to me. But I have been away for a few days and not put...
Friday, 3 April 2015

Oat, Raisin and Hazelnut Cookies

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It a Friday - definitely a day for cookies! Today we have these biscuits made with porridge oats. I haven't been eating my porridge rece...
Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Thai Green Chicken Curry

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The funny thing about doing this blog is that its very telling. I tend to cook whatever I fancy at the time, so I am never really sure what ...

Potato and Leek Soup

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Avid readers of this blog will notice that I have put up quite a few recipes for homemade soup. The reason for that is obvious of course, I ...
Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Perfect Fish Pie (with all the trimmings)

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This is THE comfort food of England in many ways. Although many countries have their version, I cannot think of a more comfort food than a s...
Monday, 30 March 2015

Linguine Carbonara

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Often used making spaghetti, this is a dish originating from Rome, Italy. There are so many different things that have been added to it over...

Dutch Frikandellen

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I had these in Amsterdam whilst walking around a market and promised myself I would make them one day. And so, a couple of weeks ago, on the...
Sunday, 29 March 2015

Cherry Daisy Pie

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This is not really a recipe. This is leftover pastry needing a home, but as it looked so sweet, I thought I'd share it with you.. Having...

Chicken & Wild Garlic Pie

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Yesterday was cold in London. A typical English Spring; raining and cold. It was a stay at home type of Sunday too. I needed to make pies - ...
Saturday, 28 March 2015

Blackened Steak with Garlic Puree

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This recipe is just taking simple ingredients and elevating them up to as high as you can in flavour. The steak is blackened simply by marin...