Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Baked Salmon Tikka with Spinach & Lentil Daal

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I had a huge piece of salmon waiting to be cooked for dinner yesterday and was due to be out all day. So in the morning I needed to get that...
Monday, 13 July 2015

Sauteed Brussells and Bacon with Farfalle

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The humble brussel sprout is never given much credit. Its one of those loved and hated vegetables, of which I am firmly placed in the 'l...

Nutty, Chewy, Choc Chip Flapjacks

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Flapjacks are an old childhood favourite of mine and I can recall the smell of the house while my mother baked them. Known as flapjacks in t...
Sunday, 12 July 2015

An English Bread Soup

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Bread Soup is a dish that consists of stale bread cooked in a broth, and there are many variations from many countries. I have had quite a f...

Chorizo in Garlic & Red Wine

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Here is another easy Spanish tapas for you from Friday nights tapas feast. Chorizo in red wine is simple, but very moreish. I have been maki...

Tapas! Spanish Tortilla

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Another one of the dishes from tapas night was a Spanish tortilla. It was actually only recently that I found out that the 'tortilla...
Saturday, 11 July 2015

Spanish Tapas - Pork Tenderloin with Brie & Garlic Prawns

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Here are a couple of my favourite tapas dishes that I made last night. We sat with these and a glass of rioja, excitedly chatting about our ...
Thursday, 9 July 2015

Moroccan Beef Couscous Warm Salad

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Now this dinner came about because of two ingredients. One was the ribs eye steaks I bought a few days ago. As I said at the time they were ...

Three Pork Wellington with a Creamy Dijon Sauce

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This was yet another one of those open the fridge decisions. It reminds me a little bit of the old TV show 'Ready Steady Cook' which...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Thai Chicken Noodle Soup

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As ever, at the weekend I had leftovers from a roasted chicken, so I shredded the breast meat for this, leaving some nice big chunks in it. ...
Monday, 6 July 2015

Nigerian Lamb Curry Stew

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I have been looking at Nigerian recipes recently and have been finding it hard to locate Nigerian curries. There are some, but I thought the...

Yankee Beans & Biscuits

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Again, for Independence Day - these are a couple of sides I added to the meal. For anyone who has tasted the standard baked beans, this is s...
Sunday, 5 July 2015

Garlic Butter Basted Rib Eye & Parmesan Crusted Corn Cobs

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For American Independence Day I decided to cook up a 4th July American dinner. The bone-in rib eye steak was a must - simply pan fried with ...

Quick Little Chocolate & Key Lime Pies

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Yesterday was 4th July and celebrations were held across the USA for Independence Day. So in keeping with this, we had an fabulous American ...
Friday, 3 July 2015

Spanish Hake with Chorizo One Pot

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There was me thinking that The Bloke was odd not liking fish with tomatoes.. and then I found out there are hundreds of people who agree. I ...
Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Baked Crispy Chicken with Warm Sesame Spuds

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Potato salad is one of those recipes that seems to be everywhere. So many countries have their version of it, and the majority seem to be th...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Thai Balls & Spicy Mooli Noodles

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This meal, in all honesty, was made from leftovers. Last weekend we had a BBQ and one of the burgers I made was a Thai pork burger. I didn...