My Wood Fired Oven
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my wood fired oven lately so thought I’d do a bit of a blog post on it. There will no doubt be loads missing but if you’ve got any questions drop me a line. I’ve wanted a wood fired oven ever since we bought our first house […]
Chilli (Up North) Con Carne Version 2
I’ve been making different versions of my Chilli Con Carne for a while adding things like coffee, chocolate, smoked chilli’s, bacon, chorizo and even beer, it’s such an easy recipe to tweak and change and each different element adds it’s own thing to the dish. I’ve tried it with a mix of pork and beef and […]
Slate Works Chilli Cheese Board with Lewis and Cooper Chilli Pepper Jam
Some friends bought me a brilliant cheese board/serving platter that’s made out of slate and comes with little chilli shaped handles but they also gave me a jar of Lewis and Cooper’s Chilli Jam. It has to be one of the best presents ever. The cheese board is made by the slate works and is […]
Home-made Cardboard box cold smoker
As I mentioned on my recent pizza recipe I’m currently addicted to all things smoked, I’ve been using South Devon Chilli Farm’s smoked chilli’s quite a lot decided it might be fun to try and smoke my own chilli’s. After a quick look on google and a trip to Wilkinsons for some wood chips I […]
Wahaca, Covent Garden.
I won’t beat about the bush, Wahaca is somewhere I’ve wanted to go ever since I head Thomasina Miers of Masterchef and Mexican Food Made Simple had opened her first Mexican restaurant. Unfortunately for me all of the restaurants are situated in London which is something like 260 miles away and not somewhere I go to very […]
Levens Hall Chilli Festival 2011
Set against the spectacular backdrop of Elizabethan Levens Hall, the fourth Lakes Chilli Fest will be held on Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th of August 2011. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m on both days, visitors to the Chilli Fest can also explore the world famous gardens with its distinctive topiary, herbaceous borders, […]
Suicide Wings from Hickory’s Smokehouse in Chester
Last weekend we popped down to Chester on our way to do some walking in Wales (which you will be able to read about here and here sooner or later) After a day that included a few beers, a rather sweaty pedalo trip and more than it’s fair share of Romans we headed for Hickory’s […]
Asda Piri Piri Chicken meal for one.
When I was in Asda on the way to work a couple of mornings ago, I noticed this Piri Piri Chicken meal for one and having forgotten my lunch I decided to give it a go. It’s part of the chosen by you range and is chicken with long grain rice, red onion, peppers, spinach […]
Chilli Chocolate Fridge Cake
This is another modified Jamie oliver recipe, to give it the Chilli Up North twist. Instead of fresh chilli you could always use chilli chocolate. It’s also quite nice if you replace the nuts with coffee beans. Ingredients 200g digestive biscuits 110g whole pecans, roughly chopped 110g pistachio nuts, peeled 12 glace cherries 2 fresh […]
The Good Kebab Guide: A Salad-dodger’s Guide to the UK’s Best Kebabs
A couple of weeks ago the lovely people at WKD sent me a couple of copies of their new book “The Good Kebab GuideL A Salad-dodger’s Guide to the UK’s Best Kebabs” It’s a light heated look at some of the best kebab houses and take aways that grace our green and pleasant lands with […]
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