I made this a couple of weeks ago, It turned out a lot better than I expected so I’ve decided to share the recipe on here. If you want to make the pork really round, wrap it tightly with cling film and leave in the fridge over night before cooking. To make the balsamic reduction, […]
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 […]
It’s not often I’d post a recipe for a sandwich but I’ve just enjoyed this one for my lunch. It’s so simple yet so delicious. 50g cooked king prawns 1 tsp Tabasco Chipotle 1 tbsp Light mayo 2 slices of thick white bread. Mixed salad leaf. Method Put the mayo and Tabasco in a small […]
Domino’s recently launched their new Gourmet range of pizzas and asked me if I wanted to try them, not being one to turn down a free meal I rounded up a few friends and ordered online. The Gourmet range features a new thin crust, hand stretched base and is made up of the following 3 […]
Those of you who read my other blog or follow me on twitter will know i’ve been cooking lots of food out of the Hairy Dieters Cookbook, one of the best things about the book is that in order to get flavour into a lot of the low calorie food they use a lot of spice so […]
A couple of weeks ago while on a whistle stop visit to mmm Newcastle I bought a jar of Eat17’s Chilli Bacon Jam, that’s right you read it correctly…chilli bacon jam. In a nutshell it’s jam made with real smoked bacon, chipotle morita chilli, maple syrup and bourbon. It’s sticky yet crunchy, slightly sweet, smoky […]
I’ts been a bit of a crazy year this year, first a something wiped out all of my seedlings then the weather has been changeable to say the least. As a result I didn’t end up with as many plants or varieties as I thought I would. The plants I did end up with were […]
I’ve been cooking a lot from the Hairy Dieters book lately and have also been trying to make my own healthier recipes like the spicy 300 calorie pasta I cooked last week. This is a slightly slimmed down and adapted version of my picante tortilla recipe that i blogged about here, but without the meat […]
Last week I was very kindly sent some Biltong and droewors made in Yorkshire to traditional South African recipes, from the lovely people at Yorkshire Biltong, I’ve just started munching my way through so watch this space. You can buy some online here […]
This is one of my favourite pasta dishes, its packed full of flavour and comes in at under 300 calories for a huge bowl that will keep you full for ages. If you don’t want to griddle the vegetables you can fry them but I really think griddling them adds something extra. I used purple […]
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