Spicy Sprout and Fennel Soup
I was rummaging round the cupboard when I found a bag of sprouts that were heading towards past their best and already had my meals planned out, none of which included sprouts so decided to have a go at making some soup out of them. I thought it might be a bit bland on it’s […]
Hot Paprika Pork with Fondant Potato, Chorizo and Sun dried tomato
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, […]
Chipotle Tabasco and Prawn Sandwich
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 […]
Hairy Dieters Meat and Potato Pies
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 […]
Chilli Panko Squid Recipe
I bought some Panko Breadcrumbs to make Paul Ainsworth’s arancini a couple of weeks ago and have been trying them out on all sorts of tasty snacks so when I spotted some fresh squid in the shop i decided to make that old favourite calamari. The recipe serves two and requires a deep fryer or […]
Quick Chilli Chickpea and Sweet Potato Curry Recipe
This vegetarian curry is so quick and easy but delicious, I wish I could take credit for it, unfortunately the base recipe was from a very old Good Food Magazine I found in the garage. The original recipe didn’t serve it with rice or contain some of the vegetables, they just simply put it in […]
Spicy Sausage Pasta Recipe
This is a recipe from Nigel Slater’s Real Cooking, I love it, it’s simple and really tasty although I like to add some sliced onion and mushrooms along with a few sliced peppers along with using the lower fat double cream. I do have a photo somewhere but can’t find it so will have to […]
Chilli and Cherry Glazed Ham
I know you are all probably sick of Ham and Gammon after the festive period but now is a great time to buy a nice big ham as they are on offer just about everywhere. This is pretty much a Jamie Oliver recipe out of a little booklet that my future mother in law gave […]
Spicy Parsnip and Ginger Soup
Here is my other fave soup (along with the chorizo one here and home made mushroom soup) i got sick of normal parsnip soup so tried to make my own version Sorry if its a bit rough but i tend to do it out of my head when i make it so just add extra […]
Chicken Laap (serves 2)
Another guest post this time courtesy of photographer extrordinaire (check him out on twitter or have a look at his stunning pics here ) Stuart tells me he picked this recipe up on his travels and has slightly westernised i. Apparently as long as it’s bitingly hot, sour, salty and has loads of mint it’ll […]