So these are, like of a lot of my cooking, not at all what I had hoped them to be, but somehow turned into something pretty damn awesome. I had intended to make miniature lemon meringue pies, except I had no pastry, so used a crushed biscuit base. Then I realised I hadn’t got any…
Smoked Cod and Chorizo One Pot with Confit Egg Yolk
Confit egg yolks sound really technical and difficult, but they are in fact wonderfully easy and taste immense. It might not sound like it goes with smoked cod, but it really adds to the sauce. I really like picante chorizo, it adds a great kick to the dish. Serves 2. For this you’ll need… 1 egg…
Poached Smoked Cod and Dauphiniose Potatoes with Chorizo
Saturday seems to be our fish day, mainly because it is the day when I do a big shop and I can plan the dish properly. I used too much cod for this, but who cares, it was luscious. Poaching is a super way to cook fish, and it keeps it beautiful and soft while…
Jerk Thai Curry
So we’re doing some re-configuring of the kitchen in the run up to a big party in the house we’re house-sitting. I had some chicken I needed to do something with, and I had some ingredients in the fridge to use up, so I put this marinade together, and it worked pretty darn well. I’ve…
Mint And Raspberry Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta is brilliant for a couple of reason. For one, it is easy, it might sound fiddly, and you might never have used leaf gelatin before, but please don’t let that ward you off. You’ll want to eat this every day, though if you use double cream rather than a 50:50 cream to milk ratio,…
Crispy Mackerel On Toast
Mackerel does have a strong taste, and it is one that I remember from being very young. I used to come home from swimming on a Sunday morning, and pop a peppered mackerel in the microwave and consume, simultaneously stinking out the house. By and large, fresh fish doesn’t smell. Mackerel is often viewed as…
Onion and Coriander Burgers
Burgers have gained a bad name over the years, they’ve become the domain of fast food joints, and it is has done them a massive disservice. I love making my own burgers for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is ever so slightly cheaper than buying good quality pre-made burgers. Don’t buy a pack for…
Poached Hake with Duchess Potatoes
Fish is something I didn’t have a massive taste for growing up, and still now, there are some that I love and others that I have less of an appetite for. Hake is from the same family of fish as cod, and has a mild flavour, and goes rather tough if you overdo it, so…
Paprika
The sheer range of ingredients that go into food is impressive, so I thought I’d add some posts about what I have in my pantry. I say pantry, and in days gone by people may well have had dedicated rooms for food, but with convenience shopping we don’t have quite the same need. I’m going…
Roasted Duck in Gem Lettuce with Hoisin
Loads of people have come up with this healthier idea to crispy duck pancakes, and quite simply it is delicious, and more importantly, easy. I roasted some duck legs for an hour in the oven will beautifully crispy. Stripped them, and served them up on gem lettuce leaves with hoisin and spring onions. There are…
Garlic Toast with Proscuitto and Parmesan
This is one of those ‘to keep you going’ snacks, or a light lunch. I used a cast iron ribbed skillet for the toast. Chop and peel a garlic clove and rub the garlic onto the hot skillet. You could use butter or oil, but you only want that garlic edge, not a vampire repellent….
Chorizo & Bacon Risotto
So, I slightly had less food in the fridge than I thought, but risotto is a fantastic way to use up the odds and ends that you have left before you do your next shop! This was extremely rich, you do not need a lot to fill you up. The last risotto post I left was…
A Little Bit Of Home 