Archive | Recipes

26 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Chef Pépin – Deboning a Chicken Galantine Ballotine

I regularly watch foodie videos and have just stumbled across an absolutely awesome video of one of the great French masters, Pépin that I just had to post! I just wish I could de-bone a chicken as quickly and neatly as that…

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30 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Linguini with Tomatoes and Chunky Vegetables

I’ve never been good with purely vegetarian dishes — I always want to add a bit of meat for texture and flavour!  However in an attempt to reduce my meat intake I knocked together this tasty, filling and more importantly healthy dish in under 15 minutes last night and more importantly I didn’t miss the meat [...]

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23 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Roast Chicken and Mediterranean Veg!

This has got to be one of my favourite types of recipes.  Simply chuck things into an oven proof dish, bung in the oven and serve with loads of rice and french bread! There is no measuring, no weighing and virtually no stress – even those who profess to be unable to cook can make [...]

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30 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Beer Batter Recipe (for onion rings, mushrooms etc…)

Summers here!  It’s BBQ time and some of my favourite side dishes are deep fried (sorry mother!) There’s nothing like some crunchy beer battered onion rings or mushrooms, washed down with a bottle of ice cold Bud or a nice glass of Pinot so without further ado, here’s how to magic them together… To make [...]

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