Thai Weeping Tiger Beef Salad with Hereford Beef
Make this Thai Weeping Tiger Beef Salad for a delicious low carb meal, using dry-aged steak from Hereford Beef and some zingy Thai flavours. It’s quick and easy and everyone will love it.
Muhammara Red Pepper and Walnut Dip recipe
One of the great joys of travelling is to discover new cuisines and unique ingredients. On my trips to Dubai, I discovered Muhammara, this amazing vibrant red spicy dip amongst the hundreds of dishes on offer at one of the elaborate Friday Brunches that goes on for hours. Muhammara – a vibrant Levantine dip I…
Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread Biscuits Recipe
Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread biscuits are spicy and crunchy and very easy to make. You can decorate them with some piped icing and even make them into decorations for you Christmas tree.
Christmas Food and Drink Ideas
Christmas Lunch can be really stressful, especially if you are the one hosting. You have to do the shopping, the cooking, tasting and buying the wines and champagne, buying the decorations, place settings, name cards and plan the games and entertainment too. There are lots of ways to reduce the stress by some careful planning,…
Homemade pesto recipe
Pesto is a really versatile sauce and not just good for pasta. You can use pesto to jazz up some simple steamed or roasted vegetables or add a spoonful into a bowl of soup to add an extra level of flavour. The combination of the aromatic herbs and the umami tanginess of parmesan cheese makes…
How to make choux pastry swans
Inspired by all the baking going on in Bake Off, I really wanted to get baking again, specifically to make some choux pastry swans which is also sometimes called cream puff swans. I’ve only made choux pastry a couple of times before, just to make eclairs and cream puffs. The last time, I was guided…
Slow Cooker Braised Pork Belly
This very simple Chinese Slow Cooker Braised Pork Belly dish is a family favourite and especially good for those big family dinners. It’s a simple, one pot recipe that anyone can do. Try it, recipe here.
Chakalaka Recipe A South African Condiment
Chakala is a sweet and spicy vegetable relish that is really popular in South Africa. Sometimes called Soweto chilli as it originates from the townships there. Originally, it was made as a quick meal to go with pap. Today, it is eaten with barbecue meats at a Brai or just as a side condiment. We…
Easy Tandoori Salmon recipe
This Tandoori Salmon recipe is really simple to cook, using ingredients that you have in your larder. Using fillets of salmon, this is a very quick meal to cook too. Perfect for a mid- week supper in 30 minutes.