Ingredients; 200g Tomatoes 100g Onion, diced 1 x Garlic, Chopped 100g Green Pepper 100g Red Pepper 50ml Olive oil A good pinch of “Herbs de Provence” 200g Courgette 200g Aubergine a good pinch of chopped Parsley Salt and Pepper to taste First, we peel the tomatoes using the “blanch and refresh” method. Get a large [...]

400g Potato Salt Pepper 50g butter Peel and wash the potatoes, then place them in salted water and bring to the boil and simmer for a minute. Drain the water and allow them to cool. Next shred the potatoes, using a grater, into a large bowl. Heat the butter in a saucepan until it melts [...]

It’s National Gut week in the UK this week (23rd – 29th August). It’s an annual campaign that aims to help people understand the importance of good digestive health by providing free information and advice on how to achieve a healthy gut. Which seems like a good idea that we don’t have an equivalent to [...]

Ingredients; 225g spaghetti nero (or your favourite dried pasta) 120g of streaky bacon 1 onion Half a dried chipotle chilli 400g can of chopped tomatoes Olive oil Salt Pepper Worcestershire Sauce Some chopped parsley and freshly grated parmesan (or pecorino) for garnish Serves 3 My thanks to Kat, who mentioned this as one of her [...]

Ingredients; Rack of Irish pork, approx 5lbs in weight (can be cut in 2 if you prefer) 2 onions 3 carrots 3 parsnips 3 sticks of celery Dried rosemary Salt & pepper Olive oil 2 packets Roma boil in the bag couscous (or substitute 250g other couscous) Serves 4 Heat your oven to 180C. Peel [...]