lasagna is a typical Italian dish, it has many variations even in the same regions there can be big differences. I’ve developed my own over the years as I like the northern style with plenty of Béchamel sauce while also liking the simple tomato based meat sauces of the southern regions. This recipe combines the [...]

Ingredients; Rib of beef 3 carrots 2 sticks of celery 1 leek 1 onion 2 sticks of rosemary picked and finely chopped Salt Oil Beef Stock Season the joint with salt, then peel and roughly chop the veg and place in the bottom of the roasting tray to act as a trivet. Drizzle some good [...]

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 [...]

Ingredients; 500g lean ground beef 1 large red onion, finely diced 2 slices of bread, made into breadcrumbs Large handful of fresh rosemary, finely chopped Large handful of fresh basil, finely chopped 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds 1 pinch of cumin seeds 2 tablespoons dried oregano Salt Pepper 1 egg 1 teaspoon of smooth French [...]

Ingredients; 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered 10 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 fresh chillies, stalks and seeds removed Olive oil 10 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves picked 10 sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves picked Small bunch of fresh coriander 10 bay leaves 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 2 tablespoons smoked paprika [...]