This recipe takes me right back to my childhood, my mum used to make a very similar dish and I had completely forgotten about it until I was reminded about it in college last (academic) year. It came up in one of our practical cookery classes and since then I have experimented with it several [...]

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; 340g plain flour 5g salt 5g bicarbonate of soda 290ml buttermilk Preheat the oven to 200C. Sieve the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl and stir. Make a well and pour in the buttermilk, then mix quickly to make a dough. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, [...]

Ingredients; 400g Potatoes, peeled Melted Butter Salt Pepper Serves 2 These are fairly easy to make and a great alternative to mash or baked potatoes. They do need a bit more effort though, not much, so let’s not think about it and just get started. First you need to peel and wash the potatoes, they [...]

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 [...]