A while back you may remember me talking about how my thai yellow soup came into being. This is the very recipe where that chilli mishap occurred. You see, my beloved Elly is not a big fan of “spicy” food so I was trying to create a thai curry that she would at least like, [...]

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; 1 whole chicken, best quality you can afford 30g butter, softened Mixed herbs, finely chopped (should give approx 1 handful when chopped) 1 lemon, zested and cut in half. Zest finely diced Coppa di Parma (or Parma ham) Root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, onions) Potatoes Heat your oven to 180 C. This is a beautiful [...]

Ingredients; 5 oz butter, chopped into chunks 5 Mars bars, chopped into roughly 1cm slices 5 mugs of Rice Krispies 500g Chocolate (mix of dark & milk) Line a large baking tin with overlapping pieces of clingfilm, ensuring that all parts of the interior are covered. Place the butter and sliced Mars bars in a [...]

Ingredients; Extra virgin olive oil Balsamic vinegar Salt Pepper French mustard Vinaigrette dressings are very quick and simple to make and this recipe is a good “standard” dressing to learn. It’s ridiculously easy and quick to make and if you store it in the fridge will keep for about a month. The secret of a [...]