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Blue Cheese & Avocado Dip
The recipe I used for this had a lovely vibrant green dip pictured, looking a lot like guacamole. I didn't get that. Tasted great...
Jun 8, 2020


Grilled Parmesan Broccoli
I grill this due to most of my other recipe being for roasting or frying. You could, however, do that instead. The main point is to...
Jun 6, 2020


Butter-Braised Cabbage
This is a nice dish to switch up your Sunday roast veg. Yes mum - another one full of butter! People don't need a recipe for salad...
Jun 2, 2020


Balls! Well, Balsamic Pearls
Not a recipe but I just bought these and they are fantastic! Also fun. These are little pearls of balsamic vinegar which are great for...
Jun 1, 2020

Carbonara
My absolute favourite food! I have tried many, many recipes and this is my favourite way to make it. Quantities are approximate - it's a...
May 29, 2020

Chorizo carbonara
Third version lucky on this one! Surprisingly ease to ruin. I found a recipe for chorizo carbonara which differed a lot from the way I...
May 28, 2020


Chicken and sweetcorn soup – just like a take away!
UPDATE! I read somewhere that creamed sweetcorn makes a difference in this. I've always used standard so I gave it a go. Game changing!...
May 22, 2020


Potato Salad
I love making this for BBQs. Some of it even makes it to the table. I don't believe in complex recipes for potato salad with yogurt and...
May 20, 2020


Coleslaw
An easy one but I love homemade coleslaw - ideally home made by a deli but in present times you just have to grate the carrots yourself!...
May 18, 2020


Roasted Butterflied Tiger Prawns in Garlic Butter
A fairly simple starter or makes a nice main course when served with with bread/garlic bread. Ingredients Raw, shell-on large tiger...
May 15, 2020


Turkish-Style Rice Pilaf With Orzo
We eat out at a lot of Greek and Turkish restaurants and I always love the rice. This is a really good home version. Ingredients 1...
May 5, 2020


Big Mac Sauce - The Experiment
I recently took a range of Big Mac Sauce recipes from across the internet and made them all to compare. I found a definite winner..... I...
May 5, 2020


Butter Herb Rice
This is an extremely simple rice with ingredients you probably have in already. Whilst it sounds basic it’s really tasty. Ingredients 1...
May 5, 2020


Thai Scented Pea Puree
This is something I tried for a special occasion to go with scallops on chorizo and it is so tasty! It would go with lots of other...
May 2, 2020


Garlic Sauce (not mayo)
How to make the garlic sauce you find in North East takeaways. Goes well with Parmos. In its natural habitat...... This is not an...
Apr 30, 2020


The Teesside Parmo
Until I moved away from the North East I didn't realise that most of the country is missing out on this chickeny cheesey treat. First, a...
Apr 24, 2020


McDonald's Style Breakfast Muffins
These are really close to the really thing and can be batch made and cooked from frozen. Muffins generally come in packs of 4 or 6 so...
Mar 27, 2020
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