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Queso (Mexican Cheese Dip)
This is a next level dip. Thick, cheesy and a nice level of spice. Glorious with tortilla chips. Ingredients 225g fresh Cheddar cheese,...
Jun 29, 2020


Caper Vinaigrette
Wanted a nice vinaigrette for a green salad, had excess capers. Also just found out how to spell vinaigrette. Ingredients 1 1⁄2 tsp...
Jun 15, 2020


Lamb Chops with Herb Caper Sauce
I made a lot of potatoes with these as let's face it, whilst delicious, lamb chops do not provide meat in bulk. Ingredients 4 lamb chops...
Jun 15, 2020


Creamy Mushroom Sauce
A slightly milder steak sauce for times when you don't want too much kick. To be honest I would eat this on toast. Or on its own. Side...
Jun 15, 2020


Egg Fried Rice
Be careful when pre-cooking the rice. Do it early enough for it to cool down but not too early or it will turn crispy. Unless you like...
Jun 11, 2020


Soft Noodles with Beansprouts
As a side rather than a full chow mein. Ingredients 2 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp oyster sauce Egg noodles 1...
Jun 11, 2020


Mozzarella Onion Rings
I am posting these pictures with a sense of shame as it looks like these were made by a one handed raccoon, but the recipe is great! If I...
Jun 8, 2020


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


Crushed Roasted New Potatoes
No peeling, easy win. Ingredients Baby new potatoes 3 tbsp olive oil 1½ teaspoons sea salt flakes Method Boil the potatoes until tender....
Jun 6, 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


Macaroni Salad
When you bulk bought macaroni to make mac and cheese and have a tonne left..... This is a great alternative salad for BBQs. Ingredients...
Jun 4, 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


Macaroni cheese
Goes with everything, even just on it's own. Gotta love Mac & Cheese! Note, the final serving in my pictures is a bit dry because I...
Jun 1, 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


Mr T's Go at Aligot - Alixgot (sorry)!
On our trip to Paris by far the most memorable thing for Alix was the aligot so he decided to recreate it at home. He faced a few issues,...
May 11, 2020
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