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Mushroom Soup
I love mushroom soup in the winter served with warm crusty bread. Ingredients 2 onions, finely sliced 60g butter 2 cloves garlic, minced...
May 25, 2020


Takeaway Style Chicken Chow Mein
Part 1 of 2 chow meins. A friend has sent me an amazing sounding recipe for chow mein but I don't currently have all the ingredients I...
May 22, 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


Freezing Foods
Not a recipe, just my musings on freezing ingredients. The great lock down of 2020 made me super aware of not wasting food. It also...
May 19, 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


Rice Pudding
Sunday today so I decided to make a homely recipe that reminds me of my childhood. I didn't think there was enough rice to liquid in this...
May 17, 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


Chicken Kievs - a Facebook Experiment
This isn't a recipe, it's a thing we saw on Facebook which actually worked! No judgement. So we saw a post on Facebook suggesting that...
May 15, 2020


Pasta Omelette (yes, really!)
This is a very odd recipe that I created for Alix because, when hungover, he craves pasta for breakfast. I can't be making bolognese at...
May 14, 2020


Creamy Tequila Chicken Pasta
Got this one from http://twochubbycubs.com/ who I'm a little bit obsessed with. Originally a slimming world recipe but I've put some...
May 13, 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


Doner Kebab
Barely a recipe but definitely worth a share. This is a seasoning I bought to try and it really is very good. Not exactly like the real...
May 11, 2020


Creamy Brie & Mushroom Sauce
If you like a cheese sauce but don’t want to go the full blue route this is ideal. I make it in advance and just reheat when I'm ready....
May 11, 2020


Diane-ish sauce
This is a sauce that I have adapted so much over the years that I'm not sure what it was to start with. I think it was Diane. It's a...
May 11, 2020


Baked chorizo orzo with hake
I wanted to make Hake, after I had it in a restaurant (Fat Badger, Harrogate - recommended) and this recipe appealed because it's a one...
May 6, 2020


Chocolate Orange Crème Brulee
I don't really make dessert but if I did have people round this is my go to. I think it's the blow torch that appeals. You can make...
May 5, 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
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