Pancakes with bacon & blueberries


Many moons ago  I spent a couple of weeks in Canada, visiting a close friend staying in a log […]

Tags: blueberries, breakfast recipes, canada, maple syrup, pancakes, shrove Tuesday, and streaky bacon.

Courses: Breakfast.   Cuisines: British, Canadian, French, and USA.

Prep time: 5 minutes  Cook time: 15 minutes

Lamb rogon josh


This is a very tasty tomato based curry with lots of aromatic spices and not to much heat. The […]

Tags: curry, indian recipes, lamb, rogon josh, and tomatoes.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Chinese, Indian, and Jamaican.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 60 minutes

Crispy roast lamb with pancakes


I’ve always gone nuts about the Peking Duck version of this recipe but this makes a brilliant […]

Tags: chinese 5 spice, Chinese pancakes, chinese recipes, crispy roast duck, and roast lamb.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and Chinese.

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Meat & potato loaf


Again this was a dish I cobbled together, using the remains of a joint of beef, a few spuds […]

Tags: babeque sauce, bat out of hell, leftovers, Meat loaf, roast beef, roastt pork, sunday lunch, and sunday roast.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, French, Italian, and USA.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 1 hour

Sweet & sour pork with pineapple chunks


Forget the Chinese takeaway and have a crack at making this. The preparation is easy and this […]

Tags: belly pork, chinese recipes, star anise, stir fry recipes, and sweet & sour.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and Chinese.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 2 hours

Spaghetti Bolognese


This is one of those recipes which has evolved over the years, becoming equally British, with our […]

Tags: italian, italian recipes. tomato sauce, pasta dishes, spag bole, and spaghetti bolognese.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and Italian.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 45 minutes

Stuffed Belly Pork roasted.


Belly pork has to be for me the best cut on a porker. Not only is it cheap but most importantly […]

Tags: belly pork, roast pork, sage & onion stuffing, sunday lunch, and sunday roast.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Chinese, and French.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 3 hours

Risotto with smoked bacon, roasted squash, peas & green pesto.


To get the best of any Risotto it’s essential to use a medium grain rice like Arborio which […]

Tags: arborio rice, italian, and risotto.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Italian, and Spanish.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 20 minutes

Roast Chicken with all the trimmings


The roast is standard British fare and few things beat the smell of one preparing on a Sunday […]

Tags: chicken, chicken recipes, chicken rissoles, roast chicken, sunday lunch, and sunday roast.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and French.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 90 minutes

Frittata


Frittata is a cross between an omelette or quiche (without the pastry) with whatever left in the […]

Tags: egg recipes, flans, frittata, italian recipes. omelette, and quiche.

Courses: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Italian, and Spanish.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 25 minutes

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