Greek style squid with chrorizo grilled roast pepper & spinnach


This is a cheeky dish which takes no time to prepare and teleports you to that beachside Taverna. […]

Tags: cephalopod, fried squid, greek recipes, grilled peppers, salt and pepper squid, and squid.

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

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 5 minutes

Vegan lunch spread


Had my nephews round for lunch to watch the football. Two of them are vegans so I conjured up what […]

Tags: beans, legumes, mixed bean salad, nuts, pearl barley, pulses, seeds, spelt, split peas, vegan, and vegetarian recipes.

Courses: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: African, British, Burmese, Canadian, French, Italian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Spanish, and USA.

Prep time: 15 minutes  Cook time: 45 minutes

Mussels & chorizo in tomato sauce


I’m all for buying a kilo of mussels but you just end up wasting half of them if you are […]

Tags: belgium recipes, fish, french recipes, molluscs, moules, moules mariniere, and shellfish.

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

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 10 minutes

Fish curry Caribbean style


I was lucky to have visited Barbados a few years back and hanged out in Oistins a famous eating […]

Tags: barbados, caribbean, fish recipes, flying fish, jamaica, Jamaican, and oistins.

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

Prep time: 15 minutes  Cook time: 30 minutes

Fulham mess


This might look like a pigs ear of a breakfast but I kid you not it will set you up for the day. […]

Tags: 5 a day, breakfast, energy bar, Eton mess, fruit, fulham mess, and healthy.

Courses: Breakfast and Pudding.   Cuisines: British.

Prep time: 5 minutes  Cook time: 0 minutes

Pasta Carbonara


There is an ongoing argument that this dish should not have cream in it, but if you’ve got […]

Tags: bacon lardons, Italian recipes, pasta dishes, and spaghetti carbonara.

  Cuisines: British and Italian.

Prep time: 5 minutes  Cook time: 20 minutes

Roast carrots with coriander seeds, mandarins & garlic


Boiled carrots can be such a let down, so with the festive season nearly upon us this recipe […]

Tags: blanching, carrots, christmas, mandarins, side order, sunday lunch, sunday roast, vegetables, and xmas.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, French, and Indian.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 20 minutes

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

Blackberry & pureed apple crumble


Autumn is the season of the blackberry and its bounty time for picking or grabbing a bargain in […]

Tags: blackberry & apple, crumble, pudding, puddings, rhubarb crumble, and sweets.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Pudding, and Tea.   Cuisines: British, French, and USA.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 35 minutes

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

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