Mum’s pork pie


My mum used to make this every once in a while and it tasted the business. She’d always […]

Tags: chorizio, melton mowbray, pork mince, pork pies, pork recipes, and streaky bacon.

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

Prep time: 25 minutes  Cook time: 50 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

Garlic potatoes with rosemary & garlic


This is lovely vegetable accompaniment which goes well with your Sunday roast or a variety of other […]

Tags: garlic, potato dishes, potato recipes, roast potatoes, rosemary, sunday lunch, and sunday roast.

  Cuisines: British, French, Spanish, and USA.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 30 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

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.

Prep time:   Cook time:

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

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

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