I returned home from work on Wednesday 12th May to find a large parcel in the kitchen addressed to me. Within this parcel was a selection of pies which you automatically knew took pie making to another level. In life we have people that leave an impact on you. Within my work place I have…
Category: creating memories
Food is all about making memories – Chicken pathia
Food memories are valuable memories to us all. If we all take a moment most of our fondest memories revolve around a gathering of friends / families to share an occasion. Food is not just food….it’s an experience. I love making this dish. I’ve only made it a few times but each time I’ve nailed…
Chinese chicken curry ‘fake away’ – the dish that started it all off !!
Love this dish. The dish the gave me the ‘eureka’ moment I needed to understand spices, flavours and how simple cooking can be. Everyone loves a curry from the local Chinese takeaway right??? If so, please feel free to have a go and you’ll realise how simple it really is. Full of flavour and you…
My food hero Rick Stein ❤️
This week I’ve been reminded of my love affair for Cornwall, food & Rick Stein. I discovered a podcast interview with Jack Stein done by an Australian chef called Gary Mehigan. Jumped in the bath, started the podcast, an hour and 6 minutes later sitting in cold water it had finished. The time flew by…
Fried Chicken Lollipops 👍
Simple, delicious, these chicken lollipops take chicken drumsticks to another level. Once again, the secret is all about the marinade. Doing this recipe does require a little patience due to knife skills. Firstly, trim up your drumsticks by cutting the tendon with sharp scissors then peel back the skin then tidy up the meat. To…
Amazing BUTTER CHICKEN 👌
As lockdown starts to ease we received an invite to visit friends which we’ve not seen since September 2020. Plans were made to sit in their garden and have a good old catch up whilst the boys all had a good runaround. Now, it would be very rude of me to turn up empty handed….
Tandoori chicken – soooo good ❤️
The cooking is simple, the ingredients are simple to put together, why would you not want to create your own restaurant quality tandoori chicken??? Before I get on….a very simple tip – I use a skewer to cook above a dish to allow the hot air to circulate the meat like a tandoor oven. The…
Easter Sunday Lamb ❤️
Simple, magical and a delight to eat. Can anything beat lamb for a Sunday dinner ?? Such a shame it’s so expensive. We hardly have it due to the cost but to sit down as a family on Easter Sunday with an amazing Sunday roast is just something you just can’t put a price on!!…