After attending our first wedding for I can’t remember how long, taking advantage of the free drinks plus our first night without children for four years I couldn’t think of anything better to do on a Sunday afternoon than chill out in the kitchen whipping up food, making marinades, base sauce for the week and…
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Shawarma Kebabs 👍
This dish was so simple. Again showcasing that marinating meats takes cooking to another flavour level. Ingredients- chicken thighs cubed, 2 tbsp of garlic & ginger paste, 5 tbsp of rapeseed oil, 1 tbsp of ground cumin, 1 tbsp of ground coriander, 1 tsp of allspice, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of turmeric, 1…
Cooking for others ❤️
Having planned a BBQ for friends who sadly we’ve not seen in a while our plans were ruined by the British summertime weather! Plan B. Indoor BBQ with the standard food. However, I’m at my happiest when I’m cooking for others. As well as your ‘standard’ BBQ food I added 3 Indian inspired dishes. British…
Red lentil & vegetable kebabs 👍
Love trying alternatives to meat. Having been a pescatarian for almost 5 years this is a dish I’d never even thought of doing. So simple but amazing!!!! It’s a simple and placing all the ingredients in a bowl, mincing well and frying in rapeseed oil!! That’s it. The hard work is in the prep! Ingredients…
Homemade Piri Piri Chicken ❤️
Really enjoyed making this sauce. I’ve never been to the famous chicken brand eatery but I know this will taste much better. This dishes has two stages. Making the Piri Piri sauce then the amazing marinating stage which allows the chicken to have a flavour party. Ingredients for the sauce – 5tbsp of rapeseed oil,…
Tom Yum Gai Soup (hot & sour chicken soup) exploring Thai flavours. 👍
As I’ve been placed on garden leave from work now is the perfect time to explore some of the cook books I have. This dish is taken from Dan Toombs new – The Curry Guy – Thai book. I thought this dish was stunning. So many great flavours that hit you in different layers. So…
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…
Tandoori whole fish 👍
I will never get bored of marinating. Simple way of taking food to another level with minimal effort. Just takes planning. The beauty of having a good marinade is that you hardly have to do much in the kitchen. The oven does the rest. Ingredients – 1 tbsp of garlic & ginger paste, 4 tbsp…
Authentic chicken handi – perfect Friday night escapism 👍
Terrible week at work. Everyone counting down to the weekend. Even on Thursday morning I was trying to plan a curry for Friday night which wouldn’t be to taxing, a way of shutting off, economical, be able to have a wee drink to leave work behind. Can’t say much more than that in the public…
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…
Home Cooking for everyone. 