I hate wasting food. I had some tandoori mix left in the fridge which had been marinating for 24 hours. This only had a few pieces of chicken in so I added mushrooms and red peppers to the mix and coated everything with the amazing flavour mix. This mix was allowed to sit for 30…
Category: escapism
Chicken Rezala – the perfect Sunday afternoon chill out dish 👍
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…
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…
Saag Paneer ❤️
My go to dish. For many reasons. Firstly, it’s a very very tasty dish, a wonderful combination of beautiful basic ingredients. Secondly, a very healthy dish. Full of iron due to the spinach content and the beautiful paneer cheese. Thirdly, such a economic dish. This would feed 3/4 adults for under £3. Yes £3!! Unreal,…
Perfect roasties & gravy bring back memories ❤️
I love roast potatoes. If I had my way I’d eat them everyday. Nothing better than having a flavoursome roast potato with rosemary to make everything better. Especially when the rosemary and potatoes are from your own garden!! I usually finish the cooking with the rosemary, lovingly placing the rosemary in between the potatoes 15…
Chilli pork with udon noodles ❤️
I had a packet of belly pork left over, I used the same method of marinating the pork for the chilli pork bunny chow but did the marinade for 24 hours. Again, slow cooked for 2 hours to make this amazing sticky pork mix. I then stir fried garlic, peppers, red onion, and mushrooms. I…
Chilli pork bunny chow ❤️
This my social media friends was the perfect dish to put on to cook on a lazy Saturday afternoon ready for England’s game v’s Ukraine. Pork marinade – 2 bay leaves, 8 black peppercorns, 2 tbsp of garlic and ginger paste, 4 tbsp of honey, 3 tbsp of dark soy, 2 tsp of salt, 1…
Ceviche of sea bass – summer on a plate ❤️
This recipe was taken from Rick Steins – Road to Mexico cook book from his popular tv series. Everything I love on a plate. Sea bass, cooked and cooled King Prawns, tomato, shallots, lime juice, avocado, coriander. As simple as that!!!! All diced into small cubes of pleasure. What a dish when the weather is…
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…
Home Cooking for everyone. 