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…
Tag: healthy living
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,…
Lemon & coriander chicken 👍
Recipe from Reza Mahammad. Ingredients- 150g yogurt, finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, 2 onions finely chopped, 4-6 tbsp of ghee or oil, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 5 garlic cloves, 2 tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp chilli powder, salt, 900g chicken thighs cut into small cubes, 3 green chillies chopped and 6 tbsp chopped…
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…
Roast chicken – 4 ingredients max !!!
4 basic ingredients to make a chicken so good. chicken, sea salt, ground pepper, olive oil and lemon. Olive oil, then season the bird with sea salt, pepper. Squeeze a lemon over the bird then place inside the cavity. Nothing better that a roast chicken ❤️
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…
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…
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…
Home Cooking for everyone. 