I haven’t posted for a while as I’ve had too many personal distractions. However, the cooking has helped. I’ve put a lot of focus into cooking authentic dishes whilst still cooking ‘westernised recipes’. The ‘authentic’ dishes have a completely different make up and method to the westernised dishes which I find more appealing. Westernised dishes…
Tag: relaxing
Punjabi chickpea curry ❤️
Whilst this dish may sound complicated it really isn’t. Like most dishes, it’s easy to get put off by processes but this dish is so simple to make and so rewarding. I’ve cooked a few different versions of a chickpea curry and most authors offer a slightly different regional take on them, they are all…
Simple…yet stunning chilli con carne ❤️
Well….at the age of 48 as I write this….I’ve just cooked my first chilli con carne from scratch!! I love this dish! Had it so many times over the years but I’ve always stayed away from making it myself. To help me relax I decided to bite the bullet and have a go myself. I…
Ayam Masak Merah – red cooked chicken from Malaysia ❤️
Ayam Masak Merah – ‘red cooked chicken’ from Malaysia ❤️ One of the challenges I enjoy is finding recipes from the books I have to try and utilise left over ingredients I have from previous cooking plus with whatever we have in the fridge! From the curry I cooked at the weekend I have a…
Beef in oyster sauce ❤️🤣
This week has all been about focus. I’ve upped the ante with regards to fitness and working my heart. From Tuesday morning until Friday evening I’ve walked 32 miles (70,000 plus steps) to work and back each day as the weather has changed here in the UK. After doing the exercise daily by the end…
Chicken & banana korma – it will blow your mind !!
Chicken & banana korma !!Yes you read that correctly!! Recipe taken from Nisha Katona’s cookbook called ‘Bold’. The whole books concept is about taking familiar recipes and being ‘Bold’ by stepping outside of the box….it has my name written all over it. I’ve never been one for ‘doing what’s always been done’ or ‘that’s the…
Homemade wild garlic pesto ❤️
As I write this in the middle of April spring is firmly taking its grip. Flowers are looking great as the bulbs are breaking through and the garden & countryside is starting to thrive. We have a brook near to where we live which every year is covered in wild garlic. The smell literally draws…
Simple & easy Pathia ❤️
I’ve blogged before about my love for a pathia. Pathia was my first introduction to Indian food aged 19 from a little restaurant in Coleshill. It’s one of those food memories you’ll never forget. I love this ‘hot, sweet & sour’ dish. A perfect mix of flavours basically created by Kashmiri chill powder, sugar, mango…
I love a Risotto ❤️ Especially when you turn a Sunday roasts leftovers into a beautiful bowl of food ❤️
I’ve made risotto’s for a number of years now. I love the simplicity of the dish, building layers of flavour as you go. I’ve always stuck to a simple method taken from the late great Gary Rhodes, obviously you can’t go wrong what this god-like-genius did! The emphasis around this dish – making the most…
Pan fried salmon & shrimp balti ❤️ – a nice dish to celebrate having fish on Good Friday
I’ve struggled making a balti now for a few year. I’ve just not been able to get the flavoursome thick balti gravy right. This simplified recipe helped me crack it. Really pleased with the outcome. I’ve modified the dish to remove the meat content. Replaced the meat with fish substitutes and swapped the chicken stock…
Home Cooking for everyone. 