Bacon and onion roly-poly pudding is a classic British family favourite from the 1960s.
A firm favourite in my family, served warm or cold, my wife’s aka Nanny’s bread pudding is the best.
One of my favourite duck recipes, this Thai stir-fry with lime is ready in just 20 minutes. Replace with chicken, if you prefer.
Apple cider vinegar also known as ACV is one of those things I would never be without in my kitchen. Good apple cider vinegar can be quite expensive but using left over apples or scraps means you only pay for the sugar! In addition to the great flavour, apple cider […]
I’m always on the lookout for simple but inspiring recipes for fish. I recently found this recipe for bream cooked in a parcel with a selection of Spanish style ingredients by Angela Boggiano, it’s simple, low calorie but very tasty and I highly recommend it.
Pickled chillies are tangy, sweet, and spicy; perfect for topping a salty pizza or chopping into a creamy coleslaw to add brightness. The leftover chilli-infused brine can also be used as a base for a spicy vinaigrette, so nothing goes to waste!
Why would you want to sterilise jars for all your lovely preserves and pickles? Because a clean sterilised jar is essential to the success and longevity of the jams and preserves you spend a lot of time making. Sterilising is a crucial part of safeguarding to remove any bacteria, yeasts, […]
I get about nine or ten eggs a day from my small flock of chickens which I keep on my allotment. Fresh eggs from free-range hens have lovely golden yolks and are ideal for making pickled eggs.
Famed – and occasionally feared – for its antioxidant-rich deep purple hue – this versatile root veg has long been a British favourite, with its sweet and earthy flavour a staple of many a childhood dinner. Long-lasting, fantastic for leftovers and offering a ton of health benefits, in recent times […]
Nothing beats a roast leg of lamb, properly cooked, blushing pink in the centre for an epic Sunday dinner.
For a show-stopping vegetarian main, try Rick Stein’s recipe for a traditional French confit tomato and aubergine tarte tatin, as seen on BBC2’s Rick Stein’s Secret France in 2019. Making the tarte itself is quick and easy, only taking about 40 minutes. Preparing the confit tomatoes and aubergines takes a […]
The subtle spiciness of blackberries is a perfect match for whisky. Use an affordable blended scotch, which you can tweak by adding in whole, toasted spices (such as cardamom) to infuse This recipe is definitely not for the kids!