Paprika chicken or as it should be called Chicken Paprikash, an authentic Hungarian dish.
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Beer Can Duck
The best duck you will ever taste cooked on a BBQ sat on top of a half-full can of beer!
Beer Can Chicken
The best chicken you will ever taste cooked on a BBQ sat on top of half-full a can of beer!
Roasted Pepper Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Cavolo Nero
This is an absolutely brilliant mid week meal with tasty sausage and dark Cavolo Nero cabbage.
Cheeseburger Pasta
My youngest grandson was staying with me this weekend and said “Grandad, can we make cheeseburger pasta like Mummy makes”? I have never heard of cheeseburger pasta but guessed it was some kind of pasta bake. He is a fussy eater so it had to be tasty but definitely not […]
Grandad’s Gravy
Every roast dinner deserves a really good gravy, it’s just too dry or plain without one!
Cinnamon Baked Pears
These really easy-to-cook cinnamon-baked pears will fill your kitchen with the most beautiful aroma and are melt-in-the-mouth delicious.
Stir-Fried Chicken and Prawns in Green Pepper Sauce
Recently in Gran Canaria, we had an unusual combination of chicken and prawns in a green pepper sauce. But it works!
Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas
You can go down to any British high street and get fish and chips to takeaway. But cook this iconic British meal at home, complete with a side dish of mushy peas.
Sizzling Prawns with Garlic
Simple authentic Spanish sizzling prawns with garlic. This has to be one of the most popular tapas dishes ever.
Hi, I’m Richard aka Grandad
I’m a retired aeronautical engineer living in Tunbridge Wells, England. I love cooking and food history.
My grandchildren said, “Grandad, you ought to share your favourite recipes and histories online”. So here they are!
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