A collection of recipes from great British classics to Spanish tapas and beyond. You will find something for everyone, enjoy!
Recipes
Courgette Alternative Pasta
A recipe for a vegetable alternative to rice and pasta, which will help you to cut down on your carbohydrate portion sizes – if you need to – as well as adding to your five a day:
Cantonese Style Pan Fried Chicken Thighs (煎雞扒)
This great recipe for Cantonese style pan fried chicken thighs from Made with Lau is easy and absolutely delicious. it’s quick to cook and the oyster and soy sauce based marinade gives a nice depth of flavour. Serve with steamed rice, fried rice or noodles for a satisfying meal ready […]
Parsley Sauce
This is the British version of parsley sauce rather like the French Sorrel sauce. It goes great with fish, chicken or pork. Make this sauce with really fresh parsley and it tastes amazing.
British Chips – Chip Shop Style
A British classic, chip shop style chips have a slightly crisp pale exterior with a lovely fluffy interior.
Mushroom Risotto
Unlike paella, a risotto needs constant stirring, it’s all about knowing what the risotto rice needs and when it needs it. Patience is a virtue so they say and a good risotto needs a good stock and plenty of patience. With practice you can develop an easy style of stirring […]
Homemade Jalfrezi Curry Paste
Shop bought ready made curry pastes are ok but you can’t beat homemade. My homemade jalfrezi curry paste is spicy enough with rich flavours and a little heat but you can adjust the amount of chilli to your taste. It’s quick and easy and the flavours from the toasted spices […]
Grandad’s Little White Loaf
Home Baked Bread There is nothing like the smell of fresh home-baked bread straight out of the oven. There are a lot of recipes out there for large family size loaves but I needed one to make a small 1 lb loaf which won’t go stale before I can eat […]
Tomato Pasta with Cavolo Nero
This simple dish is absolutely packed with the flavours and goodness of fresh cherry tomatoes and kale, both superfoods bursting with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Nathan Outlaw’s One-pot Roast Chicken
An easy to make Mediterranean style chicken and chorizo traybake with a touch of lemon and chilli.
Make this recipe with your older grandchildren, they will enjoy making it as much as they do eating it!
