This fusion style recipe for Indo Chinese Chilli Paneer was broadcast on the Saturday before Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. I had never tried cheese cooked this way but the colours looked so appealing and the ingredients were all the type of things I love so I just had […]
A classic roast accompanied with an unusual kale and grapefruit salad
Paprika chicken or as it should be called Chicken Paprikash, an authentic Hungarian dish.
Forestière sauce or wild mushroom sauce is a French classic that goes with almost anything.
A popular Basque recipe of fresh baby squid with caramelised onions and green peppers called ‘chipirones a lo pelayo’.
The best duck you will ever taste cooked on a BBQ sat on top of a half-full can of beer!
Every chicken or duck destined for the barbecue with a beer can partially inserted into its body cavity deserves a good rub before cooking.
The best chicken you will ever taste cooked on a BBQ sat on top of half-full a can of beer!
Poulet à la Forestière, that’s chicken in mushroom sauce to the non-French-speaking world is a classic autumn dish in French kitchens.
During the British summer, living near the south coast of England we catch far more mackerel than we do herring. What would mackerel rollmops taste like?
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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