Kung Pao Stir-Fry Chicken and Noodle Bowls – Delicious bowls of noodles with spicy Kung Pao Chicken & Peppers, all made with ease using Lee Kum Kee’s ready-made Kung Pao Chicken Stir-Fry sauce, and on the table in under half an hour. Dinners in a Dash! With schools back in full swing now and with family…
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Maghreb Chicken with Preserved Lemons
A Middle Eastern inspired recipe for spicy, spatchcock roast chicken with preserved lemons, tomatoes, onions and chillies. Serve with couscous or chickpeas. for Summer Dining in the City or the Country Today’s’ recipe for Maghreb Chicken with Preserved Lemons is one of my latest “to go to” dishes this summer…tender chicken with a spice infused crispy…
Rainbow Heirloom Tomato Tart
Rainbow Heirloom Tomato Tart – This beautiful tart is easy to make and would make a stunning centrepiece for any summer buffet table or as part of an elegant picnic. There are only three main ingredients in the tart recipe, which relies on delicious British heirloom tomatoes, onion marmalade and puff pastry. If using non-butter…
Roast Chicken with Grapes and Shallots
Roast Chicken with Grapes and Shallots – This is a simple recipe with very few ingredients but the end result belies how easy it is to make, and results in a rustically elegant dish that would grace any dinner party table, as well as a simple Sunday lunch for all the family. My wine pairing…
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey – One cold but sunny morning, I set off to Anglesey, just an hour from where I live in North Wales, to visit Halen Môn Sea Salt Saltcote, for a private behind-the-scenes tour and a salt tasting experience. Today’s post is an overview of my…
Leek & Chicken Casserole with Baked Dumplings
Welsh Leek & Chicken Casserole with Baked Herb Dumplings – Using locally sourced ingredients with provenance, this recipe is a real winter warmer, and would be perfect for any family supper to celebrate St David’s Day. Organic Welsh chicken is paired with locally grown Welsh leeks and shallots, which is cooked in a rich chicken…
Welsh Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew)
Welsh Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew) – Cawl is often seen as being the national dish of Wales, my recipe is based on a traditional Welsh recipe for Cawl, but uses lamb steaks in place of a lamb joint, as was commonly used in times gone by. A bowl of cawl is usually accompanied by…
Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips
This recipe for Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips is extremely easy to prepare and cook, and makes a delicious midweek family supper dish, especially when served with fresh salad. The minced beef and pepper mixture can be cooked beforehand, making the dish even easier to assemble before you want to cook it. NB: Popchips…
Baked Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken Curry
Baked Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken Curry – This delicious Indo-Chinese chilli chicken dish sits half way between a curry and a stir-fry, but it baked for a healthy alternative with no extra oil added. It tastes like an authentic Chinese chilli chicken or curry dish, one that you might enjoy in a high-end Chinese restaurant, and…
Beef Collops for Collop Monday
Beef Collops for Collop Monday – An easy and delectable historical recipe that would have been served on Collop Monday, in the week preceding Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Slices of beef are simmered in a rich beef stock and wine sauce before being served with fried bread, a pre-Lenten dish from many years ago….
Velouté de Noël
Velouté de Noël – This rich, thick and creamy soup hides a secret, it’s made with a selection of cooked festive vegetables that are left over after Christmas dinner; roast parsnips, potatoes, carrots & sprouts are whizzed up in a Vitamix Ascent blender, on the soup setting, resulting in a hot, creamy Velouté soup in…
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie – A delectable and hearty pie which is perfect for a cosy Christmas Eve fireside supper, especially when served with a glass of chilled Provence Rosé wine. with Provence Wines UK It’s finally here! It’s Christmas Eve and it’s time for me, at least, to put down…
Parsnip, Potato & Sprouts Cheese Gratin
Parsnip, Potato & Sprouts Cheese Gratin – Using Christmas Day lunch leftovers for Boxing Day Brunch, this tasty recipe is easy to make and can be adapted to whatever veggies you have to hand. with Primula Cheese I don’t know about you, but I remember Primula cheese with much affection, as it was used in…
Smoky Chorizo and Butter Bean Hot Pot
Smoky Chorizo and Butter Bean Hot Pot – An easy, hearty and comforting dish that uses handy store cupboard and pantry ingredients, such as tinned tomatoes and tinned beans. Love Canned Food Winter arrived over the weekend, with sugar-fine snow coating the hills and high ground in the North and the North West of the…
Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau Ynys Môn)
Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau Ynys Môn) – This classic Welsh recipe of mashed potatoes with leeks & hard boiled eggs, is baked in a cheese sauce with a crisp crumb topping, and makes a thrifty and tasty midweek supper dish for all the family. with Co-Op Irresistible Mashing Potatoes Today’s recipe is a classic, Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau…