Recipes

Frittata

Frittata is a wonderful thing to make if you have a heap of eggs you need to use. It is also a great picnic food, and travels well – better than quiche as you don’t have to worry about the pastry cracking. There are no rules with frittata really. You […]

bbq corn

Corny

Barbecued corn on the cob is actually one of life’s best things. Trust me. When corn in 3 for a pound (thanks Lidl) who could resist buying three beautiful ears?

coriander pesto

Coriander Pesto

Often herbs come in bunches much larger than you need. What to do with leftover herbage? Knock up a pesto. When made, store in the fridge and use on whatever you like. So far, it’s been a condiment on a bacon breakfast wrap, and tonight methinks it will adorn some […]

Salads

You don’t win friends with salad, until now

“Can you make some salads for the BBQ?” Salads… So many ingredients, so much banal prep for little reward… That’s what ran through my head when asked to make some salads for a Friday night summer BBQ. I promptly sent back a link to the message of The Simpsons clip […]

chilli marmalade

Chilli Marmalade

Being more than a chilli fan, a fiend if you will, how could I resist a bag of Scotch Bonnet chillis reduced to clear for 79p? Giving them to a certain self-proclaimed food genius, this recipe was conceived on a whim and is actually now the official recipe to end […]

Prawn pasta

Prawn Tagliatelle

The picture doesn’t quite do these beauties justice, but they were the biggest prawns I have seen in my life. If you look at the fork, you might get an idea as to how big they are. A simple lunch with high quality ingredients never fails. Sautée some cherry tomatoes […]