Do you think people like us cook because we want to be loved? I was wondering about this as I packed up a whole dinner of Slow roast Lamb, Roast Cauliflower & Walnut with Pomegranate, a Pumpkin grilled Haloumi and Pepita salad and some feta mashed potato, all packed up with perfect bowls and condiments to…
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One Pot Mushroom Chicken with porcini for a quick dinner
Porcini mushrooms will have you craving this One Pot Mushroom Chicken. It is a little bit creamy and comforting and it’s made in just one pot. You can get Porcini mushrooms at any good grocery store, and I promise you will be very happy you did. This easy dish is loved by all. I want…
One Pot Sweet Chilli Lime Chicken
Try this Sweet Chilli Lime Chicken for dinner. Takes just 15 minutes I stepped back after my handy work and looked at him from a couple of steps away. If I could run believe me I would have. My partner and I had been travelling around South America for six months and we needed a…
One pot African Chicken, Spinach and Peanuts
This rich and delicious one pot African chicken dish has everything you’ll need for a tasty warming dinner baked in the oven. I have used whole chicken on the bone, it has more flavour and stays juicy. But you could use boneless thighs too. The dishes drive me crazy. Yes, everyone has them, but we…
Parmesan Chicken Balls & Green Sauce. How to disguise a vegetable
Parmesan Chicken Balls & Green Sauce is how I sell this fun green dish to those that have no commitment to vegetables. It’s a bit like Green Eggs and Ham, only better. It’s How to disguise a vegetable. You really should eat some vegetables or fruit today Skater (now wanting to be known as Jay-…
Fried Whiting Smoked Eggplant and Caperberries
This Fried Whiting with smoked Eggplant is a treat in anyone’s country I started off the day standing in the line at the fish market talking to the lady beside me. She was from the Croatian Coast near Dubrovnik and she just happened to be buying Whiting to fry. This took me back to boat…
Easy Hot Water Crust for Pies
How to make Hot Water Crust for Pies It’s cold in the Southern Hemisphere, forgive us if this recipe is not suitable for your current balmy summer evenings, somewhere else. It maybe one to keep for colder times. Although there is no end of pasta at my house (Skaters choice/ teenager) a pie is always…
Slow cooked Lamb with Black Tahini and Quinoa Salad
Slow Cooked Lamb with Black Tahini and Quinoa Salad Aw, if you know me you will know that if you show me Black or Purple in anything I am likely to buy it. That’s what happened with this Tahini. I thought I had seen a lot of ingredients in my time but apparently there are still some…
Lamb with Pistachio Green Olive Tabouli plus Croatia
I know that it seems like a lot to say, ” Lamb with Pistachio Green Olive Tabouli, Creamed Cauliflower “, but believe me, it is surprisingly simple to make. One thing in this life that is not simple however, is locking a tent. Why on earth would this be necessary? Is probably a question you might…
Lamb Tahini Beetroot Dressing & Sumatra
Lamb Tahini Beetroot Dressing is a pretty simple but really is very delicious. Juicy steaks and a tabouli style salad make this something you need to try for dinner or your next BBQ it’s as good as it looks, the recipe is after a peak at Sumatra. I am not sure when I fell asleep…
Coca Cola Quail with Snow peas
Coca Cola Quail is made with Coca Cola. I use left over bottles after visitors because it makes THE best sweet and sour. Give it a go. Coca Cola Quail. Coca Cola Sweet and Sour Quails , they are rather delicious. Seems people avoid them a bit because they have lots of bones and I suppose some people may…
Braised Pork Belly, Black Vinegar and Asian Slaw & Sumatra
Easy delicious all in one pot Braised Pork Belly
Spatchcock, Coconut, Lemon & Quinoa.
Spatchcock, Coconut, Lemon & Quinoa is a easy and so very delicious. Full of zesty herbs, and dressing. I have been working on a couple of recipes for summer. I love this one so much we are ditching the Turkey this year in favour of these little fellas that cook quickly and work a treat…