The family has fallen in love with this curry….I am even getting my daughter to eat eggplant. First time round she didn’t realise there was even eggplant in the meal. Ingredients 4 shallots (abo...Read More
Kormas are a North Indian Curry. Typically made by marinating the main ingredient, in this case chicken, in yoghurt, nuts and spices like ginger, garlic, chilli, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, coriander ...Read More
This is a quick throw together on a Sunday morning….. Ingredients 1 small onion chopped 1 clove garlic minced 1 rasher bacon chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tin beans with syrup (3 bean or what is in the...Read More
Use your favourite rich shortcrust recipe with the addition of lemon or lime zest or use my gluten free version for this delicious upside down tart. Remember to keep your pastry cold as you work with ...Read More
Gluten free shortcrust pastry is so much easier to work with than when using flour with gluten as you don’t have to worry about over working it. That said, making rich shortcrust is a bit fiddly, du...Read More
There are 2 styles of Okonomiyaki, Osaka (or Kansai) and Hiroshima. Most food stalls and Japanese restaurants serve Osaka style Okonomiyaki where the ingredients (or at least, the cabbage) are mixed t...Read More
Okonomi means ‘whatever you want’ or ‘to one’s liking’ so add any grated or chopped veggies what ever you have available. I have also used prawns instead of pork as a chang...Read More
Sorry for the oxymoron….how do you describe a lasagna with macaroni instead of lasagna sheets? This makes a quick option if you otherwise have to make your own lasagna sheets. So many of you hav...Read More
Béchamel is the base, the white sauce. Adding the cheese makes it a cheese sauce. So when a recipe asks for béchamel be mindful of what is required, a true béchamel or a cheese sauce….I think...Read More