beef

Boeuf Bourguignon

Beef and Ginger Noodle Soup

Beef Goulash

Steak with a Peppercorn, Mushroom, and Brandy Sauce

Chilli Beef Ramen Soup

Stir-fried beef in oyster sauce with asparagus & edemame

Guacamole Toast

As this blog is supposed to be about cooking, I thought I should focus on a recipe rather than jump to my usual rationale for being silent on LTK. Spoiler alert: excuses for my disappearing act follow below ;o) I wanted to have a stab at something so ubiquitous is is hard not to acknowledge…

Thai‑Style Prawn & Pineapple Egg Fried Rice

This Thai‑Style Prawn & Pineapple Egg Fried Rice instantly takes us back to some of the most memorable meals from our travels. Marlini and I first encountered truly fragrant – and unapologetically fiery – versions of this dish while staying in Krabi, Thailand, in 2018. Served straight from well‑worn woks and piled into hollowed‑out pineapple…

Fennel, orange and anchovy salad

Nearly five weeks to the day, I did what I try and do every time a birthday comes around – (OK, this year I admit, as a leap year, it wasn’t a real one) – escape the cold, wet and bleak February weather and exchange it for winter sun. One destination neither my far…

Chunky Chips with Herbs and Balsamic Vinegar

Anyone reading this right now must be thinking that I have either become bone idle, or am totally exhausted in the ideas camp. I mean. Really, ‘chips’? Surely these typically arrive on plate from two sources – the local chippy, or from some bag of processed delights which live in the freezer. I have spent…