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spicy sausage and roasted vegetable pasta

Spatchcock Poussin with Lemon, garlic and Parma ham

Beef and Ginger Noodle Soup

Prawn, chilli, vodka, and rocket linguine

Chicken livers in brandy with spinach and romaine salad

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

Chimichurri Tuna Melt Panini

My approach to cooking is most definitely liberal – then again I would extend that statement to much of life in general. Whilst there are times that I will follow instructions to the letter (I do enjoy reading a product manual more than the average Joe), there is many the occasion that I will not…

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

I would be first to admit that whipping up a vegetarian dish is far from my normal for a Sunday lunch. Then again, lunch on Christmas Day 2017 ended up to be meat-free – our Organic and Halal beef supplier provided a joint which had aged far longer than anything I had encountered in my…

Black Olive and Herb Bread

Happy New Year to you all. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, is the pseudo-promise to give up tons of the vices I enjoy, climb Everest, donate an organ, volunteer.. in reality I know myself far too well. I am not going to try and commit to things which are, let’s face it, never…

French Country Apple Pie

The first time I made this dessert was in 1992, and after a 22 year hiatus, I decided to give it a go again last weekend. Surprisingly, I remember my very first attempt with great clarity. I was 16 years old, had recently finished GCSE exams and invited some friends over for a meal when…