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Chilli con carne with Shiitake mushrooms

Baked Whole Sea Bass with Mediterranean Vegetables

Prawn Linguine with Chilli Pesto

Chicken Sausage Toad in the Hole with Chilli and Onion

Spanish Tortilla Omelette with Chilli, Thyme, and Garlic

Chilli Tomato and Prawn Cuttlefish Ink Fettuccine

How to Defrost Frozen Prawns

It is very common that I have not planned in advance what I am about to cook when I get home from work, resulting in scrambling together what to have to shove down my gullet. In most instances I decide what I could based on the ingredients I have, rather than buy ingredients for a…

Blueberry Pancakes with Mint, Honey, and Greek Yoghurt

As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But after seven years, I felt it was time to revisit my original Blueberry Pancake Recipe. While the original still holds up, a couple of things have changed that made an update worthwhile.First, I upgraded to a non-stick crêpe pan, as my trusty old Circulon was…

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

I would love to claim to be a superfood guru who would wilfully substitute red wine for broccoli juice and live off sprouted mung beans for sustenance. That is not a realistic projection. That does not mean for a moment that there are not certain foods often labelled ‘super’ which I do not thoroughly enjoy…

Chicken livers in brandy with spinach and romaine salad

Twenty years ago, almost to the day, I made the most spontaneous decision in my life… I accepted a job in a town I had never heard of in a country I could just about pin on a map. Following what was a bad choice of University, I was encouraged by my very supportive folks…