Early Summer Prawn and Pea Risotto Recipe Paired with Calem Branco Douro 2018 In winter I make a lot of risotto – it’s the ultimate comfort food, like a savoury rice pudding. Once the sun comes out I’m a little less inclined to stand stirring the pot to make that perfect risotto, but there are […]
Macanese Cuisine – Curried Prawns with Okra
Possibly the Oldest Fusion Cusine in the World. I’ve had a fascination with Macanese food since a very special lunch about a year ago when I met one of Macao’s top chefs and enjoyed an introduction to the City’s cuisine. As UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, Macao is recognised worldwide for its cuisine. But, it’s […]
China: The Cookbook – Review
A Comprehensive and Fascinating Guide to Chinese Home Cuisine – China: The Cookbook I am the sort of cook who tends not to follow recipes. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy reading recipe books, I do. But, for the most part, I improvise a lot (with varying degrees of success). My own recipe […]
Spicy Prawn and Coconut Asian Noodle Bowl – 5:2 Diet Recipe
Spicy Prawn and Coconut Noodle recipe with Coriander and Ginger: Dieting in the summer is so much easier – somehow as the nights close in and the temperature drops, our minds turn to sticky toffee pudding, sausages and mash and delicious calorific food that really doesn’t work on a fast day. But, despair not. There […]
Basic Summer Cooking – Potato Salad
Easy Potato Salad Recipe: Summer is the time of year when no-one really wants to be stuck in the kitchen for too long. Salads that can be made up in advance, like my simple potato salad recipe, are a great way to keep things easy. And, getting the barbecue going is another way to enjoy […]
5:2 Diet Fast Day Favourites – Cauliflower Rice
Coriander and Ginger Cauliflower Rice with Garlic Chilli Prawns recipe for 5:2 Diet Fast Day: There are certain 5:2 diet recipes that are doing the rounds at the moment. We all try to find ways to enjoy our 5:2 diet fast day meals. Some of the ideas I’ve seen around include all sorts of things […]
Back on the 5:2 Diet Wagon: Recipes for the 5:2 Diet
Adapting Favourite Recipes for the 5:2 diet – Low Calorie Options: When I cook something that I enjoy these days, I generally try to work out whether or not it could be adjusted for the 5:2 diet. And, as you may remember, I recently had a go at making Tonia Buxton’s Prawns with Feta, using […]
5:2 Diet Tips
5-2 Diet Tips – Eat Well and Cook Less? OK, a guilty little secret about me and the 5-2 fast diet. I enjoy cooking on 5-2 diet fast days. Maybe a masochistic tendency, maybe just wanting to keep busy. But like everyone there are days when I simply don’t have time to make home-made soups. […]
Tomato Salad with Garlic Prawns
Ten Minute Suppers: I have a passion for real food. While there are some dishes which DO take time, there are also some real easy win things I make for myself when I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. They don’t involve opening a ready meal box though I do have my own […]