Pairing Italy and Portugal with Food and Wine As summer draws to a close, I crave tender, slow-cooked casseroles with rich wine-infused gravy and meltingly tender meat. Dishes like this Italian Beef Casserole. While I love French style boeuf bourguignon and British (or is it Irish) beef in Guinness, ale or stout, I wanted to […]
Cumberland Pork Sausage with Fennel, Cannellini Beans, Lemon and Olives
Easy one-pan recipe for Cumberland Pork Sausage Meatballs with Cannellini Beans. Not long ago I was sent a selection of meat from Lake District Farmers. A feast of options, in the box there were plenty of Cumberland sausages, some thick-cut pork loin steaks and an intriguing tube of Cumberland sausagemeat – something I haven’t seen […]
Pork Tenderloin with Sage, Caramelised Apple, Cream and White Wine Sauce
Easy Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Cream and White Wine Sauce Pork paired with apple and sage is a classic combination that takes me back to childhood roast dinners. The apple helps offset the sweetness of the pork and sage adds a delicious vegetal note to this dish. If you are counting calories, it’s quite possible […]
Bavette Steak cooked Sous-Vide with Mushroom Sauce
How to Cook Bavette Steak Sous-Vide. If you’ve ever looked at cuts of beef like Bavette or Flank Steak and wondered whether to take the risk, I’ll let you into a little secret. With a sous-vide, there really isn’t any risk – although this particular piece of meat can be hard to cook, the sous-vide […]
Sous-Vide Fillet Steak and Caliterra Tributo 2017 Malbec
The Perfect (Sous-Vide) Steak and the Perfect Pairing? What do you pair with Malbec? I personally think there’s always a good reason when there’s an obvious and popular choice. Pairing South American Malbec with steak is one of those choices you or I would almost certainly make in a restaurant. And would almost certainly enjoy. […]
Sous-Vide Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Mustard Cream Sauce
Simple Sous-Vide Pork Tenderloin paired with McLaren Vale Cabernet Touriga 2015. Do you like kitchen gadgets? It can be hard to find truly useful gadgets for a smaller kitchen. I rely on a hand mixer, a small wand blender with a grinder/chopping attachment and a combination slow cooker and pressure cooker. Many of the most […]
Chicken and Leek Quiche – testing Oast to Host Flour
Chicken and Leek Quiche recipe and the ultimate Gluten Free Flour. Isn’t it a universal truth that whatever you can’t have is what you immediately crave? My mother was diabetic – and spent her life once diagnosed craving chocolate. My sister in law follows a medically recommended gluten-free diet. And, when she and my brother […]
Spicy Lamb Burger with Blue Cheese and Damson Chutney
Home Made Spicy Lamb Burger for National Burger Day. Burgers are one of the easiest things to make yourself. And, home-made burgers taste SO much better than the pre-made ones you can buy in the shops, perhaps because you can season them to your own taste or perhaps because you can use excellent quality meat […]
Venison Sausage Pasta
Venison Sausage Pasta Recipe – a spicy solution to the solo sausage dilemma. Sausages tend to come in packs of 4 or 6. If you are me and cook mostly for yourself or one other person, that can mean three or four days of sausages and chips. Or far too much toad in the hole. […]
Venison Loin Medallions with Red Wine and Berry Sauce
Perfect Date Night Dinner – Venison Medallions with Red Wine. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and, although I’m not planning a romantic Dinner à Deux this year, I’m happy to share some of my favourite recipes for date night. If you are planning a cosy night in with someone special, on Valentine’s Day or any other […]