Whisky cream sauce with a hint of mustard (for Burns Night)
To see the full menu for Burns Night, click here. It’s very difficult for me to tell you what quantities to use for this one, as we just threw it all in the… Continue reading
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Quinoa salad with mackerel, halloumi, avocado and walnuts
Happy New Year everyone! Like most others, my goal for 2014 (or at least January) is to eat more healthy food. But I will never, ever compromise on taste and these January recipes… Continue reading
A Swiss birthday dinner – Fondue Chinoise! And a recipe for Vermicelli rice
Ever since I can remember, the meal on my birthday has been Fondue Chinoise. In Switzerland, this is the traditional dish for both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, but I loved it… Continue reading
Champagne saffron risotto with garlic prawns
Yes, I just made risotto last week. Yes, it’s quite heavy and not the healthiest meal. But when your sister tells you about the possibility of putting champagne in risotto, and you see… Continue reading
Mushroom risotto in rosé wine
The best thing about risotto is that it is almost infinitely versatile. As long as you have arborio rice, some form of wine and stock, you can pretty much add anything else you… Continue reading
Turkey sausages with roast potatoes and red wine-infused mushrooms with spinach… all in goose fat
What a long title. Let me explain. My flatmate and I attended the Taste of Christmas festival on Sunday, and brought many things home, including the stars of the night’s dinner: Goodman’s Goose Fat and… Continue reading
Slow-cooked boeuf bourguignon
This is one of my masterpieces. Like many dinners previously, it was borne out of one ingredient that was found in the freezer. In this case, it was some diced cubes of beef.… Continue reading
Zucchini-halloumi fritters
A little while ago, I went vegetarian for about a month, which led to a sudden increase in the vegetarian recipes on this blog. This world was rather new to me, and so… Continue reading
Lemon meringue pie
Following on from the recipes for fried chicken and mashed potatoes, I will now share the glory that was the dessert at our Weekend of Food: lemon meringue pie. It was a hard… Continue reading
Home-made plain granola
Making my own granola came from a number of reasons. I don’t like raisins. I like oat clusters. I prefer the dried cranberries I can buy separately to the ‘freeze-dried fruit’ you find… Continue reading