Returning home to Ireland, the land of potatoes, I figured I should continue with the soups with the classic of leek and potato. Also I figured having something I could freeze over the holidays which i could quickly prepare when I return to London would be beneficial...which it was! At its heart, the soup is … Continue reading Leek and Potato Soup
Autumn's arrived and with it, the chilly prelude to winter. When it comes to soup, there's infinite possibilities, but for today, I'm sticking with the classic flavour pairing of butternut squash and sage. The recipe starts with the usual mirepoix of onion, celery and carrot, which will form the base of our soup. Our main … Continue reading Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Soup
One of the times I visited my girlfriend, two years ago during our long-distance phase, I remember we found a recipe for a strawberry and almond crumble that instantly became one of our favourites. Recently I made an apple version of this recipe but figured with it being summer I should revisit and adapt the … Continue reading Strawberry and Almond Crumble Tart
Like me, I'm sure all you foodies always want to recreate many of the dishes you've tasted. Be it from a restaurant, an old family favourite or maybe from a stroll through a food market. The recipe I've recreated is not from any of these examples but rather a supermarket. This is one of my … Continue reading Balsamic Red Onion Bread with Cheddar and Red Leicester
With Easter coming up I thought I'd share one of my favourite lamb recipes, Slow-Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Boulangère Potatoes. This is a recipe I first saw in Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food which I received as a Christmas present a couple of years ago. People like to avoid getting me cookbooks because it … Continue reading Slow-Roasted Rosemary Lamb Shoulder with Boulangere Potatoes
Having a girlfriend in the publishing industry, there has been more than one occasion where she comes home saying "I think you'll like this book". Most recently, and the inspiration for this recipe, was "The Roasting Tin: Simple One Dish Dinners" by Rukmini Iyer. As you can probably guess, the book focuses on traybakes and … Continue reading Sesame Chicken and Leek Traybake
"What I Knew to be a Sunday Roast" My hardworking mother goes to the Asian supermarket every day to buy stock for her takeaway. On a Sunday, the market has the traditional selection of roasted meats to sell, the kind you would sometimes see hanging on display at the front of a Chinese restaurant. And … Continue reading Cantonese Siu Yuk (Crispy Belly Pork)
"No More Salmon on The Blog" Using the search function to scan through my blog, I hadn't realised how many times I had used salmon as my ingredient. I believe all but one seafood based dish features salmon. The best part is that I don't even normally buy salmon unless it's for a recipe on … Continue reading Teriyaki Salmon with Udon Noodles
This is a dish that I would always ask my mother to order in a restaurant but my mother was never able to tell me the English translation. It's named after the way it's cooked in clear water, or "white water" as the Chinese call it. Only recently, when Amy showed me a copy of … Continue reading White-Cut Pork with Peking- and Szechuan-Style Sauces
"The Hardest Part is Waiting for it to Set" With the lard leftover from making the lemon meringue pie, I really didn't want to throw the rest of it away even if it wasn't an ingredient I normally use. Also I did say the shortcrust pastry made using that was one of the best I'd … Continue reading Chocolate and Salted Caramel Tart
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