One of the best smple veggie curries going – but all about the spices. 2 cups of dried chickpeas. Soak overnight- will give you about …
Main Courses
Faggots
• 250g fresh pig’s liver • 250g fatty pork scraps • 1 fresh pig’s heart, split in half and rinsed • 100g ham or bacon …
Fran’s ham
At Christmas, my sister-in-law, Fran always makes a honey glazed ham, and it’s fantastic. The cleverness is in the glaze. So, here’s my best guess …
Hanan’s Lamb & Chickpea Stew
2 red onions, fine dice2 garlic cloves, mincedolive oil800g lamb cut into large chunks1.5 tsp ground cumin2 tsp hot paprika2 tsp sweet smoked paprikaGrated zest …
Hot Smoked Salmon
This is a tricky one to get right, and depending on the stove, and the pot you use, you may need to tinker with the …
Italian Beef Meatballs
500g Mince beef 3-4 slices smoked bacon, finely chopped or minced 1 slice of bread (soaked in water) about 1cm x 1cm x 2cm chunk …
Moussaka
Serves 6. One of my mum’s favourite lamb dishes. I ate this a lot growing up! Seems like a Greek lasagne to me! Serve with …
Mum’s Pork Chops with BBQ sauce
4 Pork chops1 small onion, chopped1 stick celery, chopped1 tsp brown sugar2 tsp mustard powder1 tsp salt1/2 rsp paprika2 tsp tomato purée1 tbl worcestershire sauce1 …
Panfried sea bass fillet
Dry and season the fillet Reb with olive oil Fry skin side down for 4 min Turn over, add knob of butter cook on a …
Pasta al burro/ Pasta Bianco/ Poppys pasta
This is the quickest simplest pasta dish I know. White pasta or pasta in butter – can be made with olive oil, but I prefer …