Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best ones! And this one is ready in less than 10 minutes. Steaming is a gentle cooking method that I really like. And while steamed vegetables may not sound as exciting as other cooking methods (roasting, sauteing), they can be really good. Examples? Sure! This recipe is excellent, as are my recipes for steamed carrots and steamed cabbage. I do love my sautéed spinach recipe - it’s very flavorful....
“Take 10 minutes out of your weekend to prepare ahead so you can get this dinner on the table in a snap during the week.” You don’t ordinarily think of fresh stir fries as make ahead, freezer friendly meals. But that’s exactly what this Sticky Chicken With Vegetable Fried Rice is. To be honest, I’ve never seen a recipe like this anywhere before. Marinating the meat and popping it into the freezer is nothing new....
Excellent use of portobello and BBQ Flat Mushrooms. Can’t find giant mushrooms? These are amazing made with small mushrooms too! Swiss Mushroom Burgers I love a good burger – and I don’t discriminate between meat and vegetarian as long as they tick all my Burger Boxes: juicy; meaty; satisfying; and you get burger pattie in every bite and not just bread. It’s so disappointing when you get a giant hamburger bun with a tiny burger pattie inside....
Surprisingly easy to make at home – all you need is fish, red curry paste, egg, rice flour and fish sauce. Blitz, make patties and pan fry! Thai fish cakes If I order an appetiser at a Thai restaurant, 9 times out of 10 it will either be Thai Fish Cakes or Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce. And both of these are irritatingly pricey at Thai restaurants for what you get!...
This recipe was commissioned by the Vegetarian Society as part of #nationalvegetarianweek It’s vegetarian week, so we’re upping our target of one-day-a-week of meat-free eating! This week I’ll be posting THREE scrumptious vegetarian recipes, that have passed the ‘carnivore-of-a-husband taste test’. We’re starting off with this veggie tortilla pan! Packed with tomatoes, courgette, peppers, carrot and beans, we’re getting some serious five-a-day brownie points. All made in one pan, stacked up with tortillas, topped with melty, bubbling cheese and finished off with a big pile of extra toppings, like red onion, avocado, chillies and fresh coriander....
Serve with naan for mopping and yogurt to cool that fire. Vindaloo Beef Curry Vindaloo is a traditional tomato-based curry gifted to the world from Goa, a sunny pocket of paradise on the Western coast of India. The origins of Vindaloo can be traced back to the time when Portugal ruled Goa in the sixteenth century. In fact, the name Vindaloo comes from carne de vinha d’alhos, a Portuguese dish of pork, wine, and garlic....
Tell me, are you the sort of person who: I’m definitely in the first category. Stemming from childhood, my mum always made sure there was plenty of gravy on the table. Going round to someone’s house for dinner, or out for a meal and being faced with a ’little bit of jus’ that we’ve all got to share makes me seriously uncomfortable. That teeny tiny gravy boat is staring at me with just a little dribble left in the bottom....
Asian Side Salad Unlike many Western cuisines, there are actually not that many “side salads” in Asian cuisines. There are pickled vegetables and small vegetable dishes that make up part of a larger banquet. And in many South East Asian cuisines, you’ll often find dishes like Thai Fried Rice are served with some plain, undressed wedges of tomato and cucumber which provide welcome freshness and juiciness. But there’s actually not that many side salads that are quick to throw together to add greens into a meal....
I thought it was time to pull this one out of the archives again as it’s so flippin good. Tender chunks of beef in a thick tomato and pepper sauce - spiced with beautiful smoky paprika (don’t go easy on the paprika now - this stew can take plenty). I’ll happily admit - this isn’t a 100% authentic Hungarian goulash. Traditional goulash, I’m told, is more of a soup that doesn’t rely on flour for thickening....
Cajun Blackened Fish A few months ago, the uber talented Kathleen from Hapa Nom Nom did a guest post and shared Blackened Fish Tacos. Seeing that recipe really drove home how much amazing food there is in this world and how even if I live to be 178 (?!?), that I’ll never get through my ever growing list of things to make, food to try, restaurants to visit, countries to see and experiences to have....
Judging by the fishbowl-sized gin and tonic I was cradling at the weekend, I think it’s fair to say I’m not. I’m not much of a drinker generally – one or two at the weekend (unless it’s girl’s night, then it’s a different story) is enough for me. Chocolate is my biggest vice. Maybe I should have given that up for January (yeah right!). I do know what it’s like when everyone else is drinking and you’re not though....
Serving it in a bread bowl is optional…. but it’s a terrific way to serve it!! CHEESE AND BACON DIP – IN A BREAD BOWL! I will never forget the first time I had dip in a bread bowl. I was 12, and it was a a retro Soup Mix French Onion dip. I ate so much darn dip and the bread bowl, I sat in the corner like an overstuffed Oompa Loompa while everyone else played party games....
I love a good one pot recipe, and this one sits alongside reader favourites including Greek Chicken & Lemon Rice, Sausage Bake with Vegetables and Gravy, Baked Chicken with Garlic Butter Rice and the one skillet Asian Beef Noodles! “It’s beefy, cheesy and saucy – Hamburger Helper tastes like cheeseburgers in pasta form!” Cheeseburger Casserole The first time I published this recipe, I said that I burnt my mouth taste testing this straight out of the pot....
This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....
If you look at my Top Posts & Pages widget on the sidebar, I’m willing to bet there are at least two Asian-inspired recipes on there. You guys seems to love the Chinese stir fry’s, sticky-spicy combos like my Crispy Sesame Chicken and curries like my Beef Massaman, so I’m hoping you’re going to love this one too! Not gonna lie - it takes a little bit of effort, as you need to deep-fry the crispy chicken tenders first - if you want really crispy, juicy chicken strips....
This is an irresistible dinner you and your family will love. You can’t go wrong with this easy pasta recipe! Let me show you how to make it in easy steps. It tastes rich and decadent with a spicy kick, but not too much. I would say it is almost similar to my homemade shrimp rasta pasta, both recipes give off the same delicious vibes. It is super comforting and I would not be surprised if it becomes a family favorite....
Waaaay better than a boring old sandwich, check out these melty, hot stuffed petit pains. Bread is a wonderful thing – be it sweet toasties, beautiful brioche or ale bread rolls (ok, maybe sandwiches aren’t that boring). You just can’t beat bread for a quick lunch. I know bread is the king of carbiness (made up word?), but unlike a normal sandwich, you aren’t eating the whole roll here. A good chunk of the bread is scooped out and replaced with the lusciously good filling....
Chicken Breast Recipe I was browsing my Instagram feed the other day, and all I could think was “it’s so yellow and orangey.” I shared this observation with my mother, and her immediate response was “Well, of course. You post so many cheesy bread, potatoes and meat. Everything you like is yellow and brown. Even Dozer is yellow.” (Imagine this with a Japanese accent and finished with a snort of laughter)....
Baked Shrimp (Prawns) When you bake shrimp in the oven, you simply can’t achieve that same caramelisation that you get from searing prawns on the stove or grill, which means less flavour. And frankly, shrimp is pricey compared to other day-to-day proteins. So when I cook it, I’m not going to compromise! So here are the two things in this recipe that adds an extra edge to compensation for loss of flavour because we can’t caramelise shrimp in the oven:...
Lamb, Lamb, Lamb! . Here in Australia, Easter Sunday is all about lamb. If you’re after a classic to be your centrepiece, try this Classic Roast Lamb Leg cooked perfectly so the inside is pink, juicy perfection. Served with gravy, of course! Or enjoy the fall apart goodness of this super easy Oven Slow Roasted Lamb Leg, this even easier Slow Cooker Roast Lamb, or this very forgiving Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder....
