Breaded Tiger Prawns Scampi with from scratch Tartar sauce. I need to get a deep fat fryer….I’m terrible at this particular type of cooking, when I say terrible I actually mean I’m a messy fucker. Hot fat everywhere…I’ve done myself some serious injuries with molten fat over the years and I still have the… Read More Good old Scampi!
I’m a sucker for Pates, Terrines and Parfaits – put me in a French bistro that excels at this wonderful stuff and you will need a couple of wild horses to get me out. I still find it hard to get my head around the fact that a bowl of offal can be turned… Read More Duck Liver Parfait
Mustard chicken with asparagus and shredded carrots So who says salads are the sole preserve of Summer? They are most commonly associated with summer I will give you that but whats stopping you creating ‘temperature defiant’ recipes? There are a few cold elements to this dish such as the shredded carrot and the tomatoes but… Read More Warm Winter Salad
Sweet Potato skins with Pancetta If you have never tried sweet potato before you need to know…..they are sweet…..very sweet! But if you mix them with some regular spuds you will get this incredible new taste and texture. I can’t recommend this more highly.
No cream please……we’re Italian Fortunatley/unfortunately I have literally loads of ‘comfort foods’ and they are nearly all pasta based. I think this is a throw back to my childhood where pasta figured pretty heavily and it’s a time of my life I look back on with happiness and a huge sense of safety. It also… Read More Simply Carbonara
The Bicycle Thief 