So work has been mad recently and getting in the kitchen has been a bit of an obstacle. Quick meals don’t come much better than this one though. Whether you’re sitting in the sun in your garden or sitting in your dining room dreaming of getting drunk in a Cafe overlooking the Mediterranean – this…
Category: Recipes
Guinness Meat and Potato Pies
The food calendar has got a little horny for pastry in the past couple of weeks. With Cornish pasties last week and British Pie week happening right now, I’ve had to get a little randy for it too! I was in two minds with what to fill my pie with – y’all get pretty tired…
Hot Water Pastry
575g Plain Flour 200g Beef Dripping or Lard 200g Water A good pinch of Sea Salt 1. In a saucepan, melt the fat in the water and bring it to the boil. 2. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl, add the salt and mix well. Slowly and carefully pour in the hot fat…
Cornish Pasty with Curried Smoked Haddock and Bacon
It’s Cornish pasty week this week but you knew that, of course you did! (Don’t worry I had to google too) Now I’m sure you’ve got your own favourite bakeries that you grace to get your fill of the West Country goodies. However, if you don’t know much about a good old pasty but fancy…
Fish Pie with Salt and Vinegar Crust
Nights get darker and days get colder, which means it’s time for me to start using the phrase “hearty food” again. *Crowd moans* Autumn is definitely one of the best times of year. Dog walks in the woods over crunchy leaves, Sunday lunches down your local boozer sipping a pint next to the log fire,…
Crab-ocado !
Can’t work, can’t sleep, can’t fight, can’t CROW- oops got carried away a bit there. I’m not gonna tell you what you already know but it’s bloody boiling this week and along with the inability to sleep well I’m not sure about you but I’m finding it difficult to eat well too. Luckily at work…
Skate – Perfection In Catching, Buying and Cooking !
The end of Spring and the start of Summer is a great time locally for fish. In the area we have quite a good number of Skate/Ray in our waters. Ask any Angler in Medway and they’ll tell you that we’re inundated with the things, they’re swimming all over the place! However, like most things…
BBQ Squid and Salami
So the first bit of proper summer sunshine has hit (fingers crossed I haven’t jinxed it now). The falsehood of the Easter bank holiday heatwave seems like a distant memory, thankfully we can start thinking about dusting off the bbq and get back to our killer caveman instincts – Man make fire, woman make salad….
(Last of the) Wild Garlic Ramen
I’ll admit I’ve got an obsessive personality. That’s the reason (in case you haven’t noticed) that my blog posts go through enthusiasm stages. I’ll get shit loads of ideas and loads to write about then something will distract me and it’s put to the back of my mind again. Some call it writer’s block, I…
Sex. Drugs. Lobster Rolls.
I’ve always been pretty intrigued by Lobster rolls. I guess it’s because they’re a gateway to speed eating in the U.S (people have set records chowing down on tens of these bad boys) and if you’re not so big on seafood it’s a handy way to try it out, lots of mayo and spices and…
The Prawnhub 