Miso butter Chicken & Greens (soup)

We all need some simple, restorative nourishment at times and for me this dish has it in bucketfuls whether you decide to eat it as simply Chicken & Greens or crank up the dial and dish it up with a some of the buttery, umami rich roasting juices and a simple broth ladled over the …

Manti

These enchanting little parcels are both pretty to look at and pretty damn tasty too! Although they look rather tricky to make and you might think, 'I can't do that'. I promise that once you get going on filling, folding and pinching you'll find yourself in a trance like state so focused on trying to …

Cheat’s Ramen

Call me presumptuous. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that ramen has got to be one of those dishes that EVERYONE loves! Ok, OK... So why is that I hear you say? Well, Ramen is so versatile and really you can add whatever you like to it, making it your own …

Saturday Night Burger (who am I kidding, I’d eat this every day of the week Burger)

Many of us have favourites. A favourite shirt, a favourite smell, a favourite colour... For me, when it comes to a Burger, my favourite has to be simplicity. I'm not in the market for blue cheese topped, peanut butter stuffed, smothered in BBQ sauce or with a fried egg perched precariously for that yolkporn shot. …

Pretty perfect pasta

I'm always on the hunt for a new recipe or coming up with a weeknight dinner idea that's quick, simple and delicious. Who isn't? When this criteria is overlaid with the fact that pasta is included, well I'm right there ready and waiting, fork in hand and a look of eager anticipation in my eye! …

Cavatelli

So, this dish has got me thinking about how I can explore fresh pasta recipes that are easy to make, taste delicious and can be on the table in under an hour. MADNESS! I hear you exclaim...... Well just bear with me as I'm hoping this is going to be the first in a series …

‘Malfatti’

Although translated as 'badly made', thats where the translated similarity ends about these wonderful little ricotta & parmesan dumplings that go from ingredients on the counter to being on the table in around 30 minutes. Simple, straightforward and super tasty - the great thing about a dish like this is that you can really then …

Sweet Potato Gnocchi, roasted tomato passata &; fresh pesto

This has to be one of my favourite little bowls of comfort food. Made fresh or made ahead, there's something deeply satisfying about tucking into these delicious homemade savoury dumplings. Gnocchi can take on a variety guises; being made with either semolina, wheat flour, egg, breadcrumbs and potatoes. I'd say the type that most of …

‘Date Night Pork Chop’

Sometimes I'm still overwhelmed by the volume of recipes out there on the internet, all accessible in seconds with just a few quick key strokes. The problem is that when you've typed in what you are looking for (or at least think what you are looking for), its almost like being a kid in a …

On the hunt for Wild Garlic

I've been rabbiting on to my other half for a good few months (well almost a year) about wanting to find a patch of Wild Garlic and be able to try out some recipes, using it in the kitchen at home. Last spring proved to be rather uneventful as after stumbling across a healthy crop …