RECIPES WE'RE LOVING

Recipes We're Loving

  • Aligot à l'ancienne
    Aligot à l'ancienne
    Aligot à l'ancienne is a dish traditionally made in L'Aubrac region of France. It tastes good and makes a great talking point when you have gue
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream
    Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream
    Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream is an incredibly simple recipe that will serve 4 as a main course or 6 as a starter.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Apple and Smoked Salmon Rolls
    Apple and Smoked Salmon Rolls
    Apples are an excellent way to remove hunger pangs and are a wise choice to help avoid snacking on fatty foods between meals
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Asparagus Wrapped In Parma Ham
    Asparagus Wrapped In Parma Ham
    Asparagus Wrapped In Parma Ham can be served either as an easy appetizer or as an accompaniment to a main course. Either way, the taste is addictive.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich
    Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich
    Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich ... My mouth is watering simply by typing the words. The combination of bacon saltiness and scallop's tenderness!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Beef and Onions Braised in Beer
    Beef and Onions Braised in Beer
    Beef and Onions Braised in Beer is one of those heart-warming dishes that taste equally as good whether eaten for lunch or dinner, summer or winter.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Beef Croquettes
    Beef Croquettes
    Beef Croquettes is a lovely autumn recipe that is a little time-consuming but, nonetheless, very simple and well worth the effort.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Beef in Oyster Sauce
    Beef in Oyster Sauce
    The subtle mixture of meat and fish flavours in this traditional Chinese dish enhances the meaty flavour or either pork or beef.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 7 Minutes
  • Beef Wellington
    Beef Wellington
    Beef Wellington - the tenderest of Angus beef, smothered with mushroom duxelles, wrapped in Parma ham and put to bed in a cover of golden puff pastry.
    Preparation: 1 Hour
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Broccoli Chowder with Garlic & Cheddar Toasts
    Broccoli Chowder with Garlic & Cheddar Toasts
    Broccoli Chowder with Garlic & Cheddar Toasts is one of those lovely "chilly day" lunches that warms you both bodily and mentally
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Bruno's Fish Pie
    Bruno's Fish Pie
    The great joy of Bruno's Fish Pie is that it is fantastically simple and doesn't involve poaching the fish or making a tedious white sauce.
    Preparation: 25 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Butter Roasted Monkfish Tail with Sweet Pepper Risotto
    Butter Roasted Monkfish Tail with Sweet Pepper Risotto
    Making risotto is a gentle process but it can be served with a variety of accompaniments... working particularly well in this recipe with monkfish
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 50 Minutes
  • Steak with Mustard Cream Sauce
    Steak with Mustard Cream Sauce
    So you want to impress your friends with your culinary skills eh? Well here's a way to cook and present the most delicious steak slices possible.
    Preparation: 2 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Stewed Pears Recipe
    Stewed Pears Recipe
    Stewed Pears are sweet and sticky but just the thing to keep the kids happy! Serve with lashings of double cream (heavy cream) or vanilla ice cream.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Veal Kidneys in Madeira Sauce (Rognons de Veau)
    Veal Kidneys in Madeira Sauce (Rognons de Veau)
    This particular dish is a real favourite of both my wife and myself. Quite often, in a restaurant, we will both choose the same dish - Rognons de Veau
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Stir-Fried Pork with Spring Onions
    Stir-Fried Pork with Spring Onions
    Stir-Fried Pork with Spring Onions is a simple dish from southern China. The key to its success is to not overcook the pork, so speed is essential.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 7 Minutes
  • Canard au Poivre (Duck with Peppercorns)
    Canard au Poivre (Duck with Peppercorns)
    The French are quite partial to eating duck, and with good reason - they cook it extremely well.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
  • Carpaccio of Oranges with Cinnamon
    Carpaccio of Oranges with Cinnamon
    A fresh and tasty end to a meal. The orange flavours are beautifully enhanced by the background cinnamon
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton<br> &Caramelised Onions
    Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton
    &Caramelised Onions
    Tasty, filling and well worth the little extra effort required to make your own soup.!
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 50 Minutes
  • Cheese And Onion Pie
    Cheese And Onion Pie
    Cheese And Onion Pie is a versatile little beast, being handy for a snack, a starter, a summer lunch or a full meal.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour
  • Chestnut Soup with Migas
    Chestnut Soup with Migas
    Chestnut Soup with Migas is a posh way of saying Chestnut Soup with Crunchy Bread Crumbs! I love chestnuts - equally as good in summer as in winter.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Chicken and Anchovy Pie
    Chicken and Anchovy Pie
    Chicken and Anchovy Pie is the ultimate in surprise "surf and turf" dishes. It's just so unexpected, yet the anchovies add another dimension.
    Preparation: 35 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Chicken in a Salt Crust - Poulet a l'ail en Croute de Sel
    Chicken in a Salt Crust - Poulet a l'ail en Croute de Sel
    The French name for this is "Poulet a l'ail et aux Fines Herbes en croute de Sel Parfumée" - Chicken in Garlic and Herbs with a crust of Perfumed Salt
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Chicken with Tarragon (Poulet à l'Estragon)
    Chicken with Tarragon (Poulet à l'Estragon)
    Chicken with Tarragon is one of the classic French ways to cook a chicken. Stupidly simple but plenty of taste and fragrance.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
  • Stir-Fried Cod with Vegetables
    Stir-Fried Cod with Vegetables
    If, like me, you keep a fillet or two of fish in your freezer, this simple recipe is the ideal answer if you need to quickly provide a meal.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Cider-Glazed Roast Ham
    Cider-Glazed Roast Ham
    Cider-Glazed Roast Ham is one of those traditional British recipes that bring thoughts of Christmas and snow and log fires to mind.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 3 Hours 15 Minutes
  • Citrus Parfait
    Citrus Parfait
    Citrus Parfait is one of our favourite desserts for three very good reasons... (1) it's dead easy to make (2) it tastes great (3) our guests love it!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Confit de Canard (Duck Confit)
    Confit de Canard (Duck Confit)
    Confit de Canard (Duck Confit) is one of our absolute favourites and, whenever we serve it to non-French guests, they fall in love with it too.
    Preparation: 1 Hour
    Cooking: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Country Lamb Pie
    Country Lamb Pie
    The addition of a little blue cheese to this Country Lamb Pie lifts it from "normal" to "super-pie" status because the taste is so good.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
  • Summer Pudding
    Summer Pudding
    Summer Pudding is a very, very simple but effective way of presenting soft red fruits (and the taste of summer is quite amazing).
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Minutes
  • Surf and Turf Buttie
    Surf and Turf Buttie
    Surf and Turf Butties combine two of my favourite comfort foods - bacon and scallops. The combination is a marriage made in heaven!
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Creamy Corn and Vegetable Soup
    Creamy Corn and Vegetable Soup
    Creamy Corn and Vegetable Soup is one of those lovely versatile recipes that's easy and quick to make and works equally as well for any occasion.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 12 Minutes
  • Creamy Ham, Leek and Mushroom Spaghetti
    Creamy Ham, Leek and Mushroom Spaghetti
    Creamy Ham, Leek and Mushroom Spaghetti proves that, for slimmers, those mouth-watering creamy pasta dishes needn't be on the 'forbidden' menu list.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Crisp Potato Cakes with Goats Cheese and Caviar
    Crisp Potato Cakes with Goats Cheese and Caviar
    Crisp Potato Cakes with Goats Cheese and Caviar is, in fact, a rather novel form of savoury "finger food" (petit four salé).
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes
    Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes
    Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes has about the simplest ingredient list on this site! Perfect for parties or simply served with Sunday lunch.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Crunchy Stuffed Pears
    Crunchy Stuffed Pears
    Filled with the goodness of crunchy walnuts, cottage cheese and raisins, this baked pear recipe is sure to be a holiday favorite.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Cubes of Veal with Spicebread Sauce
    Cubes of Veal with Spicebread Sauce
    Cubes of Veal with Spicebread Sauce, accompanied by Cauliflower-Cheese - it's truly delicious and to die for!
    Preparation: 40 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Cucumber Surprise
    Cucumber Surprise
    Cucumber Surprise will, indeed, surprise you. It's perfect for a starter course at a main meal, or as a light meal or snack on it's own.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Cullen Skink (Haddock, Potato & Leek Soup)
    Cullen Skink (Haddock, Potato & Leek Soup)
    Cullen Skink is a thick soup originating in the town of Cullen in Moray, on the north-east coast of Scotland. Smokier and more assertive than chowder
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Daube Proven&ccedil;ale
    Daube Provençale
    If ever there was an underrated "stew", Daube Provençale is it! Daube is tender and carries the exquisite taste and aromas of the Mediterranean
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 3 Hours
  • Devilled Kidneys
    Devilled Kidneys
    Devilled Kidneys is a traditional British recipe, originating in the Victorian era for lamb's kidneys fried in a spicy sauce.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 35 Minutes
  • Double-Take Apple Flan
    Double-Take Apple Flan
    Double-Take Apple Flan is a winner, no matter what the occasion, and the extra little trouble in preparation and cooking is well worth the effort.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 50 Minutes
  • Duck Breast in Green Pepper Sauce
    Duck Breast in Green Pepper Sauce
    Magret (meaning lean) is the breast of a fatty duck fattened by force-feeding when producing confit and foie gras. But Oh Boy, does it taste good!
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Tartiflette
    Tartiflette
    Tartiflette is one of those traditional French peasant dishes that stands out for taste and simplicity. The taste comes mostly from the Reblochon
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 35 Minutes
  • Filet Mignon with Honey and Ginger (Tenderloin of Pork)
    Filet Mignon with Honey and Ginger (Tenderloin of Pork)
    Filet Mignon (tenderloin of pork) with Honey and Ginger has a sublime taste and will leave your guests screaming for more!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 45 Minutes
  • Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary (Tenderloin of Pork)
    Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary (Tenderloin of Pork)
    Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary enhances the tenderness and taste of the pork with gentle herbs. On the other hand, it is quite delicious with
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Fillet of Beef with Shallots
    Fillet of Beef with Shallots
    A fillet of beef is the most luxurious, most delicate (and most expensive) cut available and is worth every cent!!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Fish in Cream and Mustard Sauce
    Fish in Cream and Mustard Sauce
    Any firm white fish will do for this simple recipe although cod, hake or plaice are probably the best choice. The mustard adds a delicate flavour.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Five Hour Confit of Lamb
    Five Hour Confit of Lamb
    Five Hour Confit of Lamb is not just mouth-wateringly delicious, it's also perfect for when you are entertaining. Simply prepare in advance!
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Hours
  • Flank Steak With Cabrales Cheese
    Flank Steak With Cabrales Cheese
    Steak and blue cheese are a popular combination, and this delicious recipe features juicy flank steak topped with Spain's famous Cabrales blue cheese.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 12 Minutes
  • Foie Gras Escalopes on Spice Bread
    Foie Gras Escalopes on Spice Bread
    This recipe for Foie Gras on Spice Bread (escalope de foie gras au pain d'Épice) is quick and easy and very, very, very tasty!
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Foie Gras Escalopes with Dates and Pears
    Foie Gras Escalopes with Dates and Pears
    Escalopes of Foie Gras with Dates and Pears relies on the rich, buttery, and delicate falvours of fresh (uncooked) foie gras.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash
    Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash
    Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash is a homely, satisfying dish that's perfect for chilly days!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Gammon with Cumberland Sauce
    Gammon with Cumberland Sauce
    This delicious recipe for Gammon with Cumberland Sauce will have your taste buds working overtime. Perfect for entertaining or as a family meal
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours
  • Garlic Prawns (Garlic Shrimp)
    Garlic Prawns (Garlic Shrimp)
    Garlic Prawns is one of those delicious recipes that is perfect as a starter if you are entertaining or as a light lunch for yourself and the family.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Grenadin de Veau Gratiné
    Grenadin de Veau Gratiné
    In cookery, a grenadin is a larded fillet, especially one of veal or poultry, glazed with its own concentrated liquor.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Grilled Goats Cheese Salad
    Grilled Goats Cheese Salad
    We eat Grilled Goats Cheese Salad two or three times a month for lunch. It's quick and easy to make and it tastes very, very good.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Grilled Veal
    Grilled Veal
    Veal is the meat of young cattle (calves) that are slaughtered between 20 and 26 weeks old. Veal has a tender texture that once made it a luxury meat.
    Preparation: 1 Minute
    Cooking: 8 Minutes
  • Guinea Fowl and Bacon Casserole
    Guinea Fowl and Bacon Casserole
    There is culinary harmony between the combined flavours of poultry and bacon. This recipe makes the best use of that rapport through its simplicity
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Guinness and Honey Glazed Pork Loin
    Guinness and Honey Glazed Pork Loin
    Guinness & Honey Glazed Pork Loin is so tasty and easy to carve, I'm surprised I don't make it every weekend! Truly, it's a masterpiece of simplicity.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • The Weeping Leg of Lamb
    The Weeping Leg of Lamb
    Weeping Leg of Lamb is a translation of the French name for this dish, which is "Le Gigot qui Pleure" (sometimes known as "Le Gigot en Braillouse")
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Ham, Pea and Mint Pasties
    Ham, Pea and Mint Pasties
    Ham, Pea and Mint Pasties are an unusual homemade springtime treat that make a great variation on the traditional Cornish Pasties.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour
  • Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon
    Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon
    Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon are rather like sautéed potatoes, but the potatoes are served 'whole' and cut to create a "fan" effect
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 45 Minutes
  • Hazelnut Butter Scallops
    Hazelnut Butter Scallops
    A slightly expensive but totally delicious shellfish with a delicate taste, Hazelnut Butter Scallops make a most attractive and delicious starter.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 12 Minutes
  • Honey and Marmalade-glazed Gammon
    Honey and Marmalade-glazed Gammon
    This stunning Honey and Marmalade-glazed Gammon, glazed with fruity marmalade and sticky honey is great for feeding a crowd and ideal for entertaining
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 4 Hours
  • Hot Camembert with Cherry Filling
    Hot Camembert with Cherry Filling
    Hot Camembert with Cherry Filling is a somewhat decadent way of mixing cheese and fruit, but it's very, very more-ish when served with crusty bread.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Julie's Salmon & Prawn with Lime
    Julie's Salmon & Prawn with Lime
    Julie's Salmon & Prawn with Lime is dedicated to Terry and Julie, our neighbours on The Isle of Man, who served us the most stunning starter ever.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
    Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
    The mix of tomato and Mozzarella makes a delicious salad accompaniment or can be served on its own as a fresh summer starter course.
    Preparation: 7 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Tournedos Rossini
    Tournedos Rossini
    This is the 'traditional' Tournedos Rossini recipe with foie gras on top of the steak. It is one of the great classic dishes of the world.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Trio of Scallops
    Trio of Scallops
    a Trio of Scallops is a simple and very effective starter course or you can extend the choice to make it a "quad" of scallops. Absolutely stunning!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Lamb Shanks in Deep Rich Gravy
    Lamb Shanks in Deep Rich Gravy
    Lamb Shanks in Deep Rich Gravy is a magical recipe, especially if you want to have your guests guessing at the secret ingedients.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
  • Leek and Bacon Platter
    Leek and Bacon Platter
    In this dish, the slightly sweet and salty taste of the bacon compliments nicely the more savoury taste of the leaks. It's a great accompaniment.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Leek and Smoked Salmon Rolls
    Leek and Smoked Salmon Rolls
    Leek and Smoked Salmon Rolls is an upmarket version of ham and leek bake. Not only is it an unusual dish, it's also good for your figure!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Leg of Spring Lamb
    Leg of Spring Lamb
    The most important thing to remember about cooking a lamb roast is to not over-cook it. Lamb has such wonderful flavour and is so naturally tender.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Liver and Bacon
    Liver and Bacon
    Liver and bacon compliment each other in a way that few other meats do. Whether you choose lambs liver or calves liver is a matter of personal choice.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Luxury Lobster and Potato Salad
    Luxury Lobster and Potato Salad
    I admit that Luxury Lobster and Potato Salad is somewhat decadent and exotic but lobster and truffles are a match made in heaven.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Manx Pasties
    Manx Pasties
    Manx Pasties are a well known traditional dish that were made for miners to take with them underground. They are equally delicious served hot or cold.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour
  • Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon
    Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon
    Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon is brimming full of calories! It's also brimming full of flavour and is just as good cold as hot.
    Preparation: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
  • Maple Grilled Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich
    Maple Grilled Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich
    Maple Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich is more than a snack, it's a way of life! The saltiness of the bacon surrounded by the sweetness of the Maple syrup!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 35 Minutes
  • Venison in Huntsman Sauce
    Venison in Huntsman Sauce
    Venison in Huntsman Sauce is a real winter treat and is well worth the preparation time. Roast venison should always be served with a rich sauce.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 45 Minutes
  • Mini Pork Pies with Quails' Eggs
    Mini Pork Pies with Quails' Eggs
    Sometimes, though, a whole pork pie is just too much, and that's when I like to pick up a Mini Pork Pie with Quail's Egg.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Muriel's Chicken Pot Pie
    Muriel's Chicken Pot Pie
    Muriel's Chicken Pot Pie> is named after my charming daughter-in-law who is so darned inventive with food that they have to pay me to stay away!
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 55 Minutes
  • Oak-Smoked Queenies
    Oak-Smoked Queenies
    In case you've not come across them before, "Queenies" are small scallops about ½" - ¾" (1cm - 2cm) diameter - sometimes called "bay scallops"
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Oven Baked Scotch Eggs
    Oven Baked Scotch Eggs
    Traditional Scotch Eggs are a delight at any time but, for those watching their weight, they pose a big problem since they are usually deep-fried
    Preparation: 25 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Warm Asparagus Salad
    Warm Asparagus Salad
    Warm Asparagus Salad is a delightful, fresh salad suitable for a light meal in summer or winter. And it doesn't matter if the eggs are still warm.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Pan Fried Scallops on Black Pudding with Pea & Mint Purée
    Pan Fried Scallops on Black Pudding with Pea & Mint Purée
    Pan Fried Scallops on Black Pudding with Pea & Mint Purée is an ideal starter course or could easily be made into a main dish.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Pan Fried Veal
    Pan Fried Veal
    Veal has a tender texture that once made it a luxury meat. Nowadays, it is less expensive than it used to be and makes a nice change from time to time
    Preparation: NIL
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Pan-Fried Cod with Minted Peas, Broad Beans and Pancetta
    Pan-Fried Cod with Minted Peas, Broad Beans and Pancetta
    Here's a quick but sophisticated fish supper, packed full of fresh herbs and summer vegetables and perfect for entertaining guests.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Panzanella
    Panzanella
    Panzanella is a dish with its origins in the Tuscany region of Italy. Some of the best dishes in the world have their origins in peasant cooking.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Peking Duck
    Peking Duck
    The Chinese have special reverence for duck, regarding it as a symbol of wholesomeness and fidelity (and maybe its taste too??).
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Pork with Green Lentils (Petit Salé aux Lentilles)
    Pork with Green Lentils (Petit Salé aux Lentilles)
    This is traditional French cooking - the sort you'd come across in any country family. The meat and lentils are cooked, together with the vegetables.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Prawn Perfection
    Prawn Perfection
    In Prawn Perfection the peppery flavour of the paper-thin slices turnip perfectly balances the sweetness of the king prawns and the red pepper sauce.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Prawns in Ginger Sauce
    Prawns in Ginger Sauce
    Lovely simple way to start a meal when entertaining. Though remarkably simple, you can display seemingly unimaginable culinary skills to your friends.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Profiteroles in Hot Chocolate
    Profiteroles in Hot Chocolate
    If you're a fan of hot chocolate sauce, Profiteroles in hot Chocolate are a great dessert. AND they just melt in the mouth.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Rice Pudding with Clotted Cream
    Rice Pudding with Clotted Cream
    In many countries, Rice Pudding is a timeless classic of home cooking that appeals to children and adults alike. Here, we make it even better!
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours
  • Roast Beef with Marmalade Marinade
    Roast Beef with Marmalade Marinade
    Roast Beef with Marmalade Marinade is one of my little secret recipes, so consider yourself lucky that I'm sharing! ... Thank you, Graham!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
  • Roast Forerib of Beef
    Roast Forerib of Beef
    Roast Forerib of Beef is one of the grandest roasting joints of all, with plenty of fat marbled through the flesh, adding flavour and tenderness
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours
  • Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Mustard
    Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Mustard
    This is a beautiful way to cook and serve a complete row of lamb cutlets. You will need to buy the cutlets from your butcher and ask him to 'chine' it
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 35 Minutes
  • Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Peppercorn Sauce
    Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Peppercorn Sauce
    This is a beautiful way to cook and serve a complete row of lamb cutlets. You will need to buy the cutlets from your butcher so he can "chine" them.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour
  • Roasted Garlic and Peppers Poussin
    Roasted Garlic and Peppers Poussin
    Roasted Garlic and Peppers Poussin uses half a poussin per person. A poussin is a small, immature chicken, sometimes called a spring chicken.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Rump Steak Stuffed with Stilton
    Rump Steak Stuffed with Stilton
    Rump Steak Stuffed with Stilton is one of those decadent recipes that is actually extremely simple yet converts a regular steak into a gourmet meal.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Rumtopf
    Rumtopf
    Rumtopf, which literally means rum pot, is a German and Danish dessert, traditionally eaten around Christmas (though perfectly acceptable any time!
    Preparation: 1 Hour
    Cooking: NIL
  • Salade des Gourmets
    Salade des Gourmets
    A gourmet is an individual with a highly refined discerning palate who revels in the enjoyment of good food. This salad was created for such a person!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Minutes
  • Samphire
    Samphire
    Samphire (or glasswort, or pickleweed as it's also known) grows in tidal zones and muddy sand flats around estuaries and tidal creeks.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Minutes
  • Sashimi (Raw Seafood)
    Sashimi (Raw Seafood)
    Sashimi is often the first course in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course, presented with rice and miso soup in separate bowls.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Sausage and Bacon Flan
    Sausage and Bacon Flan
    You will need to make a pastry case for this Sausage and Bacon Flan recipe. But you'll be forgiven if you buy ready-made pastry!
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Scallops à ma façon (Scallops - my way)
    Scallops à ma façon (Scallops - my way)
    Scallops à ma façon (scallops - my way) are the perfect dish for entertaining when I have guests I want to spend time with.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Scallops and Chorizo
    Scallops and Chorizo
    Scallops and Chorizo is quick, simple and absolutely delicious. The smokiness of the chorizo and the sweetness of the honey is an absolute delight.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Scallops with Garlic and Parsley
    Scallops with Garlic and Parsley
    Scallops with Garlic and Parsley are called "Coquilles St. Jacques à la Provençal" in France, which strikes me as much more romantic !
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Minutes
  • Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
    Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
    Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon is good enough to present to guests and simple enough to knock up for yourself as a light midday meal.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Slow Cooked Lamb with Maple Syrup
    Slow Cooked Lamb with Maple Syrup
    Slow Cooked Lamb with Maple Syrup is the perfect recipe for entertaining. Not only is it truly delicious, it's also quickly prepared and cooks easily.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 4 Hours
  • Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancakes
    Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancakes
    This Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancakes recipe will make 8 pancakes which are ideal as a starter for 8 people or a light meal for 4 people. Perfect!
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Spicy Snack Eggs
    Spicy Snack Eggs
    Spicy Snack Eggs are a great cold addition to a buffet, with a salad, in a picnic, as a snack or hot with French Fries. Your choice!
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Spinach and Tomato Eggs Benedict
    Spinach and Tomato Eggs Benedict
    Spinach and Tomato Eggs Benedict is a "light" version of the famous Eggs Benedict - an American breakfast dish that is delicious but calorie rich!
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Flat Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce
    Flat Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce
    Flat iron steak is the American name for the cut known as butlers' steak in the U.K. and oyster blade steak in Australia and New Zealand.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Boneless Cushion of Lamb with Festive Stuffing
    Boneless Cushion of Lamb with Festive Stuffing
    Boneless Cushion of Lamb with Festive Stuffing is an alternative Christmas or Thanksgiving roast featuring boneless cushion of lamb shoulder.
    Preparation: 25 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Eton Mess
    Eton Mess
    Is this the most British pudding of them all? It may have been invented by a bunch of public schoolboys, but Eton Mess works wonders for us all.
    Preparation: 5 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Rich Cream Scones
    Rich Cream Scones
    These scones get their light flaky texture from the butter that is layered into the dough. An absolute delight with a cup of tea on a summer afternoon
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Leek and Smoked Salmon Flan
    Leek and Smoked Salmon Flan
    This delicious and simple recipe for Leek and Smoked Salmon Flan is perfect either hot or cold with a light salad for lunch or as a starter course.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Saltimbocca
    Saltimbocca
    Saltimbocca is thought to have been invented in Brescia, where the name loosely translates as 'jump in the mouth'.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Monk Fish Steak with Saffron
    Monk Fish Steak with Saffron
    Ideal if you want a quick and tasty dish, with a nice tasty sauce, without spending hours in the kitchen. Simply served with basmati rice or potatoes
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Huîtres chaudes à la Charentaise (Warm Charente Oysters)
    Huîtres chaudes à la Charentaise (Warm Charente Oysters)
    Ah, oysters - the food of the gods! Straight from the sea, tasting of salt and freshness. But not everybody can handle their oysters raw.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 5 Minutes
  • Spinach and Feta Filo Tart
    Spinach and Feta Filo Tart
    An easy-to-make tart that perfectly marries the tastes and textures of spinach and feta. Spoil yourself with a simple treat.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Granny's Slow-baked Chicken
    Granny's Slow-baked Chicken
    An extremely easy and foolproof recipe. The chicken cooks in its own steam at low temperature, there is no risk of it overcooking or drying out.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 3 Hours 30 Minutes



 
 

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