Category: Starters
Avocado, Cucumber & Prawn Salad
Avocado, Cucumber & Prawn Salad A simple prawn salad to make the most of Slices of chunky avocado, cucumber makes a great mix of textures and flavours. A salad to delight your friends and family. Recipe from BBC Good Food
Pam’s broccoli and blue cheese soup
Pam’s broccoli and blue cheese soup Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 15 mins 20 mins 35 mins This is a delicately flavoured broccoli and blue cheese soup with a rich velvety texture; the amounts below are enough for two generous servings. My late wife and I had been out for lunch one day many years […]
Slow Cooker Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Slow Cooker Curried Butternut Squash Soup is just the recipe for this time of year. The butternut squash is in season from September to December, but the best thing is they will keep in a dark cool place until well into the new year, in fact I have one in my garage from last year and […]
Easy French Onion Soup
This Easy French Onion Soup is just the ticket to warm you through on a cold frosty morning, I have to say I enjoy this particular soup anytime of the year, I think it’s one of the finest classics as far as soups go. Easy French Onion Soup NOTE: Depending on what stock you're using […]
Leeks with Cheese & Ham
This super easy Leeks with Cheese & Ham recipe are perfect for a midweek meal. Simply serve with some crusty bread. This is one of my winter comfort dishes when I want to just sit in front of the fire, listen to the radio and enjoy some simply delicious food. .
A Penny for them – Another in my Looking Back Series
During the Covid-19 pandemic I was tweaking a few things on the website and quite often during my coffee break whilst sitting there my mind would drift back to the early days when I was still living in the UK and thinking about some of the characters who frequented my my families Pork Butchers shop […]
Chinese Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
This Chinese Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup is one of the top 10 most ordered dishes in both Chinese Restaurants and Chinese Take-Aways in Europe. It has so few basic ingredients, it’s a miracle they produce this wonderful, delicious tasting soup. You can even use left-over cooked chicken if you happen to have any in the […]
The Best Yorkshire Puddings
Just because I’m from Yorkshire, don’t take my word that these are The Best Yorkshire Puddings, try them for yourself then you’ll be sure they are. I’ve seen many a celebrity Chef (even ones from from Yorkshire) who did not have a clue about making traditional Yorkshire fayre. I actually saw two of them putting […]
Easy Gazpacho – Spanish Liquid Gold
This Easy Gazpacho, which by the way is originally from Andalucia area of Spain and is best enjoyed cold, especially in the scorching Spanish Sunshine. It’s nice at anytime of the summer but as summer progresses, so does the taste of the Gazpacho because the tomatoes are ripening, giving a sweeter, more depth of flavour […]
Carrot and Ginger Soup
Originally posted in June 2020 Revised 6th April 2021 This Carrot and Ginger Soup is easy, delicious, and filling, especially if you use the almonds, which thicken and enrich the soup. See my Video on keeping your root Ginger fresh and ready to use
