Sticky black treacle bbq pork ribs with triple cooked chips

The sun has got his hat on and I’m ready for the first bbq of the season. Serves 4: Ingredients: 2 racks of pork ribs, cut in half 1 onion, finely diced 4 cloves of garlic, crushed Thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and grated 50mls Worcestershire sauce 100mls tomato ketchup 100mls soy sauce 100mls…

Spanish eggs

It’s been a while, but I’m back. Six months without a kitchen, but as the building work comes to a close I’m keen to get cooking. This is my take on Spanish eggs and is a lovely quick store-cupboard supper. The recipe is flexible and can be easily modified for personal taste. Serves 2: Ingredients:…

Steak and ale pie

Who doesn’t love a good pie, with soft meat in an unctuous gravy? As the cold nights roll in dust off your slow cooker and tuck in. Serves 6 For the filling: 1.5kg beef shin, diced into chunks Glug of olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled and diced 2 celery sticks, diced…

Pork Stroganoff

This is another wonderfully simple recipe, packed full of flavour, making it as much at home on a dinner party menu as it is on the family table. Pork fillet is naturally very lean, making this dish easily adaptable for those of you trying to follow a healthier lifestyle. Simply omit the butter and go…

Lucknowi lamb with spiced risotto, mint and coriander chutney and raita.

Lucknow, a large city in northern India, is the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh. This aromatic Lucknowi curry paste is the perfect accompaniment to sweet lamb, served with a simple spiced risotto. The chutney adds heat and piquancy, tempered by the cooling raita. This wonderful Asian dish is a definite crowd pleaser and I…