Hunter’s chicken is based around an Italian dish – chicken cacciatore which has origins somewhere around the 16th century. It’s one of those classic, rustic dishes which are so simple, filling and delicious and just increase my ever-growing love for Italian cuisine. That being said, I’m fairly sure if any Italian nonna stumbles across my far-from authentic version with a sauce based mostly around tomato ketchup, I will get a hearty smack round the head! (But Nonna, it tastes so good….) Like so many of these historic Italian based dishes (and my rather non-historic version of them) this is just…
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See Full RecipeI made my first published burger recipe (Lamb, Roasted Red Pepper and Mint Burgers) a bit different but I think it’s important for all meat-lovers to have a basic beef burger recipe up their sleeve so here’s mine! To be honest with you, I learned a harsh lesson here. I…
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See Full RecipeAs the summer approaches every year, I seem to spend most of my time daydreaming about salad. Not about chowing down on a lettuce but of ways to make it tastier and more interesting because I need to eat more of it. It’s a tough job but there are ways…
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See Full RecipeCheese muffins are one of the first things I learned to bake by myself. Of course, they weren’t anything like these – they were just simple plain muffins with a bit of paprika and some cheddar cheese. To be perfectly honest, I would probably be about 100 stone lighter today…
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See Full RecipePotato skins are one of those things I’ve never really thought of as a thing to make at home. I’m of the age where you saw them on every single restaurant menu for what seemed like years. But then they seemed to disappear and, correct me if I’m wrong, I…