Pad Thai is super delicous! And much easier to create at home that you think. You just need to make sure you have the right store cupboard ingredients in your pantry and you can make this whenever you like! The essential ingredients are fish sauce, tamarind paste, peanuts, rice noodles (or rice sticks) and lime….
Category: Food for friends
Homemade Pizzas
My partner’s favourite food is pizza and it’s also fast becoming mine! It’s something we cook ALL the time (and I’m not going to lie, it used to be our takeaway of choice back in the day!) We have a pizza oven which helps, but of which can only really be used in the summer…
Espresso Martini
As it’s Christmas, here is a delicious cocktail recipe to get you in the festive spirit! A favourite drink of my sister and my friends, this drink will have everyone wanting another! Yum! Recipe (makes 1) 1 shot extra strong espresso coffee 1 shot of good quality vodka 1 shot coffee liqueur 1/3 shot…
Sea Bass en Papillote with Prawns and Vegetables
Fancy something a little lighter before the indulging at Christmas begins? If you want to have a healthy dinner to balance out eating half a tub of Quality Streets (arghh!) then try this quick and simple dish that is packed with flavour. You only need a few ingredients, combine them together on some baking paper,…
Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Cream Profiteroles
Make these delicious profiteroles to impress your friends and family! So easy to make but absolutely divine, you can knock these up in no time. I have made these with just vanilla and chocolate, but have previously done different variants. Once you have the basic choux pastry right, why not get experimenting and add different…
Amazing Crispy Chilli Chicken with The Best Egg Fried Rice
Fancy a Chinese this weekend? Well make this instead of ordering out or picking up a ping meal! Trust me, this is so, so nice and a regular on a Saturday night in my house! Ok, I do fry the chicken and yes the sauce contains some sugar, but why not! It tastes amazing and…
Chicken with garlic, mushrooms and cream
This dish is very easy to cook and super delicious, perfect for this time of year on those cold, frosty evenings. I have categorised it under quick and easy dinners, as although it will take an hour to cook, it’s so easy as you just leave it to bubble away or to leave in your…
Simple Tortilla Toastie
This is more of an idea than a recipe! But it’s really simple and very tasty, especially for lunches, for snacking with friends or for when you’re a bit inebriated and you can’t really cook all too much. Instead of using bread as a usual toastie does, this crisps up deliciously and creates a sort…
Gyozas
Dumplings are literally my favourite things to eat at the moment. Bite sized morsels of amazingly juicy and savoury deliciousness are just the best things ever. I cook them a lot. They’re great for Saturday nights in on the sofa to enjoy with a good film. I will post a few different types, but gyozas…
Gruyère and Parmesan twice baked cheese soufflés
It’s Friday and that means it’s the start of the weekend! So why not treat yourself to something absolutely delicious? Soufflés are notoriously tricky and are basically a show stopper for you to impress your guests, or quite frankly even yourself! But this soufflé is twice baked, meaning it’s a lot easier and less of a…
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