Who’s the wise guy that said crumbles must be sweet? Someone needs to give him a good talking-to. Crumble topping is perfect for meat stew. It’s a no-brainer really; it adds that much-desired crunch. Like the kind of crispiness that we strive for when we whack a Shepherd’s Pie under the grill and hope that…
Category: Advent Eating
Tandoori Poussin
This is a great recipe if you want to get a little experimental with spice. It’s also very easy, as the blender is going to do all the work for you. There are a number of ways in which you can make this recipe easier: firstly you can dispense with the whole spices and just…
Matar Paneer
Matar Paneer is one of my favourite Indian dishes. It’s basically cheese and peas in a spicy tomato sauce. Delicious, no? I often make this when I am entertaining, as the flavour is show-stopping but it is easy to prepare and forgiving if you have other things on the go and can’t give it your…
Shepherd’s Pie
An easy, comforting meal ideal for those cold nights when you want something satisfying and delicious that will warm you up from the inside. It’s always made with lamb. Always. An easy way to remember this is that ‘shepherds shepherd sheep’. Just picture the words from the old carol: “While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All…
Chicken, Mango & Paneer Curry
My dad hails from the beautiful island of Mauritius and so growing up, delicious curries with exotic spices made up our evening meal as often as fish and chips or steak and kidney pie. That’s why I feel so lucky, because I grew up around the unusual, the colourful and the outlandish. I wasn’t afraid…
Haggis Pie
Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, (Good luck to you and your honest, plump face,) Great chieftain o the puddin’-race! (Great chieftain of the sausage race!) ‘Address to Haggis’, written by the bad-boy of poetry: the great Robbie (Rabbie) Burns, who lived fast and died young at the tender age of 37 in 1796, but…
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