A true Porchetta is a boned and rolled suckling pig, stuffed with flavourings such as its own offal, fennel and herbs and then cooked over a fire pit. Not so this one as A. I didn’t have a suckling pig and B. I am not Italian and this is purely an Em’s...
Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish that I have always wanted to master and while it has the most simple of ingredients, the method of getting it right is quite tricky. The traditional method uses eggs to create a rich sauce without the addition of cream, which is...
I recently had a bit of a weird notion that I could actually be a vegetarian or even vegan and that I could really make a go of this blogging thing, as that would be my point of difference (i’m not bad with the veggie recipes). Then I made this braised chicken...
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but I am rather a big fan of food. All food. However, given the opportunity, it is the old fashioned classics that I really love, particularly when I bring them up to date with a whopping makeover. Rissoles were a staple...
Well this is an extremely exciting moment for me. Recipe Number 400!! That is a whole lot of foodie love, a hell of a lot of eating, cooking, writing, insomnia and a lot of blood, burns, sweat & tears. There have been a few failures along the way and I have to...
Revised Recipe for Pulled Pork, Pancetta & Sage Lasagne Ok, picture this……4am, all is dark and quiet and my husband is snoring softly beside me. I am awake but dreaming of tender, stringy chunks of pulled pork, slow cooked for 8 hours in a simple...
