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Simple Ramen Bowl: Make It Your Way
View recipe: Simple Ramen Bowl: Make It Your WayRecently, like the rest of the planet, I have become obsessed with making my own noodle bowls. I love them because although they are healthy and light, you can jam pack them full of vegetables to satisfy even the hungriest guests. I build my bowls with meat or vegetable based broth and of course noodles…
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Soba Noodles
View recipe: Soba NoodlesSoba noodles hail from Japan and are made from Buckwheat flour and wheat flour. They are similar in shape and thickness to spaghetti but have a coarser texture. Warm or chilled they are exceptionally tasty in salads, soups and stir fries. Recently, like the rest of the planet, I have become obsessed with making my…
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Tomato Passata Pasta: 15 Minute Meals
View recipe: Tomato Passata Pasta: 15 Minute MealsThis simple tomato passata pasta is a tasty example of 15 minute meal. 🙂 The trick to making dinner in under 15 minutes is to minimise the so called “rules” you must follow for a dish and instead cook by feel. I simply brought a pot of water to the boil whilst I heated a…
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Mirin Seasoning
View recipe: Mirin SeasoningHailing from Japan, Mirin seasoning is basically sugar, salt and MSG. I use it when I want to add a bit of a sugar pop to my Asian styled broths and stir fries. I always add a splash to my Udon broth for example. Last night I splashed some in Beef in Oyster Sauce stir fry. Note:…
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PK’s Panko Cheese Chicken Tenderloin Nuggets
View recipe: PK’s Panko Cheese Chicken Tenderloin NuggetsI am always looking for meals that my lads will wolf down without complaints. I am happy to say that I can’t make enough of these baked chicken and cheese nuggets. Let me know how you fare and there are more kid (and big kid) friendly meal links at the end of the post. Steps…
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Easy Prawn Cocktail Salad
View recipe: Easy Prawn Cocktail SaladA prawn cocktail salad is the perfect light and easy summer lunch or dinner. Very Xmas friendly 🙂 I made a colourful salad with lots of avocado, topped it with chilled pre-cooked prawns and doused the lot with Thousand Island dressing. Secure your cooked prawns in the lead up to Christmas! Make this recipe your…
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Jacques PĂ©pin’s Traditional Chicken Liver PâtĂ©
View recipe: Jacques PĂ©pin’s Traditional Chicken Liver PâtĂ©Made from bird livers, PâtĂ© is one of those things you either love or hate, there is no middle ground. I have eaten it ever since I was a small lad and my favourite is chicken with green peppercorns. Edit – People have told me there is a middle ground if I would just stop…
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Chicken And Couscous Salad: Make It Your Way
View recipe: Chicken And Couscous Salad: Make It Your WayI have recently become addicted to Couscous. These tiny pebbles of Durum Wheat Semolina were boiled in chicken stock and a bit of olive oil to stop them sticking for 5 minutes. I then drained them and let them cool while I made a simple green salad and tossed in a precooked and cooled chicken breast (see…
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Full Proof Thickened Egg Yolks: Electric Power Drill Hack
View recipe: Full Proof Thickened Egg Yolks: Electric Power Drill HackI bought a cheap milk whisk the other day with the thought of using it to thicken egg yolks. It didn’t have enough oomph to get through the egg yolks. So I pulled it apart and in a shed meets kitchen hack I put the whisk part into my Ryobi electric drill driver. A few…
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Using Brandy In The Kitchen
View recipe: Using Brandy In The KitchenBrandy is a spirit that is made by distilling wine. The spirit is then aged or coloured to make it look aged. I predominantly use it to make PâtĂ©Â and my wife makes a mean Christmas cake every year with brandy soaked raisins. Brandy is also great for making sauces and marinades. Enjoy, PK YOU MIGHT ALSO…
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