One of my favourite meals is a thick juicy beef steak smothered in a creamy pepper sauce. I make a white wine version that makes for a mean surf and turf but this is my …
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PK’S Red Wine And Green Peppercorn Sauce
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Crème Fraîche
Crème fraîche is made from a high fat content cream that has be soured using friendly bacterial cultures. It is smoother than sour cream and much less tangy. It holds up well when heated due …
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Spaghetti Carbonara With Cream
This rich creamy spaghetti carbonara will not win any health awards but jeapers it is tasty. 🙂 It also isn’t particularly authentic due to the addition of cream. I love the more traditional egg only version …
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Thickened Cream
Thickened cream has about 30-40% fat and then the manufacturers generally add gums and or gelatin. This process allows the cream to hold up well when heated (boiled even during cooking). I use it in …
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Double Cream
Double cream (heavy cream in other countries) is rich and luxurious. The brand I am using is pasteurised cow’s milk cream and has around 51% fat content. Double cream holds up well when heated due …
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PK’s Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo is a pasta dish made from freshly made fettuccine tossed only with Parmigiano-Reggiano and butter. This was my first attempt at making it and I wanted to make the sauce from scratch. I …
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Welchy’s Easy Mushroom Soup
There’s nothing better on a cold winter’s night than to sit down and tuck into something hot! Whether it be a curry, casserole or soup…I love nothing more than eating a dish that warms you …