So here’s a very simple soup that can be made from things that you probably have hanging around your kitchen. I only use ground and dried coriander in this recipe, but obviously, the dried can be replaced with fresh coriander if you have it. Ingredients 1lb of carrot 1 large or 2 small onions 1 […]
So this is my attempt at recreating the excellent Prawns in Brandy dish that was sold in the short lived Italy in Italy takeaway in Terenure in the first few years of the 21st Century. Very quick, very tasty. Ingredients 200g prawns (or crayfish) per person Glug of brandy Double cream Red Onions, finely chopped […]
Mussels, really tasty, (usually) really cheap and simple to cook. Other people may have different thinking on this, but I reckon 500g is a good portion of mussels for one person. Ingredients 1kg mussels 1 glass/small bottle of white wine 2 red onions, finely chopped 20g Butter Glug of double cream Method Throw the mussels […]
Right so, this one I’m writing because I will be referring to it in the future as an accompaniment, and I want people to know what I’m talking about when I say Super Chips*. I’m not really sure when it happened. I reckon it must have been the late 80s, perhaps the early 90s. For […]
So I have a child who is obsessed with ice-cream and ice-lollies. At 2 years of age, she usually greets me when I come home with a beaming smile and her almost catchphrase, “Daddy, you give ice-pop me?”. Being a man with a savage sweet tooth myself, I was determined to develop my own iced treat, […]
Decent Winter warmer, or Summer warmer even, if like me, you enjoy stew all year round! This recipe feeds 5 adults, so depending on appetites and numbers of children, it could easily cover a small family for two dinners. Don’t worry, the cooking kills off any alcohol that is in the Guinness Prep Time: 20 […]