This is the very first time making Hainanese chicken, well very first time poaching a whole chicken! This is a recipe by Marion’s Kitchen. Her recipe is in the video Written recipe below https://www.marionskitchen.com/hainanese-chicken-rice/ I don’t eat alot of breast meat as I think it’s too dry but OH MY GOD, this chicken breast is… Continue reading Hainanese chicken
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Lamb in tomato and garlic sauce
I fancied a slow cooker meal tonight and this one sounded quite nice! It called for feta cheese and pine nuts but I’m not keen on them so my dinner is less Greek lol There was no pre cooking the meat so it was just put everything in the slow cooker! There wasn’t any small… Continue reading Lamb in tomato and garlic sauce
Cottage pie
So this is the first time I made my own sauce for cottage pie. I used to use gravy granules for the sauce but I think this is better as it has less salt content! Cottage pie is my comfort food so making the sauce myself was amazing! I had to look up a recipe… Continue reading Cottage pie
Pea and pancetta orzo
I think you know by now that I love my simple recipes! I was watching Nigella Lawson on iPlayer the other weekend and this recipe popped up! Her written recipe is below: https://www.nigella.com/recipes/pasta-risotto-with-peas-and-pancetta Nigella is fab with her easy to cook recipes! I love watching her cook and of course, she loves her Italian food… Continue reading Pea and pancetta orzo
Yakisoba
I’ve subscribed to a new channel a few weeks ago called “Kimono Mom.” she cooks alot of Japanese dishes and they always look so simple to cook! Also she has a very cute daughter called Sutan and she’s always in the kitchen with here, it’s adorable. So I thought I’d make a recipe by Kimono… Continue reading Yakisoba
Beef ho fun
This was a recipe by Marion’s Kitchen. If you want the recipe, go to her YouTube video: Or her written recipe: https://www.marionskitchen.com/cantonese-beef-chow-fun-noodles/ This was actually a very easy recipe to follow and to make! If don’t have time to cook, then this is a good recipe for you! For my taste this was little salty… Continue reading Beef ho fun
Homemade egg noodles
So I bought a pasta roller and I thought I’d test it out with egg noodles first before I start on pasta! I can now say that I can make egg noodles during lockdown. The egg noodles recipe is by The Woks of Life. Written recipe is below: Homemade Chinese Egg Noodles At first it… Continue reading Homemade egg noodles
My take on Budae Jjigae
So I’ve been loving my Korean food lately, thanks to Jolly (YouTube channel). They eat so much Korean food, I just want to experience it too. This recipe is by Seonkyoung Longest and her full recipe is in this YouTube video. I didn’t have some of the ingredients but I still had the main spam… Continue reading My take on Budae Jjigae
Lasagne
Who doesn’t love a good Lasagne?! Lasagne is a favourite of mine and whenever I’m at a pub, I am always on a lookout for it! I had dry Lasagne sheets so I thought I would make Lasagne and my own red and white sauce. This was the first time making the white sauce but… Continue reading Lasagne
Gochujang chicken and mash
I haven’t been food shopping so ended up looking in the freezer to see what I had! I had frozen mash from last weekend, frozen vegetables and chicken thighs! With that, I looked in my store cupboard and see what I could rustle up! Here’s how I made the gochujang chicken. Ingredients: 3 chicken thighs… Continue reading Gochujang chicken and mash
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