Category Archives: Meat

Recipe: Asian Lettuce Wraps with Ground Turkey (or Pork), Mint & Cilantro

Fresh cilantro (aka coriander in the UK) and mint, are essential for this really easy, fresh-tasting Asian inspired dish. The quantities here will serve four as an appetizer so you could double it up if you want to make it … Continue reading

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Recipe: Chicken (or Beef) Salad with a Thai Dressing

This is a lovely, fresh tasting main course salad that would be just as nice made with thinly sliced rare steak (perhaps you brought some home from the restaurant last night?). The radishes and toasted almonds add a satisfying crunch … Continue reading

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Recipe: A Gourmet Mushroom Pizza

Need something delicious in a hurry? You can whip up this gourmet mushroom-mozzarella-prosciutto-truffle pizza in no time. The ‘in a hurry’ part is because I cheated and used a ready-made raw pizza crust (Pillsbury thin-crust) – or you could try … Continue reading

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Recipe: Asian Spiced Beef Pot-Roast

I usually avoid Chinese food, mainly because aside from the ubiquitous deep fried component, it seems that every dish contains equal amounts of sugar and sodium, along with numerous mystery ingredients that weren’t clarified for me until I visited China  … Continue reading

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Recipe: Moroccan Spiced Lamb with Apricots

There’s something wonderfully satisfying about tender chunks of lamb that have been cooked slowly for a few hours with no more than some finely chopped onion, fresh ginger, dried apricots and a sprinkle of aromatic spices. The apricots are added … Continue reading

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Recipe – Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork

BBQ lovers will be in hog-heaven over this! Here’s how to produce your own classic ‘BBQ Pulled Pork’; all you need is a stove-top smoker such as the one made by Camerons  – one of the best kitchen investments you … Continue reading

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Recipe – A Great British Beef Stew with Dumplings

I was raised on comfort food like this and with winter hanging around for a while, what could be more satisfying that a steaming bowl of tender beef stew with suet dumplings? Many people in the US won’t be familiar … Continue reading

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Recipe: Spaghetti Squash with Porcini Meatballs

I’d been craving a comforting bowl of spaghetti and meatballs and came up with this low-carb, healthy version using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. OK, it’s not the same but it’s light, fresh-tasting and totally satisfying. A summery alternative. Vegetarians … Continue reading

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Recipe – Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Walnuts

I’m convinced that Brussels sprouts-haters were force-fed overcooked Brussels as children. I was lucky in that both my parents were great cooks with high culinary standards and our Brussels were always perfect; ‘al dente’, slightly sweet and nutty-tasting. Tossed in … Continue reading

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Recipe: Mushroom Tart

Here’s a lovely appetizer or light lunch dish that would also make a wonderful vegetarian entrée if you left out the prosciutto – it’s delicious either way. You could also make it as one large tart but I happen to … Continue reading

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