Category: Misc

Sometimes, rather than roasting pork, I cook a joint on the barbecue. The best BBQ flavours, though, happen when the pork has first been seasoned with a dry rub. This rub achiveves a slightly sweet BBQ flavour, though variations can be made by addin

The Coronation Quiche recipe was created for the coronation of King Charles It's a light quiche with flavours of Spinach, broad beans and tarragon. This recipe amends the original to make it a little more convenient to make, using ingredients that ar

Someone I follow on Twitter tweeted about making these and provided a link to the original recipe. I love cinnamon swirls but hate waiting for pastry to prove, so figured I'd give them a go. This recipe amends the original in a few small ways Uses S

Every one loves an ice-lolly (popsicle for the americans), and there's only one thing better on a hot day: a boozy ice-lolly The basic principle is make a drink, sweeten and then freeze it. The variations are never-ending: Pimms and Lemonade

This recipe makes 4 breakfast burritos - whether that's serving 4 people or 1 is up to you. For efficiency, the bacon and sausages are done in the oven (it's being warmed to do the tomatoes anyway), but obviously you could pan fry them instead. One t

Also sometimes called Oopsie bread, or cloud bread, this is a grainless bread substitute It doesn't rise much, but works well as a replacement for things you'd normally use bread rolls for, particularly as buns around a grilled chicken breast, just m

This recipe makes gingerbread biscuits with a subtle mix of flavours. The gingerbread is rolled a little thicker so that you get a nice crumbly inside - if you want thin and crunchy then when rolling out aim for about 0.5cm thickness.

I've a recipe elsewhere on this site for something more like a Philly Cheese-Steak, but this is a lot quicker and easier to make, giving a very different sandwich You can add red onions and even chopped tomato for simple variations

Cooking time is calculate based on the weight of the cut - most cuts of pork require the same time per weight, the only real exception is fillet (45 mins, plus 45 per 500g at 140c)

I was sent a video of @maxmccannpt on Tiktok making these, unfortunately in the video he doesn't actually say what temperature to put the oven at, so I had to wing it slightly This recipe makes some low calorie Tortilla chips/crisps - they're passabl

The pictured cookies are - at a stretch - in fact Christmas Chocolate Chunk Cookies as I used Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland Edition to make them and popped one of the trees from it into the top of each cookie. Had I intended to make Xmas cooki

Cast iron pans are awesome, but they need a little bit of maintenance - including being given a seasoning when you first get them (or, if they've accidentally been washed with soap, after a good derusting and warming). The process of seasoning a pan

An easy Mexican derived meal, using bacon and eggs for the filling. Can be cooked for breakfast, or served as part of a larger meal

This is based on a recipe from BBC Good Food. I've amended some of the ingredients, partly for convenience - I've also amended some of the cooking times as I prefer to let the bread pull up some of the juices rather than simmering them all off before

A fairly simple pasta meal that's a bit different to the usual sauces. Additional mustard can be added for more of a "burn", but the mixture of fennel and lemon works quite well if you don't overpower it.

A simple tasty one-pan meal. Croutons or bacon strips can be added if meat is wanted, but as a meal it works fine without.

Thanks to the Fresh Prince, everyone's heard of a Philly Cheese-Steak, but you can't get those outside of Philadelphia, so this recipe doesn't claim to be one. What it is, is a tasty steak, onion and cheese sauce sandwich. There are multiple variatio

A simple, easy to make meal for a bit of fun - building your own mini-pizzas (and letting the kids do theirs) The basic set of ingredients is quite simple, but you can adjust to add/remove anything that suits you - just make sure it's pre-cooked as t

A quick, simple meal made famous by The Big Bang Theory - Spaghetti with little pieces of hotdog cut up in it Can be served on it's own or with garlic bread

Cheese on toast is hard to beat, the only thing that could be better is mixing in some beer and egg This Welsh Rarebit recipe adds in some Worcester sauce and paprika for additional flavour - you could use cayenne pepper instead/as well

I prefer fruit scones, layered with cream and jam, but a savoury cheese scone is nice too - especially when still warm from the oven and coated in butter. This will make 6 reasonable sized scones

Soda bread can be a bit heavy and flavourless, so I figured I'd try and sweeten it up and give it a little bit of flavour. Ginger takes some of that edge back off. You can use all Plain or all Self-raising if you don't have one or the other. Best ser

Not really a recipe in the sense of what I normally post here, but it seemed like the best place to file it all the same. With COVID-19 raging worldwide, vulnerable people in our family, and limited availability (due to others hoarding/panic buying),

Not really a recipe in the sense of what I normally post here, but it seemed like the best place to file it all the same. Hand sanitiser is currently sold out pretty much everywhere, however we've people in the family who might be especially vulnerab

I love pasties, so I thought I'd take a shot at making my own. We ate ours hot out of the oven with chips and veg.

A little while ago, I bought one of these Microwave rice-cookers. It saves a bit of time and hassle, and a lot of energy compared to boiling rice on the hob. The only real downside, really, is in trying not to lose the booklet which gives the cookin