Category: Cuisines

  • Sumac Chicken

    Sumac Chicken

    A simple dish that is as easy to make as it is full of flavor. Put it together in 5 minutes then forget about it for an hour, and voila: delicious, fall-off-the-bone chicken that tastes, well, of sumac. Sumac is a bit tart?but not overly. It tastes like lemon and is therefore delicious on dishes…

  • Braised Lamb Shanks with Cider/Guiness

    Braised Lamb Shanks with Cider/Guiness

    In the winter nothing is better than a braise or a stew. Lamb shanks are the perfect choice for such a dish. With a long, slow braise the meat becomes tender and begins to fall off the bone and it is the perfect thing to prep quickly and leave simmering on the stove all day.…

  • Pumpkin Pie

    Pumpkin Pie

    The British have never really got pumpkin pie, although cookbook writers have been trying hard to make us like it for over 300 years – long before the first recipe appeared in Cucubita pepo’s native America. Jill Dupleix quotes a 1932 letter to the Times in which a gentleman marvels at the prodigious growth of…

  • Oatcakes

    Oatcakes

    Let me give you a definition for oats: “A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”-Samuel Johnson-18th-century poet.  Once a horse food nowadays oats are part of every healthy diet around the world. So let me give you a recipe of how to make them with no…

  • Pork Chops with Cranberry-Apple Chutney

    Pork Chops with Cranberry-Apple Chutney

    Pork Chops with Cranberry-Apple Chutney This recipe first came about for use with trout. Trout is actually my favorite meat to use this recipe with. I’d never tried this recipe with pork chops until now, and am very happy with the results, but if you don’t eat pork, you can still use this recipe, as…

  • Sunday’s Appetizer-Hummus on Crostini Bread

    Sunday’s Appetizer-Hummus on Crostini Bread

    Hummus is a dip or a spread that is made from chickpeas, lemon, tahini, olive oil and garlic. You can add extras to hummus like spices such as cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, etc. or you can add some herbs or even things like roasted red peppers or sun-dried tomatoes etc. The possibilities are seemingly endless.…

  • Tuna with Citrus Butter

    Tuna with Citrus Butter

    A member of the mackerel family, tuna are mainly found in the world’s warmer oceans. They can grow to a huge size (up to 700kg) and their meaty flesh is distinctively flaky and firm with a rich, strong flavour, the consequence of its comparatively high oil content. Tuna is mainly sold as steaks. It dries…

  • Salmon Kedgeree

    Salmon Kedgeree

    Kedgeree is an Anglo- Indian dish that was created during the Empire – like Coronation Chicken, Mulligatawny soup, and chutneys. It makes a small quantity of fish go a long way and can be kept warm on a hot plate making it ideal for a hot main course as part of a buffet selection. The…

  • 3 Bit Cake

    3 Bit Cake

    After the unexpected success of  The Warm Goat Cheese Salad let me show you another Polish invention, this time by our dear fan Mrs Kornelia Szczepanik. To say that this cake is good would be quite an understatement. So let’s cut the long story short. She made it. We ate it. As simple as that…

  • Warm Goat Cheese Salad

    Warm Goat Cheese Salad

    We love when you -inspired by us- are creating new recipes.We love when you after that are sending those recipes to us.We love publishing  your recipes on our web page.As simple as that. Today we’ve got this wonderful recipe from one of our loyal fans Mr Artur de Woroncow-Wojtkowicz -warm goats cheese salad,or to make…