Deep Breath : Keep Calm & Cook Risotto!

WHEN did this turn into the cooking channel??? Anyways. I’m a teensy bit stressed today so I’ve gone back to cooking. OMD – I’m soooo in love with Risotto :o) GB on How Not To Cook Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto if you like following recipes. Start early by boiling a kettle and filling a jug […]

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SOFFRITTO ~ THE HOLY TRINITY OF ITALIAN CUISINE

From ItalianFoodForever.com CELERY is one of the mainstays of Italian (Mediterranean) cooking. Half my house HATE the stuff. But I have a sneaky little trick. Ssssh. Today I cooked Beef Stew with carrots, onion and the C-word! They’ll never know. Unless y’all tell them. #CeleryStalkers :o)

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US Superman vs GB Bananaman

I’d apologise but I can’t be bothered. My boys Loved this cartoon! Over Complicate the Story why don’t y’all. DEW. Weather Manipulation. Dirigibubbles. Secret Snowmen with pipes. Arctic/Antarctic HIDDEN Igloos. Ice Walls. Crack on, BananaRamaDramaQueens :o) I may be wrong – or just plain bananas in the belfry. Who cares? P.S. Mashed bananas with Heinz […]

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Recipe of the Day : Biryani

This recipe is a fast favourite here. I’ve tasted Biryani in UK, Karachi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Singapore. And YES – I CAN and have made it from scratch. Some peeps are just sooooooooo stoopid and lazy and evil that they think that taking the piss out of ME and MY family via […]

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Fine Dining Chez Moi : Hammy, Eggy, Cheesy!

This was my Mum’s Go-To recipe for tea when time/money were short. I grew up with it and passed it on to my family. Even my ward, who lived with us for a year, loved it and – as a husband and father – has continued the tradition with his family. Simple quick recipe. Nice […]

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Slime in This Ear. Slime in That Ear!

Aha. I could’ve done the Best Outtake Live from Richie and Eddie (see previous posts) but I’ve moved on. Yet another reason why I ADORE Ade Edmondson. I watched ALL episodes of this show. This one made me LOL. Kedgeree was the one and only cooking that I cooked in school Cookery lessons that was […]

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Leek & Potato Soup & a Damn Good Cry!

I was up and at ’em early this morning. First task – Post Office. The queue stretched half way across the Market Square and around the corner. Every one at least 4 metres apart and masked. We’d all have fitted in the Post Office on a normal day! The girl in front of me had […]

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Butternut Squash Soup

Now – I don’t want to flute my toot but…I can make a MEAN Butternut Squash soup. The first time I used squashes from my garden. With potatoes, red peppers, chicken stock, garlic pepper, salt, olive oil, onion and a dash of cream. P.S. Someone in the FAM has a sense of humour (?) For […]

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If I Should Die, Think Only This of Me…

…It was my own stupid fault :o( I found out a couple of days back that it was our neighbour’s birthday. My big mouth said – in front of witnesses – If I’d known, I’d’ve made him a bloody cake! I got a message via a 3rd party yesterday afternoon. Where’s my bloody cake? Maybe […]

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GB : Picnic Pie

OK. MY pie looks nothing like this… But I followed THIS RECIPE….Almost ! With buttered/peppered Jersey New Potatoes as a side :o)

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Gino’s Minestrone

Disclaimer : It’s all HER fault. She’s a bAd Influence! The best minestrone soup I’ve EVER tasted was not in Italy. My crazy World-Traveller in Crime was with me in Abu Dhabi when we dined in the hotel’s Italian restaurant. OK. If SHE hadn’t made me go all googly and giggly with the Italian waiter […]

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Chicken Soup for the Soul

When I get really morose – I cook. After alienating about half the family yesterday by hinting that they may be under the control of The Thought Police. And that not Every Single person in Wales has their own personal watcher who’ll jump out of the bushes and fine them £1,000 for crossing the border […]

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