Spicy Brazilian Coconut Chicken

Serves 4 | 40 mins cooking | 15 mins preparation Quick and easy to make, to make this can become a regular and delicious weekday dinner of chicken with a spicy, rich, creamy and fragrant broth. Ingredients 1tsp Cumin 1tsp Cayenne pepper 1tsp Turmeric 1tsp Ground coriander 1/2tsp Garlic powder 1tsp Salt 4 Chicken breasts…

Chicken Karage

Serves 2-3 | 15 mins Preperation | 8 mins Cooking | 30 mins Marinading | Chicken Karaage is a traditional Japanese fried chicken. Juicy and tender inside and very crispy outside. So quick and easy to make you’ll never order the greasy rubbish KFC again! Ingredients 500g Boneless chicken thighs 25g ginger – grated 1…

Thai crispy omelette – Khai Jiao

Serves 1 | 5 mins cooking | 5 mins preparation There are several different styles of Thai omelette you can try, this one is probably the simplest and has lovely soft inner layers with crispy edges. Anyone Thai reading this is probably wondering why this needs to be posted as it is such a standard…

Steamed Sea Bass with zesty lime sauce (Plaa Neung Manow)

Serves 2 | 10 mins cooking | 5 mins preparation This should originally have been made with baby barramundi, but that isn’t something regularly available in your local supermarket or fish monger so I have used a large sea bass instead Ingredients 1 Large sea bass 1 tsp Garlic – chopped 1 tsp Thai chilli…

Thai Fish and Spices in Banana Leaf

Serves 2 | 15 mins cooking | 25 mins preparation This is a great street food dish found on every street corner in Northern and Assan regions of Thailand and as soon as you open up the parcel you will be assaulted by steam filled with spices and fresh herbs. Ingredients 250-300g filleted fish –…

Spaghetti Bolognese

Serves 26 | 3-4 hours cooking | 30 mins preparation There are lots of “Traditional Recipes” and arguments about what should and shouldn’t go into a Bolognese sauce but this is all rubbish. There is no traditional recipe, every grandmother had her own recipe, the only thing in common is long slow cooking and using…

Pan Fried Mackerel fillets with beetroot and fennel salad

Serves 2 | 4 mins cooking | 10 mins preparation With the fennel and beetroot this is an earthy salad which is made vibrant with the lemon and yoghurt dressing. Mackerel fillets contain lots of beneficial fats. While you can test your knife skills with all the fine chopping I would suggest using a mandolin…

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Asian Lettuce wraps are a great idea for a quick and simple meal that can be easily scaled up to cook for a larger crowd. I find 4 of these is enough for dinner, or 3 served with some steamed Jasmin or sticky rice. Instead of mince beef you can make this using pork, chicken…