Leek, Ham Hock & Cheese Flan Hello readers, BBC1 here. The week before last BBC2 was chauffeuring me to my hydrotherapy session, when he mentioned wanting to get a ham hock because of something he had seen chef James Martin do on TV. This was a kind of lightbulb or eureka moment for me as … Continue reading
Spooner’s Brummie Bacon & Cheese Cake Hi everyone I hope you are all well and a big thank you for dropping in to read our blog, by the way its BBC2 here. Now, those of you who have visited the blog before will know about our good friend and self appointed chief taster Liz. What … Continue reading
Breakfast Pie Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and thanks for dropping in to read our blog, we do appreciate it. Oh, by the way, its BBC2 here with a pie recipe I hope you will try. Like most things in life this pie comes with a little history and the name may … Continue reading
Turkey, Ham and Sausage Stuffing Pie Hi folks BBC2 here, I hope you had a good and hopefully restful (as if) Christmas. As you may know we had a debate about what to have for our Christmas dinner. I thought we could have a curry as there was just the two of us, but BBC1 … Continue reading
Turkey, Stuffing & Vegetable Soup Hello folks! BBC1 here. We hope you have ‘survived’ Christmas and had a relatively good and peaceful time, and that Santa brought you what you wanted! If you’re a regular reader you know that I won in the annual debate of ‘what are we having for Christmas dinner?’ So we … Continue reading
Easy Peasy Tomato Soup Hello kind reader, BBC1 here! This soup has it’s origins and roots firmly in my past. When I was a lad my mum used to make the most wonderful and tasty beef and tomato gravy for steak, mash and peas. A few years back I kinda of replicated this for bangers … Continue reading
Chief Taster Becomes Sous Chef… When our buddy Liz arrived on Friday she said she’d been in the kitchen cooking up a ‘batch’. She then proceeded to produce a cake tin. We looked at each other and thought ooh lovely a cake! I wondered whether it was her deliciously moist coconut cake or one of … Continue reading
Puff Pastry Pizzas Hi everyone BBC2 here! Thanks for looking in on our blog. We do look forward to any and all feedback on our recipes, good, bad or just constructive comments. Anyway back to these puff pastry pizzas, I was driving back from taking Max, our dog, for a run on the beach on … Continue reading
Minestrone Soup Hi folks I hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend on this ‘hump’ Wednesday. Not sure we say it often enough, but I’d like to thank you for visiting our blog. BBC2 here, and before I get down to the minestrone soup, I feel the need to have a … Continue reading
The night of the storm: Seasoned Chicken Breasts, Tommy Pasta, and Coleslaw Hello kind readers! BBC1 here. What a dreadful Monday here in Britain! Awful stormy weather saw some people lose their homes or worse their lives! Loads of travel disruption and cancelled trains etc., and on top of that we were without electricity all … Continue reading
Milton’s Spicy Sausage and Potato Soup Hello wonderful visitor! BBC1 here. My wonderful Facebook friend, Milton, has been in the kitchen himself this time and has come up with his own version of the Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana…made in a slow cooker or crockpot. He posted the pic above and I just knew we had … Continue reading
Creamy Leek & Veggie Pasta Hello lovely people, BBC1 here! This dish brings back fond memories for me. It came about from one of those late nights clubbing with friends and being ravenous when you get home, only to find that all you have a is couple of ingredients in the fridge/larder! I was reminded … Continue reading
Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Quiche Many moons ago, in our misspent youth, BBC2 and I would go out partying on a Saturday night till the early hours. We would invariably end the night with a visit to the wonderful 24/7 bagel shop in Brick Lane (just google it, you’ll find hundreds of reviews), it’s … Continue reading
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