If like me you’re conscious about keeping healthy but tire of the same sort of salads, then I can guarantee that this salad will definitely wake up your taste buds whilst, being packed full of goodness at the same time. I was given this recipe by my sister in law, whose origins are from the [...]
Posted by Jimbob on December 12th, 2010
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Posted by Jimbob on November 6th, 2010
Bonfire Night Triple-Cooked Chips
“It’s cold outside, dark during the evenings and not particularly great weather for a barbecue” said my wife after I had invited some friends around for a bonfire and firework party! She suggested that perhaps we should keep things simple and just cook some hot dogs and chips, which sounds simple enough….then my wife mentioned [...]
Posted by Jimbob on October 17th, 2010
Pancakes, Summer Fruits and Strawberry Coulis
When I was little, my Mum only used to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and I remember my brother and I getting very excited and wanting to skip dinner, just to wade through a mound of pancakes! Now I’m older of body (but certainly not in mind ), I like to enjoy pancakes throughout the [...]
Posted by Jimbob on September 15th, 2010
Perfect Fluffy Rice
Rice so easy to cook yet so hard here is my full proof rice cooking method; Pour rice into a measuring Jug. 3 fluid ounces per person should be more than enough. Rinse rice with cold running water for a couple of minutes to wash away starch, drain in a colander and leave for a [...]
Posted by Jimbob on September 11th, 2010
Top Notch Sweet ‘n’ Sour
There is nothing quite like ordering a take-away sweet n sour; the aroma that hits you when you open up that little tub of sauce, the ritual of pouring it over the chicken or pork balls and mixing it with fried rice….or so I thought until I learnt this little beauty whilst in Thailand. Personally, [...]
Posted by Jimbob on August 26th, 2010
Posted by Jimbob on August 14th, 2010
Home Made Ice Cream – Kids Love it!
Whilst out shopping the other day, my daughter asked for an ice cream from a street vendor; of course, as you would expect of any discerning child, she opted for chocolate and savoured every mouthful This gave me a thought; when I was a kid, my Mum always kept a tub of ice cream in [...]
Posted by Jimbob on July 5th, 2010
A Firm Favourite Amongst Friends – Malaysian Curry
Ok, so it may be time to quieten down on the Thai curry off-shoot repertoire as I am beginning to feel that I may be overdoing it slightly…. however, my Wife introduced me to this and I have to say, if you are after a recipe that is fresh, but with a little fire in [...]
Posted by Jimbob on June 18th, 2010
Monkfish Wrapped in Sun Dried Tomato and Parma Ham
How can such an ugly fish taste so wonderful?! Having purchased a rather large piece of monkfish for the Tom Yam soup in my previous post, we were left with a fair portion sat awaiting some imagination and thought to compliment this wonderful ingredient. It’s funny to think that some 15-20 years ago, monkfish was [...]
Posted by Jimbob on May 30th, 2010
Expanding the Thai Red Curry Repertoire
Having spent some time practising and trying to perfect the Thai red curry over the past few weeks, I’ve decided to branch out and extend this base recipe to continue winning the great feedback received from friends and family. This might sound like I’m vying for praise(!), but there is nothing better than seeing people [...]