Not my finest photography ever. Thankfully it ate a lot better than it snapped. I fried some pancetta, and added Sunday’s frozen chicken. Then some peas in there. Sticking it in an individual pot and topping with frozen puff pastry was the hardest part. Sometimes I just get a craving for a pie, with a crispy brown top, that slightly […]
Read moreAn exercise in time-economy this one: make a meal base good for three dinners on a lazy Sunday, reap the rewards x3 during the pressured week. I diced 6 chicken breasts and fried in batches till coloured and then left to one side. Meanwhile I fried an onion and deglazed with white wine. Once done I started getting my roux […]
Read moreNot mucking about now – this is proper winter food. It’s very simple and fills like few other dishes. I use lamb neck fillet, which I’ve espoused the glory of before. It’s diced and layered here with onion rings, sliced potatoes (sod peeling), and diced carrot. Each layer is seasoned and dashed with chopped rosemary. Finally lamb stock is poured […]
Read moreI bloody love filo pastry. Crispy, buttery and melt-in-the-mouth, can’t get enough of it. I’ve pressed it into service here (ready-rolled stuff -blow making it from scratch!) atop an unctuous savoury pie. The filling is dead easy. Turkey is fried to browning, then a few chopped broccoli florets are added. After a few minutes a can of Baxter’s Ham, Broccoli […]
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