Category Archives: meat

Best burgers yet

Posted on Friday 8th April, 2011 by headchef

I’ve never made it to the Meatwagon, and I’m highly unlikely to make it to the Meateasy either – so inspired by this blog post, I thought I’d have a crack at making my own gourmet burger. And you can … Continue reading →

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One pot chicken casserole

Posted on Friday 3rd December, 2010 by headchef

I needed a supper I could bung in the oven and forget tonight. This is what I made, inspired by about 3 different one pot chicken recipes. Small whole chicken – small enough to fit in a casserole with a … Continue reading →

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Lamb Lagoto

Posted on Thursday 28th October, 2010 by headchef

This incredibly simple recipe is insanely tasty – it passes the Frank Bath Alchemy test with flying colours. Serves 6. Whole bulb of garlic, unpeeled 2kg lamb, trimmed & cut into 5cm pieces. The recipe calls for leg but I … Continue reading →

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Pot-luck roast dinner

Posted on Monday 9th August, 2010 by headchef

This isn’t really a recipe, just a notion. We do like a roast dinner (though John Pienaar might be putting paid to 50% of my roast dinners… another story…) but everyone likes something different. My wife and daughter like salmon, … Continue reading →

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Beautiful burritos

Posted on Friday 4th September, 2009 by headchef

Me and the children made these tonight. Fantastic. They took it in turns to help me cook and take photos… (photos to follow!) We made veggie ones and steak ones. Both use the sneaky salsa (below) though this time we … Continue reading →

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Crispy Aromatic Duck

Posted on Friday 26th December, 2008 by headchef

We had duck for Christmas dinner and still had some leftovers. Crispy Aromatic Duck is my favourite food in the whole wide world but I was missing some vital ingredients: hoisin sauce and Chinese pancakes. Time to improvise… Mock hoisin … Continue reading →

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Chicken Pasta Bake

Posted on Tuesday 18th November, 2008 by headchef

This is a really really bastardized version of a Jamie Oliver recipe – basically so I could use up left over roast chicken from Sunday without making curry again. You will need: left over roast chicken meat half a box … Continue reading →

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Giant Sausage Roll

Posted on Saturday 27th January, 2007 by James

This comes from my Mum, who got it from a magazine or newspaper before Christmas. – 1 block of puff pastry. – Enough sausage meat to feed your family. Pre-heat your oven to 180C Roll our the pastry into a … Continue reading →

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Buzz Burgers

Posted on Saturday 18th November, 2006 by headchef

…to obesity and beyond! No, this isn’t a rant about Macdonalds – this is my recipe for home-made beef burgers. I’ve made burgers before, but they’ve always been a mess. Mother-in-law gave us a burger press from Lakeland – a … Continue reading →

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Chicken Pie

Posted on Friday 10th November, 2006 by James

I can’t remember where this one came from. It might have been on the side of a tin of Campbell’s condensed soup. But it might not have. – 1 block shortcrust pastry – taken from the freezer about 3 hours … Continue reading →

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