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The Ultimate Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pie

On 28/11/2011   /   Meats & Poultry, Pastry, Recipes   /   Leave a comment
The Ultimate Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pie

   The Ultimate Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pie Ingredients:  Directions  Step 1: Cook sliced onion until golden brown. Remove to a bowl and cool.Cook chopped Ceps in a splash of olive oil and butter until golden brown. Add the Enoki mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add flat parsley and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove to a bowl and cool. Step 2: Cook chopped chicken and bacon in a splash of olive oil until sealed. Then add finely chopped garlic, rosemary and 50 grams of butter. Cook for 2 minutes.       Step 3: Season and add 3

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Onion Bread (Scallion & Herbs)

On 11/07/2011   /   Pastry, Recipes, Vegetables   /   Leave a comment
Onion Bread (Scallion & Herbs)

This is the best tasting onion bread you will ever try and it’s so simple to make. First as I am not a “Pastry Chef” forgive me for using a bread mix with the yeast already in it. I used  500 grams of Ciabatta flour added a small splash of extra virgin olive oil and 350 ml of lukewarm water. Add these all together in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon (you can use a mixer with a dough hook, but mine’s in Spain) then knead the dough on a floured surface for at least 15 mins (Tip,

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Gnocchi Gnocchi, Who’s There?

On 05/08/2010   /   Pastry, Recipes, Vegetables   /   Leave a comment
Gnocchi Gnocchi, Who's There?

Last night I was tasked with making dinner and wasn’t sure what to make. Elora suggested some pasta and as I had a few over ripe tomatoes I decided to make a fresh tomato sauce. Then I spied a bowl of mashed potato from the day before and thought why not make some gnocchi. Now to make things interesting, I had never made gnocchi before but knew that it was potato and flour so I had a go with great results. This recipe is rough measurements as I just threw things together Cold mash potato about 500g Plain flour for

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Strawberry Ice Cream the Easy way

On 24/05/2010   /   Pastry, Recipes   /   Leave a comment
Strawberry Ice Cream the Easy way

Most of us love ice cream but have never made it. But its really easy!. Now, a good ice cream maker is a couple of hundred euros at least, these machines freeze and mix the ice cream at the same time so you get a beautifully smooth texture. But if you have a freezer and have room for a decent sized bowl you can make your own Homemade Ice Cream and with a little elbow grease, it will be very smooth. I will make a video showing how to do this soon I promise and show how to make the

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Strawberry Cream Hearts

On 21/05/2010   /   Pastry, Recipes   /   Leave a comment
Strawberry Cream Hearts

These are really easy and beautiful desserts. A puff pastry heart filled with a strawberry cream and freshly chopped  strawberries finished with a strawberry coulis. I used pre rolled frozen puff pastry, its cheap and easy to use no messing around making the stuff Now at the moment you can get some good deals on fresh strawberries so it won’t be to expensive, but my tip is to smell the strawberries before you buy. If they smell like ripe strawberries then they will taste nice too. You can also buy frozen strawberries to make the coulis, and I would cook these a

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Moonstruck Eggs (with video)

On 22/04/2010   /   Eggs & Dairy, Pastry, Recipes   /   2 Comments
Moonstruck Eggs (with video)

After seeing this dish been cooked in the movie Moonstruck starring Cher I cooked this for my lovely girlfriend [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NWgeagjGw] They are very simple but tricky to cook! so  use a nonstick pan with olive oil to make your life easier. It will definetely bring a new look and dimension to your fry in the morning! And I can promise you something… they taste fantastic. Who said good food has to be complicated Great movie Great dish to eat. Enjoy it!! John Print PDF

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Pork Chop “Libritos” (with video)

On 21/04/2010   /   Eggs & Dairy, Meats & Poultry, Pastry, Recipes   /   2 Comments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kSKUyAFtNI] Here is a recipe my girlfriend showed me for a Spanish dish called “Libritos” it has other names in many countries but in Spanish it sounds sexier The pork chop is Irish free range Saddleback from my friends Margaret & Alfie at OldFarm in North Tipperary. These are amazingly tender and juicy as the crust holds in all the goodness and they are huge so be hungry. Enjoy!! Print PDF

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