It’s time for my monthly recipe using that fabulous ingredient – biltong. Three simple elements make up the most fantastic canapes that will wow your guests. Heat the biltong in the oven for about 5 mins on about 120C before you top the blinis with it, it really brings out the flavour. This is real […]
Meat recipes
Tagliatelle with spicy tomato sauce and lardons
This really simple recipe was inspired by my friend Jules who cooked something similar for us when we were staying with them in Moscow a few years back. Since then we’ve had this for dinner regularly. It’s delicious and easy to make and the tomato sauce recipe is handy to use a base for a […]
The Cook with Biltong Club: an amazing pate
So it’s December, and here’s my monthly recipe using my favourite ingredient – biltong. This pate is the perfect party snack and created something of a talking point when I made it for a hen night recently. No one could believe what a fantastically ingenious idea it was to make pate with biltong and how […]
Great recipes with game
Having been to my game seminar, I was inspired to try cooking some myself. Why don’t you do the same? Here are some great recipes to try. They explain how to prepare the game yourself, but if you’re not keen to do that, ask your butcher to get it ready for you just the way […]
Tasty tom yum-style broth
One of my favourite ways to cook is to take a look at what I have in the house and design a recipe around it. This was an easy one. I had this fantastic new Tom Yum paste from the Tesco Ingredient range, so decided to make a soup using it. I added it to […]
Spicy pork wraps with Mole sauce
I’m continuing my series of recipes using special ingredients from different supermarkets. Today it’s Mole sauce from Tesco. Mole sauce (pronounced Mol-ay) is a dark red or brown sauce from Mexico that’s generally served over meat. There are a few different varieties, based around one main ingredient – chillies, but basically it’s a mix of […]