This is a classic ox cheek ragu by Kerridge. Follow the recipe and the cheeks fall apart. I had tons left over for pies / pasta etc.
Now I have this as a base I was thinking of chucking in more species / herbs to make a change like a Cuban spice mix.
You can get the recipe in Pub Kitchen
Totally forgot about this at the time, Christmas ham! Or hedgehog as my son likes to call it. I followed @boredoflunch on Insta for this recipe. I’m all for using my slow cooker where possible and I’m got to say, it makes total sense here. Slowly cooking, almost steaming, your ham in cider, aromatics with the usual bits before finishing in the oven. After a few hours you score again, glaze in your honey and mustard sauce a few times and jobs a gooden.
Will be digging this out every Christmas from now on. One tip, save lots of the glaze as it has a tendency to run off the hot ham so you need to glaze it a few times.
One pan, a handful of store ingredients and fall off the bone lamb? Yes please? This is a recipe I’ll keep going back to. Simple, tasty and filling, I loved it. Paired with a nice beer to wash it down, a perfect Sunday dinner.
You can get the recipe over at https://www.recipetineats.com/lamb-shanks-in-massaman-curry/
This is an absolute staple in our house. I love rice based dishes – risotto, jambalaya, one pots etc. This recipe is perfect for us as a family because while full of flavour it isn’t too spicy. Then I can top mine with fresh chilli and / or chilli sauce.
I am sure this is far from an authentic Nasi goreng but it is certainly a tasty midweek meal!
You can get the recipe over on Olive Magazine
Really enjoy this recipe – a fun one to make with the kids, tasty and works well for lunch or dinner with a side salad.
My wife hates aniseed so I left out the tarragon and fennel and went with thyme instead.
You can get the recipe at Waitrose
We wanted a slow and low lamb dish for Easter – one that would take care of itself while we looked after our three year old and tried to watch the Palace match at the same time. This recipe was the one!
I served this with individual Greek salads and everything matched up so well. The lamb, being fatty, was helped along with the lemon and garlic providing some acidity and punch to cut through. The potatoes doing what potatoes do when left nice and large and cooked for a long time, they absorbed all the flavours including the rosemary. The salad just worked so add some freshness to everything. A perfect one pan recipe for Easter which I will do again!
Look at the colour of the lamb! Perfectly roasted on the outside and falling off the bone inside!
You can get the recipe on Akis’ website.
A delicious traybake in a sticky plum and hoisin sauce – really filling, and good value, too.
You can get the recipe over at Waitrose
The Marcus Wareing books are great and this was a nice curry. Next time I would include a bit more chilli for some extra heat. The curry paste and marinade are really good and I’ll use them again.
You can get the recipe in Marcus at Home
What a beautiful cake, this is one I’ll do much more. The honey is quite subtle so I might add a bit more but this is a truly lovely cake recipe – and incredibly simple to make! The cake also lasts a good week so there is also a slice to have with a cuppa until you make the next one.
You can get the recipe on the Guardian here.
I’ve wanted to start baking a bit more, particularly as I am currently not drinking for January and need something by way of a treat! I thought this cake looked a really good place to start. It was really ver6 nice, simple to make. Next time I’d use a narrower tin for a little more height but the flavour and texture was delicious.
You can get the recipe on the ‘A Mummy Too’ blog
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