Mini Strawberry Tarts

A tasty cheat made in an instant!

The Best Mexican Corn Tortillas and Where to Buy Them

At the heart of Mexican cooking is a proper Mexican corn tortilla.

Easy Mid-Week Supper

This was an improvised quick dinner. I did not plan to post it, but it was so good I photographed it while we were eating it!

Picnic Chocolate Fondue

This idea has had two picnic outings this summer, both were huge successes.

20 Tasty Toppings for Toast

20 low-salt and low saturated fat ideas for a toast snack.

Homemade Tortilla Chips From Soft Tortilla Wraps

Brilliant trick for making tortilla chips from normal (UK) supermarket tortilla wraps. (You can’t just fry them!)

Salt + Sweet + Sour + Hot

Thinking about food through these four prisms of taste can open up new possibilities for seasoning and adding flavour to our food.

How to Eat a Globe Artichoke

A handy tip for those who haven’t tried this magical vegetable before.

Do Chefs Eat Greens?

At home, I try to provide a balanced diet. That means two or three vegetables with each meal. In fact for a Sunday roast, the number of vegetables can rise exponentially…

Onigiri 3 Ways

Dad trials out three ways to prepare and eat Onigiri with shitaki mushrooms.

3 Ways to Cook Octopus

home cooked recipes

Octopus may not be everybody’s cup of tea. But do try it. Here are three way to cook it – hopefully one of these will inspire you to have a go!

3 Ways to Eat Raw Salmon

Dad’s three ways to prepare raw salmon. Follow the step by step guide to making salmon carpaccio, salmon tartare and even nigiri style sushi.

3 Ways to Cure Salmon

Here are 3 great ways to cure a fillet of salmon – ceviche, gravadlax and escabeche. Only the escabeche requires any cooking. They are all good techniques to have up your sleeve and each would make a great starter for a dinner party.

3 Ways To Marinate and Grill Salmon

Salmon home cooking tip time from Dad. We’ve got “3 Ways To Fry Marinate & Grill Salmon” – garlic and herb, salmon teriyaki and a Miso Marinade.

3 Ways To Fry Salmon

Another genius cooking tip from WDC. Here, dad describes 3 Ways To Fry Salmon using 3 different techniques; stir-fry, shallow-fry and deep-fry.



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