Author Archives: headchef
Simple Coq au Vin
It’s old-fashioned but it’s wet & windy and this went down a treat tonight. Easy, warming, delicious. Would feed about 4 hungry adults – 1 adult and 2 children failed to eat half of this, the left-overs are a freezer … Continue reading
Easy peasy quesadillas
Quesadillas are so easy to make, I can’t believe we’ve never tried them before – especially since we have Mexican food every couple of weeks. We made potato and chorizo ones, but I’ll outline a couple of possible alternatives at … Continue reading
Christmassy red cabbage
I was trying to make Nigella’s red cabbage from her Christmas book, but I didn’t have the right spices and I mistook pomegranate juice for cranberry – it worked rather well, certainly much sweeter than my usual winter red cabbage. … Continue reading
Bonne Dimanche breakfast toastie
Ok, this is about as French as cricket, but I was listening to fip as I was eating this, and the presenter wished her listeners a ‘bonne Dimanche’. Bonne Dimanche indeed. To feed one person you will need: 2 slices … Continue reading
Pea, prawn & mint risotto
Dead quick and easy risotto. This was utterly delicious. Serves 2 very hungry people, or 3 normal people. You will need: 200g risotto rice a large mug full of frozen peas half a large onion or 1 small onion 1 … Continue reading
Chipotle baked beans
This is the easiest thing in the world. And we love easy at Suppertime! You will need 1 tin of Heinz baked beans half tsp of cumin half tsp ground coriander half tsp smoked paprika (or less – this makes … Continue reading
Fusion Chilli
I love chilli. I love filling, meaty feasts like Jamie Oliver’s brisket chilli. I also love the fast-food flavours of Meat Liquor’s genius layover chilli, as used to great effect in their Chilli Cheese Fries. Tonight I combined the two. … Continue reading
Kut-price kurrywurst
Okay, I’m not proud of this. In fact, I’m quite ashamed. I wasn’t even full of Kölsch as an excuse. I can merely blame the Meat Liquor cookbook and Son A for making me make Currywurst. Serves 4. You will … Continue reading
Boy vs Food: the Brunch Wrap Supreme
My boys are big fans of Man vs Food and Epic Meal Time, and Son B (he’s the happy chappy in our banner, but 12 years old now) decided to have a go at making the latter’s Brunch Wrap Supreme. … Continue reading
Quick, amazing meatballs with pasta
We all love Ikea meatballs, right? Tonight I decided to skip the mash, gravy and lingonberry jam, and go with pasta instead. But what sauce to make..? I made this up (with a smidge of MEATLiquor-inspiration) and it was plate-licking … Continue reading