Category: Cook-Along Friday

  • Cookalong Friday – Testing the Chefs: Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals #cookalongfriday

    For Christmas, my wife received Jamie Oliver’s book “30 Minute Meals” as a Secret Santa present.  We don’t know exactly who from, but it was an inspired choice.  Since then we’ve been working through those recipes at a rate of 1 a week, usually on a Sunday night.  Do they live up to their claims?  Can…

  • #Cookalongfriday – Something for the weekend – Ham & Pasta

    A change in tack here at the cookalong:  I’ve gone into partnership with @relucthousedad, he of Reluctant Housedad blog.  He’s an all-round great guy and, it turns out, quite the chef.  You should try his steak!  Between us we’ll provide you with recipes galore to entertain and delight.  Or at least that’s the plan.  If…

  • Cook-Along Friday: Curry, Fish and Chips

    By popular demand (i.e. the kids shouted loud enough when we were making the menu for this week), tonight’s curry is the dhall that started all of this off (recipe at the other end of this link).  So instead, I thought I’d ramble on about fish and chips. I grew up in Yorkshire.  Drakes and…