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Grilled prawns with chili garlic & lemon

Grilled Prawns with Chilli, Garlic & Lemon

A gorgeous, punchy garlic and lemon dressing for big shell-on prawns – I get mine from the frozen section at Waitrose. Six each makes a main course, or serve three as a starter. It’s heavy on the garlic, so if…

Tuna Tostada

Tuna Tostada

Another recipe inspired by travels around New Mexico., specifically a restaurant called Medley in Taos. A tostada is a fried or toasted soft tortilla (corn or wheat) and topped with whatever you like. Don’t be put off by the long…

Grilled prawns with heads on, served on a white platter, topped with a creamy herb and lemon sauce, sprinkled with fresh herbs and red pepper flakes.

Prawns with lemon, garlic and chilli sauce

I’ve cooked these prawns on the BBQ and under the grill so you don’t have to wait for a sunny day! I buy big boxes of frozen jumbo prawns. There are lots of suppliers on the web. This recipe would…

A bowl of noodle soup with sliced vegetables, herbs, and chicken in a creamy, orange broth, served on a rustic wooden table with a spoon and fork beside the bowl.

Prawn laksa

Laksa is a Malaysian dish of Chinese origin but can be found in various forms all over South East Asia. It’s a lovely noodle soup that packs a flavour punch and can be made with prawns, mussels, crab, fish or…

A dish featuring a piece of white fish atop a stew of large white beans, tomato-based sauce, and herbs, garnished with fresh greens on a white plate.

Cod with butter beans & chorizo

Ingredients that I always have around are cooking chorizos (the soft ones) and some fish in the freezer (cod or haddock filets) for those days that I want to enjoy the fleshy meaty taste of a lovely piece of cod…

Thai Style Crab Cakes

Thai Style Crab Cakes

Incredibly quick to put together. Once cooked, they can be frozen and cooked from frozen in an oven preheat to 150C fan for 15 minutes. Serve with sweet chilli sauce or a homemade dipping sauce.

Hot Smoked Salmon with Mustard Cream Sauce

Hot Smoked Salmon with Mustard Cream Sauce

Hot smoked salmon is sold in supermarkets, however it’s great to smoke yourself and much better value.  I have added the smoking method to the end of the video We served ours with minted miniature new potatoes and a quick…

A gourmet dish featuring a round piece of salmon atop mashed potato with green asparagus spears, garnished with microgreens, served with a brown sauce and a puff pastry stick on the side.

Salmon Medallions with Prawn Bisque

An impressive way to present and cook salmon. Medallions of anything always reminds me of the 1980’s when it was a trendy way to serve food. This method steams and then bakes. I serve it with prawn bisque but you…