Taste of Glasgow

One of my not-so-secret shames is my love of cookery television.  One of my favourite programmes is The Barefoot Contessa.  This is an American television show starring Ina Garten (it seems like a fake name, but it’s not!).  She’s this cute little lady who cooks huge quantities and almost every recipe starts with 2 sticks [...]

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Adobo is the Filipino national dish.  Cooked usually with Chicken or Pork or both Adobo is a marinated dish flavoured using vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and black pepper. Ingredients 1 chicken boned and cubed 10 cloves of garlic – skinned and bruised 1 tsp black peppercorns (crushed) 1 tbls salt 1/4 tsp. ground pepper 150ml [...]

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This is a really tasty starter to impress when you have friends round for dinner or you can double up the quantities to serve it as a main course. Because of it using risotto it will take you a little bit of time but trust me it’s worth the wait!

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Creamy, rich and elegant this is the perfect dinner party meal. With minimum time spent in the kitchen, you’ll be free to entertain your guests and still produce a stunning meal that’s guaranteed to please everyone.

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This recipe has made it on to my list of regular meals as it is so tasty and easy to make plus there is usually some rice left over which makes a great snack later on in the evening or for lunch the next day. This will serve 2 people and will take you about [...]

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