There are days, especially the day before the weekly grocery shopping, when I run out of ideas. I always tend to buy takeaways that day but seeing as my waist line is starting to resemble a take away menu, I thought I would try and eat more home made meals. This week, when that day … Continue reading Sticky chicken

Every now and then I manage to catch an episode of The Pioneer Women. Then my attention gets caught by a delicious recipe and I painstakingly rewind and quickly write down the recipe and I repeat this process over and over again till I finally have the entire recipe. I saw Ree making this recipe … Continue reading Kings casserole

I grew up watching Rick Stein’s amazing adventures. And then I grew up, searched the world and finally managed to get a copy of his book online and have it delivered. I won’t lie, considering that I have not seen him on TV in a while , this book cost me a pretty penny. But … Continue reading Chicken and apricot curry with potatoe straws

I never knew what miso was. I saw it in a lot of recipes, but seeing as I could never get my hands on some, I just flipped the recipe page. I finally managed to track down a bottle, unaware of what it was till the bottle was shipped to be and I opened it … Continue reading Miso sesame chicken

Never in my existence have I owned a pan with a lid that was big enough to cook an entire meal. So when I purchased my first family sized pan, I was super excited to try it out. My mother told me to keep it and only use it for vegetables. But seriously 99% of … Continue reading Lemon chicken with chives

Jerk chicken I have been seeing this recipe in literally every cookbook I have been looking at for a while. I actually first came across this recipe in one of Mary Berry’s cookbooks and well, the picture did not look that appetizing. Trust me when I say that my father is a visual eater when … Continue reading Jerk Chicken

Sweet and sour chicken I am a huge fan of sweet and sour chicken, I have never made this dish before. Normally I would just order it from the Chinese takeout place around the corner. Of course, I am lazy and thanks to the Mr D app I can now order it online and have … Continue reading Sweet and sour chicken

Sticky chicken I don’t know about you but before my culinary adventure, my Saturdays consisted of getting out of bed to go to the loo, brushing my teeth and chilling in my pjs till I started to feel frumpy. Then I learnt to cook. Now my Saturdays start at 06:30, just like a normal working … Continue reading Sticky chicken

Chicken with sage and orange I prefer chicken over meat. I very seldom use chicken breast meat. Mostly I just use the whole chicken and make roast chicken every Sunday with roast potatoes. If I really want to shake things up a little bit, I will make fried chicken. I am not huge fried chicken … Continue reading Chicken with sage and orange

Chicken cordon bleu I have come across this recipe in many a cookbook, but have never tried making it, simply because we do not eat ham. I am scared of ham, because I watched a episode of House and the lady got worms on the brain because the ham was not cooked properly. This episode … Continue reading Chicken cordon bleu