tasting life...one recipe at a time
A simple pork and peanut stir-fry – a perfect mid week dinner loved by all the family. I have made this pork stir-fry, or a version of it, for years now. It’s one of those dishes that I cook often, a mid week staple. In fact it’s a recipe that I had to really think…
On a glorious, crisp Autumn morning last month, Michelle and I met up with Andy & Anna Custard, the husband and wife team behind The Principled Pig. Two phone calls laster for directions we were met by Andy and Jack their friendly Labrador. The couple’s small holding is on the road between Inverurie and Kemnay,…
Quick dinners don’t need to be boring and repetitive. I’m always looking for something new to try, with great flavour that the entire family will eat. After a hectic day I don’t want to be stood in a kitchen for an age to get that meal on the table. This dish was perfect after a cold day…
Bacon wrapped pork fillet with added fragrant sage leaves is a perfect main for any night of the week. Michelle and I were talking about food, just for a change and she mentioned that she had a really healthy sage plant growing in an old whisky barrel outside in her garden. When I think sage…
I’ve included two recipes in today’s post which have been long standing traditions for my family at Christmas time. Every Christmas Eve my Mum would make an Acadian Tourtiere (or meat pie as we like to call it), a lightly spiced and herbed pork pie, wrapped up in a crisp pastry crust. It was tradition in our…