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Chaopraya Thai Cookery School

Santa brought us a voucher for one of Chaophraya‘s classes and we were excited for the opportunity to learn more about Thai cookery. The experience was amazing on so many levels and the advice was valuable, particularly if you’re like us and can get a bit lost when trying to choose between the many varieties of ingredients available in your local Asian supermarket (yep, another shout out to…

Buttermilk pancakes with maple-ginger butter and blackberries in bourbon syrup – Telegraph Food

Happy belated Pancake Day! Some of you may have seen on Instagram that we celebrated in style with these glorious stacks earlier in the week.

What we did

We came across this recipe from Telegraph Food a few days before and decided to go for it. After all, we have been very good lately and thought we deserved a treat to kick off a few days we had taken off from work.

Although we have…

Sweet Potato, Feta & Avocado Quinoa Salad – Mob Kitchen

We had one spare sweet potato and had been eyeing up this recipe for a while, so decided now was a good time to make it. The textures took some getting used to, but the flavours won in the end.

What we did

I followed the recipe, except for using only one instead of two (humungous) sweet potatoes. This was the first time I have made quinoa and it was a bit like magic! Watching the little balls…

Steak and Chips – the Ottolenghi SIMPLE way

We made steak! And it was awesome! A proper Friday night treat at the end of our holiday week. Considering this was our second time ever cooking steak, we thought it could have easily been served to us in a decent restaurant! We were very impressed with ourselves.

What we did

We chose two recipes from the SIMPLE book – Harissa Beef Sirloin with Pepper & Lemon Sauce and a side of Sweet…

Mexican Style Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – Mob Kitchen

We wanted to put our gloriously gigantic sweet potatoes to good use, so this recipe from the Mob Kitchen cookbook sounded like a winner. Sadly, this one turned out more sickly than sweet.

What We Did

This time following the recipe highlighted an unfortunate flaw in this cookbook. Recently we have been cooking from Ottolenghi SIMPLE, which provides a high level of detail in its instructions…

The Palace Kitchen Breakfast – Take Seven

It was a hell of a week work wise – so the shopping fell short and we ran short of a few ingredient Saturday morning. But we made do with what we had and had a bigger lunch later on.

What we did

In comparison to our usual Palace Kitchen Breakfastwe had only four ingredients: kale, mushrooms, hash browns (only 2) and one lonely poached egg. It was still yummy as ever and a good start to our…

Vegan Aromatic Cauliflower Dhansak – Mob Kitchen

This one pot wonder was a welcome warming meal on a cold and wet evening. Spiced cauliflower is a thing of beauty and we had high expectations of the this recipe.

What we did

We pretty much followed the recipe apart from adding more petit pois – they are a favourite in the Palace Kitchen and we went with a full portion size per serving. It all came together nicely in the pot and smelled…

The Ultimate Halloumi, Butternut Squash & Tahini Salad – Mob Kitchen

Spring weather in Scotland is so unpredictable that you don’t know what kind of food you’ll be in the mood for from one day to the next. This warm, comforting salad sounded perfect for in-between season.

What we did

We followed the recipe to the letter and are especially proud of our awesome halloumi griddling! Look at these griddle marks! It smelled like a dessert. We were chuffed to…