Board Dressed Standing Rib Roast with Yorkshire Pudding

I’ve been toying around recently with a method known as board dressing. The concept is simple – you treat your cutting board with olive oil, freshly ground salt and pepper, and fresh herbs, then cut your beef on it. It’s a great way to boost flavour and solves one of the real challenges of cooking […]

Cumin-Spiced Burgers with Harissa Mayo

I’m always on the look-out for a twist on everyday burgers and dogs. This delicious recipe from Food & Wine was spot on. The cumin and North African Harissa infused hamburgers topped with spicy sauce, sweet pan fried onions and cool cucumbers and tomatoes, all came together just perfectly. ****************************************** Check out the step by step […]

General Tso’s Chicken

This is our go to Chinese dish when ordering take-out. So making it at home without the gobs of sugar they pour in to the restaurant version was really satisfying, and delicious! Such an amazing sauce. It would be tasty on schnitzel if you’re looking to simplify this another degree. Ironically, almost nobody in Hunan has ever […]