We’re back with another food combining post. Ever bought a tin of chicken curry and been really disappointed with how it looks and tastes? Cue crazy Debbie What you need: Cumin Coriander Curry leaves Hot chilli sauce Ginger Cardamon Cloves Star anise Cinnamon Chilli flakes Paprika Garlic Mixed spice Black pepper Turmeric Chicken curry tin Method: With the contents of the tin of…
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The inspiration behind this recipe was duck spring rolls. Debbie wanted to do something wrapped in a crunchy pancake and this recipe, nicknamed crispy beef pillows was born! We made so many that this ended up a few dinners for me so technically this counted as meal planning too, anyway onto the recipe. What you need Pancakes: pre cooking ingredients shot 1 MilkSaltEggsSelf raising…
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We’ve never made our own pizza before. Not even a food combining one. That has to change! Crazy Debbie makes the most utterly carnivorous pizza and it was delicious. What you need: 2 x mozzarella36 pizza pepperoni slicesSmoked pancettaPre-cooked BBQ chicken breast piecesUnsmoked back bacon500g pack of beef minceBbq sauce2 x pizza basesDried crushed chilliesSmoked paprikaGarlic granulesBlack…
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This is a new flavour we’re trying today. I love ordering from my local Chinese takeaway so we wanted to try homemade Chinese Style chicken. What you need: Pre cooking ingredients shot 1076g chicken wingsNutmegStar aniseGround cuminBlack pepperGround clovesGarlic granulesSoy sauceHoisin sauceMixed spiceHoney Method: Making the sauce Add the hoisin sauce to a bowl along with a whole jar of…
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I introduced crazy Debbie to salmon a few years ago. She had never tried it and I assured her she’d like it. I was right and she wanted to share one of her favourite ways to cook salmon! What you need: Pre cooking ingredients shot ThymeOreganoBlack pepperParsleyAll purpose seasoningOnion granulesCoriander leafDried crushed chilliesGround turmericGarlic granulesSmoked paprikaSaltSoy sauceTomato…
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I love it when the Mrs decides to make tacos. Traditionally we’d go with steak mince and grated cheese but as we have done this before, this week we decided on something different. Pork tacos cooked in our own garlic based sauce. I have christened this dish – Vampire Death Tacos. What you need: pre-cooking ingredients shot Garlic clovesSweet peppers Taco shellsPork loin steaksSoy…
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One of crazy Debbie’s favourite things in the whole wide world is lamb. It’s a borderline obsession so it makes sense to upload a nice lamb Stir Fry this week. Enjoy 😉. What you need: Pre cooking ingredients shot 600g diced lambSweet chilli sauceSoy sauceRich hoisin sauceCoconut milkOnion granulesGarlic granulesGingerCelery saltBlack pepperSmoked paprikaCuminGinger pureeBeef stock potRed…
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What you need: Chicken breast fillets Pork belly slices2 garlic headsSweet peppers Brown sugar Smoked paprika Cinnamon Garlic granules Onion salt White pepper Ginger (Ground and fresh)Yellow mustard seeds Mild chilli powder Sweet chilli sauce Light soy sauce Dark soy sauceWholegrain mustard Method: The most time consuming bit of this is peeling, chopping and dicing the garlic….so that’s where…
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I love Bernard Matthews turkey dinosaurs. In Scotland they’re considered “fine dining”. Debbie fancied trying some homemade ones. Here’s how it went. What you need: Pre cooking ingredients shot Habanero chilli flakesDried crushed chilliesMild chilli powder Smoked paprika CayenneBlack pepper Garlic granules Ground gingerGround all spice 2 x Eggs500g turkey breast steaksBreadcrumbsSelf…
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I love me a curry, but I also love good old Scottish food. Presenting the Scottish curry! Tomato puree Coconut milk Single cream Baked beans Square sausage (4 slices)8 links6 potato scones 3 potatoes Cooking bacon Sliced haggis (8 slices)Spring onions 3 carrots 3 Celery sticks Plain flour Smoked paprika Minced garlic Ground coriander Star anise Ground cardamon Cloves Ground nutmeg Ground all…
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Posting on a Wednesday is unusual for our humble little blog but we have a lot of draft posts so are experimenting with two posts per week. Crazy Debbie is now cooking for us full time so imagine the amount of recipes she makes!. This one was my request as I love a good chilli con carne but have only tried various tinned products. Crazy Debbie reckons she could beat any tin for flavour so…
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Welcome to my tumblr. My posts are always about recipes that me or the Mrs (crazy Debbie) have come up with, or how to use spices and food-combining to make the most ordinary supermarket food absolutely mouth-watering.
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