My love for Gochujang is undying! Sometimes, you just need a tasty pasta sauce to turn to when cooking feels like too much effort. This sauce is incredibly easy to make, delightfully tasty and has a little spicy kick. The Gochujang adds a lovely peppery spice, while the vodka enhances the flavour. I usually batch…
Tag: comfort food
Korean Gochujang Pulled Pork
My latest flavour obsession is Gochujang, a fermented soybean and chile pepper paste, and one of the building blocks of Korean cuisine. It’s salty and spicy with a hint of sweetness, and to use an in vogue culinary term, it’s packed with umami. I have never been to Korea and I’m not good with spice,…
Mary Berry’s Cottage Pie with Dauphinoise Potatoes
There is nothing more comforting than cottage pie. Simple, tasty and not particularly healthy, unless accompanied by a side of vegetables. It’s no secret that I am a fan of Mary Berry, and the queen of all things comforting has this pretty tasty and artery clogging cottage pie. Rich meaty mince sauce topped with a…
Braised Beef in Red Wine
With more time on my hands because of the lockdown and the winter nights drawing in, my slow cooker has been getting a lot of use. I received my slow cooker years ago as a wedding gift, it sat in a box for about 5 years before one day I decided to give it a…
Apple Cinnamon Bread and Butter Pudding
As we are now in Autumn, and the weather gets colder it’s the perfect time of year to turn to the more comforting robust foods. Salad for me certainly belongs in summer, it’s now the time for hearty soups and stews, as well as comforting sweet brunch treats, perfect for lazy autumn weekends. I’ve seen…
Carrot and Coriander Soup
It’s chilly outside, it’s supposed to be spring and we are on lockdown! So it still feels like the right time to make a nice bowl of warming soup. On a recent supermarket visit for essentials, I could only get a large bag of carrots, I like a carrot but there are only so many…
Queen of Everything 