Crispy Roast Chicken with Tarragon and Lemon

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Crispy Roast Chicken with Tarragon and Lemon - 1

  We roasted a chicken on Sunday and had it with salad and crusty bread. It was beautiful but it got me thinking about coming up with a recipe that was the tastiest, moistest chicken and one that had the crispiest skin. Somehow there’s nothing worse than having chicken with soggy skin and I think [...]

Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe 4

  It’s that time of year when I am craving freshness and light. I never want to see another loaf of bread or bowl of mashed potatoes again (until next autumn when I shall greet them with abandon like a long lost friend) but right now I want fresh and light. Fresh and light. Veggies, [...]

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

I know that it will soon be Spring and warming up slightly but last weekend it was still freezing and this is the perfect excuse for a slow cooked Sunday lunch. The meat in this dish falls from the bone and lands in the sweetest, syrup of a sauce that has all the body of [...]

If Anyone Needs Me……..

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Pheasant 2011 - 1

…I’ll be preparing my Pheasant. Recipes to follow! And due to the fantastic conversation started on Friday we’re cooking something else up too! Details anon. I love you, have a fantastic Monday! Cherry x ************************************************************ Pre-Order my book from Amazon Join my Facebook page! Cherry Menlove Promote your Page too Feel free to add me [...]

How To Make Chicken Stock

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Chicken Stock Recipe -1

Chicken stock is a staple in my kitchen/fridge/freezer and as I use it an awful lot in my cooking it never lasts very long. This is a very easy, non-scientific way of making a great tasting stock and therefore not letting any of the bird go to waste. We had roast chicken for lunch last [...]

Slow Roasted Belly of Pork Sandwiches with Cranberry Sauce

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Slow Roasted Belly of Pork - 6

It’s the weekend. Can you feel it? It may be slightly drizzly, a little gray and January but it’s the weekend. That means that I have the urge to feed my husband big time. We experiment in the kitchen at weekends. Whatever takes our fancy we cook and invariably these recipes end up on this [...]

Starting the Week with a Bang!

Monday, November 1st, 2010

A bowl of bangers - 1

Welcome to the week and welcome to November. If you feel a little bit small because you had a great weekend and you’re sad that it’s over then let me cheer you up by reminding you that it’s Bonfire Night here in the UK on Friday. Which means before you know it it’ll be the [...]

Roast Belly of Pork with Crackling Before Hanging in the Woods

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Roast Belly of Pork with Crackling - 1

I have to tell you that I’m awfully glad it’s the weekend. I miss Robert when he’s far away and he misses us. Going out in the dark of the morning and not coming back until the dark of the evening. But it could be worse, he may not have a job at all so [...]

Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Slow - Cooked Lamb Supper

It’s the weekend! You gotta love Fridays. I do love Fridays, I love them a lot, but I also love Thursday nights. When I was a young thing and living the life in London, Thursday would be the night that we all hauled ourselves down to The Met Bar. Apparently it’s London’s byword for cool [...]

How To Make A Classic Beef & Onion Meat Pie

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Beef & Onion Pie - 1

It’s the 24th of September, it’s Friday and in one weeks time we go into October. That means that it’s time for a pie. Oh yes, a cosy, warm, filling Autumnal pie that will make your whole house smell of the long days of childhood spent cooking in the kitchen with your Nana. Don’t be [...]