Pancake day is fast approaching, 17th February. Máirt Inide or Shrove Tuesday is always 47 days before Easter Sunday and it is traditionally a day Christians would confess all their sins before the beginning of Lent. Before fasting for the Lent season, lets indulge in yummy pancakes. After all, why change tradition? 🙂 Mr. P is the pancake chef in…
Monkfish Rice with Prawns and Chorizo
So easy and delicious if I do say so myself! Perfect for Sunday family lunch. Monkfish is such a tasty fish. Add some fresh prawns and some Iberico chorizo to the rice…simply divine! 🙂 Serves 4 (or 5 if you eat little as me) 300g monkfish fillet 200g prawns 350g rice (I normally use basmati) 150g of chorizo 1 onion…
Chilli, Garlic Prawns – Portuguese Style
WATCH THE VIDEO! As promised, here’s a simple appetizer for the Festive Season: chilli, garlic prawns. Those of you who have been to Portugal might be quite familiar with this dish. Early in the year I took my friend Therese (from Co. Mayo) to spend a weekend in Portugal. She tasted the chilli, garlic prawns and that was it… she was hooked…
Portuguese-Style Cod Soup
As a tribute to my recent holiday to Alentejo, a beautiful region in Portugal, I decided to write about a typical dish from this area. The bread from Alentejo is unique and it is often used to make a kind of soup called Açorda. This time I’m using salted Cod and Alentejano bread that I brought home with me. Alternatively, you…
Asian Inspired Pumpkin Soup
Let’s celebrate Halloween with this earthy pumpkin soup. It was my first time trying and I got inspired after eating one in Nice during one of our Gourmet breaks. My version has an Asian twist and all I can say is try it! It’s healthy and yummy, I promise! 🙂 Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 tbs coconut oil 2 garlic cloves…
Chicken Parmigiana
When you have little time to cook and want a delicious and easy dish, this is the perfect recipe for you. The chicken will be tasty and moist and a green salad will complete the dish. Ingredients • 4 large skinless chicken breasts, sliced into cutlets • 1 cup onion and sage stuffing • ½ cup dry breadcrumbs • 1 cup…
Courgette & Mushroom Soup
An easy and delicious low calorie soup! Courgette also know as Zucchini is a summer vegetable so it’s in season now! It was one of our slimming clients who shared this recipe with me a couple of years ago. I’ve shared this with my new clients and friends and they all love it! Try it and you won’t regret it! 🙂…
Salmon and Orange Salad
Summer calls for salads, light meals, fresh fruit and juices. We start our culinary debut with a light and colorful salmon salad. Packed with Omega 3 and 6 and all the goodness of a fresh green salad! This particular one also offers you the freshness of zesty oranges so part of your daily vit.C is taken care of! 🙂 Bon…