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My homemade roasted garlic aioli is creamy, rich and packed with mellow garlic flavour, with the roasting taking away the harsh bite of raw garlic. I love using it as a dip for chips, spooning it onto burgers and sandwiches, or serving it with seafood and grilled vegetables. This easy garlic aioli recipe is simple to make and far more useful than one sauce probably has any right to be. Once I’ve got a jar in the fridge, it tends to find its way onto just about everything.

Homemade Roasted Garlic Aioli

I make this roasted garlic aioli when I want a creamy, punchy sauce for chips, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and grilled veg.

1 week ago
I make homemade breadcrumbs whenever I have leftover bread that needs using, because they’re quick, practical and far better than letting good bread go to waste. This easy breadcrumb recipe shows you how to turn fresh or stale bread into fine crumbs for coating chicken, topping pasta bakes, binding meatballs or adding crunch to vegetables. Once you know how to make breadcrumbs at home, it’s one of those simple kitchen basics you’ll keep coming back to.

How to Make Breadcrumbs

Learn how to make breadcrumbs at home with stale or fresh bread for an easy kitchen staple that’s perfect for coating and topping.

2 weeks ago
Learn how to velvet chicken using bicarbonate of soda for incredibly tender, juicy chicken with that familiar Chinese restaurant-style texture. I use this simple method whenever I’m making stir-fries, noodle dishes or soups because it completely changes the texture of chicken breast and helps it stay soft rather than turning dry or chewy. This easy chicken velveting technique takes just a few minutes of preparation and is one of my favourite little kitchen tricks for better homemade Chinese food.

How to Velvet Chicken

Learn how to velvet chicken with bicarbonate of soda for tender, juicy chicken that’s perfect for stir-fries, noodles and soups.

4 weeks ago
Garlic confit is one of the easiest ways to add rich, mellow garlic flavour to your cooking. In this step-by-step guide, I'll show you how to slowly cook garlic cloves in olive oil until they're soft, buttery, and beautifully caramelised. You'll also end up with a fragrant garlic-infused oil that's perfect for dressings, roasting, and pasta. Once you've made homemade garlic confit, you'll find yourself reaching for it again and again.

How to Confit Garlic

Learn how to make garlic confit for soft, buttery cloves and fragrant garlic oil that elevate everyday cooking.

2 months ago
Roasting garlic transforms sharp, pungent cloves into soft, sweet, buttery goodness that's perfect for countless recipes. In this step-by-step guide, I'll show you how to roast garlic in the oven until it's beautifully caramelised and easy to squeeze from its skin. Whether you're stirring it into mashed potatoes, spreading it on toast, blending it into dips, or adding it to pasta sauces, roasted garlic is a simple kitchen staple that's well worth learning to make.

How to Roast Garlic

Learn how to roast garlic for sweet, mellow cloves that add rich flavour to everything from pasta to mashed potatoes.

2 months ago
Poached eggs with smoked salmon and wilted rocket on sourdough is the brunch I make when I want something that feels genuinely special without any real fuss. Perfectly poached eggs with that gorgeous runny yolk, silky smoked salmon, peppery wilted rocket and thick sourdough toast that holds it all together beautifully. It is elegant, fresh and ready in minutes. Save this recipe for your next lazy weekend brunch, a slow morning at home, or any time you want to treat yourself to something really lovely!

How to Poach Eggs Without Vinegar

Learn how to poach eggs without vinegar and get perfect results every time. No tricks, no stress, just beautifully poached eggs made simple!

5 months ago
These caramelised onions are the kind of kitchen staple I always make in big batches. Slowly cooked until soft, golden, and sweet, they add incredible depth to everything from burgers and toasties to pasta and roast meats. A splash of balsamic gives them a tangy edge, while their rich, jammy texture makes them irresistible. They keep beautifully in the fridge, ready to transform weekday dinners or add a little luxury to even the most humble snack.

How to Make Caramelised Onions

Caramelised onions are my secret weapon – sweet, rich, and able to turn even the simplest meal into something special.

1 year ago
My homemade thyme and onion compound butter is rich, savoury and wonderfully useful, with fragrant thyme and onion mixed through creamy butter for an easy flavour boost. I love melting it over steak, roast vegetables, potatoes or grilled chicken, or simply spreading it over warm bread. This easy compound butter recipe comes together quickly, keeps well in the fridge and is perfect for making ahead whenever I want something simple that adds a little extra flavour without much effort.

Thyme & Onion Butter

This thyme and onion compound butter is rich, savoury, and full of depth. I slather it on everything from steaks to toast.

6 years ago
My sweet pickled red onions are the perfect treat for taco night or any Mexican fiesta! Full of flavour, they’ll elevate even the most typical taco to new flavour heights! #mexican #tacos #recipes #recipe #mexicancuisine #onions

How to Make Sweet Pickled Red Onions

These sweet pickled red onions are tangy, crisp, and so easy. I keep a jar in the fridge to throw on everything from tacos to toast.

6 years ago
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