PorkBeginner · 45 min
Smothered Pork Chops
Browned chops finished low and slow in a creamy onion gravy, served over rice.
Beyond recipes: Dredging, browning and a low simmer that keeps pork tender.
Recipes
Recipes from My Kitchen
These are the recipes in my book, with the full ingredients and method inside.
PastaBeginner · 25 min
Creamy Garlic Pasta
Butter, garlic, cream and parmesan — a sauce that comes together in one pan.
Beyond recipes: Building a cream sauce that clings instead of splitting.
ChickenBeginner · 30 min
Creamy Garlic Chicken
A skillet dinner with a garlic cream sauce built from the fond in the pan.
Beyond recipes: Searing chicken properly, then deglazing for the sauce.
SoupsConfident · 75 min
French Onion Soup au Gratin
Deeply caramelised onions, good broth, toasted bread and bubbling cheese.
Beyond recipes: Patience with onions — the difference between sweet and scorched.
SaladsBeginner · 15 min
Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato and Onion Salad
Four good ingredients, seasoned and dressed the way a kitchen would.
Beyond recipes: Seasoning and dressing by taste, not by measurement.
ChickenConfident · 30 min
Chicken Piccata
Thin cutlets, lemon, butter and capers — a restaurant plate in half an hour.
Beyond recipes: Pounding cutlets evenly and finishing a pan sauce with cold butter.
ChickenConfident · 40 min
Chicken of Hill Farm
One of my own — chicken finished with a rich, savoury sauce.
Beyond recipes: Layering flavour in stages instead of all at once.
BeefConfident · 35 min
Steak Bar Harbor
Grilled steak topped with shrimp and butter sauce, with a baked potato.
Beyond recipes: Cooking steak to temperature and resting it before it hits the plate.
SeafoodConfident · 40 min
Stuffed Clams
Baked clams with a seasoned crumb stuffing — the appetiser people remember.
Beyond recipes: Handling shellfish and getting a crumb topping crisp, not dry.
SeafoodBeginner · 30 min
Broiled Seafood
A mixed seafood platter under the broiler with butter, lemon and crumbs.
Beyond recipes: Broiler distance and timing so nothing overcooks.
SeafoodChef move · 50 min
Lobster, Shrimp & Clams Fra Diavolo
The special-occasion plate: spicy tomato sauce and three kinds of shellfish.
Beyond recipes: Adding each seafood at the right moment so all of it is just done.
ChickenBeginner · 55 min
Chicken Cacciatore
Braised chicken with peppers, onions, tomatoes and herbs.
Beyond recipes: Braising — brown first, then let time do the work.
ChickenConfident · 45 min
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded cutlets, marinara and melted cheese, done so the crust stays crisp.
Beyond recipes: Breading that stays on and sauce placement that keeps it crunchy.
PastaBeginner · 60 min
Sausage and Peppers in Marinara with Ziti
Sunday food: sausage, peppers and marinara with ziti in meat sauce.
Beyond recipes: A marinara built from scratch and held for a crowd.
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