Poultry Reviews

If you're looking for a quick, simple but extremely delicious and impressive dish to serve to friends and family then look no further! It comes from my favourite ever cookbook (you know the one, every family has one, the book that all the old-school family favourite meals come from! In our case it's Mary Berry's Meat Cook Book - sadly ...  Read the complete review

To me, chicken is probably the most versatile of meats, due to its delicate flavour that harmonises with other foods, rather than overpowers them. Chicken isn't as cheap as it used to be, but if you check the meat counter at your local supermarket close to the end of the day when they are selling their short shelf life foods ...  Read the complete review

We all know that it is possible to get several meals from a chicken and in these days of austerity, it makes good sense to use the whole chicken and not just pick out the best bits and leave the rest. That said, most of us stick to the same old meals and seldom try something new. Now this isn't necessarily a new idea but if ...  Read the complete review

I'm a lover of cooking, and a good pie is something I like to do when I have a couple of hours to cook. This pie serves four people and really is delicious, it's something I just made up on a Sunday afternoon, however it is a pretty standard dish! Ingredients: For the Pastry: 220g Plain Flour 100g ...  Read the complete review

This is a very easy recipe that takes little preparation time and can be left all day for the flavours to develop and for the meat to fall away from the bone. It is also very cheap especially if you look for chicken on offer. The only requirement is though for this method is that you have a slow cooker. Put the chicken thighs ...  Read the complete review

Be warned that this review is talking about DARK MEAT, and is written from someone who LOVES DARK MEAT! Breast meat is OK, but there's really nothing like the juiciness and taste inherent to a good drumstick. I usually make this using the 12-pack of drumsticks from Waitrose on a Sunday afternoon, and then work my way through the meat ...  Read the complete review

Home comforts this is lovely dish and proper home made cooking well there's nothing better! just make sure you don't add too much red wine vinegar 175g/6oz Puy lentils 2 bay leaves 2 tbsp olive oil 10 rashers smoked streaky bacon, rind removed, finely chopped 3 shallots, finely chopped 2 ...  Read the complete review

I enjoy a good home cooked meal, and my wok pan is my favourite thing to cook in as the food always smells so nice wafting around the house! 4 chicken breasts 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 large red pepper, cut into squares 1 medium red onion, cut in thin slices 1 large ...  Read the complete review

Chicken and leek pie - I usually make this so I can get approx 9 pie portions (2/3 of which will be child size) and shove what I'm not going to eat into the freezer. This is really quick and easy to make and packed full of filling unlike supermarket pies which I always find disappointing Shopping list: 4 chicken breasts - ...  Read the complete review

Chicken Balmoral and Roast Potatoes This is my all time favourite chicken dish and somewhat of a speciality for myself. Its basically chicken stuffed with haggis and tastes delicious. Its relatively simple to make as well. Ingredients (to make 2 servings): 2 Chicken breasts 1/4 - 1/2 Haggis (depends on ...  Read the complete review

A traditional Teesside take away, the "Parmo" as we call it, short for a Parmesan. If you buy it in a take away there are several types: Pork Parmesan, Chicken Parmesan, Hot shot Parmesan (with pepperoni, jalepenos and salami), Kiev Parmesan (with garlic butter). To be honest you can have pretty much anything you want on ...  Read the complete review

I was sorting through my recipes recently and though that I haven't posted a recipe in a while so here is one of my favourite ways to enjoy a nice bit of chicken! My mum calls it Moroccan chicken. My husband on the other hand calls it Hooverbag chicken on account of the fact that "it looks like you have emptied the contents of a ...  Read the complete review

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ +All about a Duck+ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ahh what memories of visiting the local park as a child, accompanied by silver haired grandparents, clutching a bag of sliced stale bread. Well not really, im Italian, In Italy, if something moves and isn't illegal to kill, it invariably gets shot, and ...  Read the complete review

If you are organised and do it right, a large whole chicken will feed your family for 3 days. When you've finished your dinner don't throw any uneaten veg away - this will feed you again. It might not look nice but you really can get another tasty meal out of your uneaten Sunday dinner. Day 1 will be the traditional roast ...  Read the complete review

I haven't noticed anyone write a rceipe on quail and i hope i am not wrong in writing in the poultry section! Quail roast is not like a traditional sunday roast meal- it is more like pan fried chicken but very tasty and spicy. If you dont like spicy food i recommend that you omit the red chillies and just add litlle ...  Read the complete review

Lime and coriander chicken I love chicken as it is low in fat especially saturated fat and is high in protein. The only problem is that unless you buy the more expensive chicken it can be a bit tasteless as well as full of water. Anyway I'm always after new ways of cooking chicken and this is a version of a dish ...  Read the complete review

This recipe is easy to make. Its a good one to get the kids to help with, and they seem to like eating it too. It's got chicken in, but you could leave that out if you don't eat meat, and it would still taste good. Ingredients ========== 100g tortilla chips (value ones are fine) 100g cheese (I like mature ...  Read the complete review

Perfect For Winter Chicken Stew This is a very cheap chicken stew - it makes an enormous quantity so it can be frozen in batches for future meals. (I normally get 4 days dinner for 4 people out of this!) I will warn you know it can look like a bit of a mess about especially with using the oven and the slow cooker ...  Read the complete review

Chilli cheese chicken is a great dish for a special occasion without breaking the bank. Chicken breasts can be bland and this combination of cheese and chilli really lifts the flavour. You will need. (to feed four) 4 large chicken breasts. 120g crumbled mild blue cheese. Sweet chilli sauce. 4 ...  Read the complete review

My family's all time favourite is this little chicken recipe which I concocted one cold winters night a couple of years ago, when supplies were low and funds depleted. It emerges from the oven a bubbling golden delicious smelling bake that would warm the heart of the chilliest night! Here goes: no precise measurements Im afraid, but it ...  Read the complete review