Cooking is what I do, what I think about and largely what I dream about… If you do not count beer of course, which as far as I am concerned is a food group! Most of my recipes here are complete meals.
I subscribe to no particular ideology when it comes to eating other than it should taste great and whatever needs to happen to make great food happens!
Some of my recipes are simple, some of my recipes are complicated, likewise, some of my meals are light and ‘healthy’ and others are downright naughty. All of them, however, get my wifes seal of approval and are extremely tasty!
Latest Recipes
Pesto Pasta with Potatoes and Green Beans
The pesto pasta recipe is a surprising and relatively new addition to my pasta recipes. Potatoes and pasta may seem like a bit of an odd combination, but apperently it is a very popular recipe in the Ligurian region of Italy.
Harissa Roast Pork Chops With Pearl Couscous
Roast pork chops are a regular occurrence in our household and these bad boys are flavoured with Harissa and mint. Then served with a glorious pearl couscous 'salad' that is loaded with North African flavours.
Caramelised Onion and Goats Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
These Caramelised Onion and Goats Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are a real treat. The flavours are very much influenced by the classic goats cheese and onion tart.
Asian Fish En Papillote (Sea Bass)
This Asian Fish En Papillote recipe uses a fresh whole sea bass with great vibrant Asian flavours. It comes hot on the back of a whole tandoori fish recipe that used very different Asian flavours. Cooking en papillote may sound fancy but it essentially is nowt more than cooking in a 'bag'.
Puy Lentil Salad With Goat Cheese and Roasted Peppers
This Puy Lentil Salad is a little different to many of my 'salad not salad recipes' that I usually create. It is probably a little more recognisable as a traditional salad in many ways... Anyway, whatever it is it is a recipe I deeply love
Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Grilled Watermelon
Cooking on the BBQ for me rarely means a higgeldy-piggeldy collection of food. This brown sugar grilled pork tenderloin with grilled watermelon and feta cheese is designed to be a complete meal.
Beer and Honey BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
You will be forgiven for thinking that my kitchen is out of bounds this summer. These BBQ Chicken Drumsticks are part of my romance with my BBQ this summer. Sorry, not sorry!
Bombay Potatoes With Chicken Legs
I’m probably, ok definitely, as guilty as many people as my heavy associations between Indian food and Curry recipes. This Bombay potatoes recipe along with my recent Tandoori Fish recipes go some way to address that.
Poached Chicken Breast With Carrot and Fennel
I'm just as guilty as most when it comes to my love of roast chicken but a perfect poached chicken breast is a thing of great beauty. This recipe is all about the flavours of mid-summer, our first carrots and kohlrabi are good to harvest. Our fennel is not quite ready yet but it is not far off but local markets have it in stock.
Thai Chicken Salad
Main meal salads are definitely a theme on my website this year and this Thai chicken salad is an extension of that. A simply roasted chicken breast forms the heart of this satisfyingly hearty but light and zingy salad.
Summer Minestrone Soup
My love affair with soup is well documented here on Krumpli and this summer minestrone soup is an ode to my garden. For some strange reason soups are often associated with winter warmers, and sure they are great at that. But they can also be the most wonderful light and vibrant summer meals.
Beef With Oyster Sauce and White Asparagus
Beef with oyster sauce is an ever-present recipe on your average Chinese Takeaway menu... Super simple, extremely tasty and goes from your cupboard to your dinner table in just 20 minutes. Way quicker than the delivery dude or dudette can get to you.
Venison Burger With Peaches And Blue Cheese
My latest BBQ recipe is a burger, you cannot go wrong with a good burger and this venison burger is superb! You could be forgiven for thinking that I don't necessarily think less is more when it comes to cooking. But for all of my recipes with dozens of ingredients I have many with just a few.
Traditional Paella Recipe Cooked On The BBQ
My latest recipe is a traditional paella recipe cooked outside on the barbecue. In many ways cooking a paella this way is not all that different to cooking one over a traditional gas flame.
BBQ Tandoori Fish
Like my BBQ Tandoori Chicken recipe, this tandoori fish recipe uses a BBQ in lieu of a tandoor oven. The great thing about cooking on a BBQ is the extreme temperatures you can reach.
Squid Ink Pasta with Bacon, Spinach and Capers
This squid ink pasta recipe with bacon, spinach and capers is not the first time the very dramatic black pasta has appeared here on Krumpli. I love the stuff, it adds so much drama to a dish but also a subtle but great flavour.
Pan Fried Pork Chops With Balsamic Cherries And Potato Rosti
These pan fried pork chops are almost a throwback to the sort British food I grew up with. Meat and two veg, and of course one of those veg were always potatoes. As with most of my recipes here, this pork chop recipe has international leanings.
Confit Duck Leg Bonbons with Carrot Puree and Asparagus
These confit duck leg bonbons are another recipe heavily inspired by my trip to a food festival in Budapest. The last dish featured Tasmanian Black pepper this, however, is all sorts of fancy.