One of Drew’s favourite main meal salads is a Thai Beef Salad (closely followed by Duck & Watermelon Salad). This zingy, fresh mint and coriander salad with moorish strips of beef is a fantastic summer dish and after years of testing recipes, we think we’ve found the perfect one.
This has to be one of Elldrew’s favourite Korean dishes; it’s simple to prepare, even simpler to cook, and is packed with delicious flavours. Say hello to Korean Bulgogi. A popular dish in Korea, with Bulgogi seen on most Korean restaurants’ menus, this dish is made up of thinly sliced beef soaked in a mouth-watering …
When it comes to a simple, delicious, Spring/Summer pasta dish, our go-to is Lemon Basil Pasta. Once you’ve incorporated the base ingredients, suitable with most types of pasta, you can pimp your dish and add in your other favourite ingredients (ours is tomato and rocket). It really is a quick, very easy vegetarian pasta that …
Spanakopita are a long time Elldrew family favourite; packed with flavour and loaded with spinach and feta, we get to pretend they’re healthy even though they’re not really. From an initial experiment a few years ago they are now a regular on our summer menu, and made in bulk they also freeze beautifully. Here we …
Elldrew’s legendary chicken & leek pie It’s looking very autumnal out there so time for us to share one of our favourite winter warmers: our chicken & leek pie. This recipe is not only cost effective and simple to make, it will wow friends and family as it’s absolutely delicious. Perfect straight out of the oven …
Elldrew love tiramisu; that perfect blend of coffee, a little alcohol and a lot of cream. It’s one of our favourite desserts if the tiramisu recipe is made just right, so not having an Italian bone in either of our bodies it’s taken us years – and many attempts – to perfect what is now …
Weekend breakfast is often one of Elldrew’s favourite meal time, it’s the chance to take things slow and cook up some homemade favourites (or guilty pleasures) like our Bacon Twisties or Breakfast Loaf. It’s also perfectly acceptable to cook and eat in your pj’s, with a large brew of coffee and fresh OJ, calorie counting …
Sometimes you try and recreate a restaurant dessert and it’s a disaster, other times you manage to make it even better than the original (subject to opinion of course). This easy no-bake white chocolate cheesecake falls into the latter and is one of our standby go-to desserts; it’s a big serving but it’s also rare …
One of the first recipes Ell remembers making was a Carbonnade of Beef (Carbonnade Flamande) stew, taken from a 1970’s Good Housekeeping magazine. It was a peculiar recipe for a budding young cook to attempt, a beer based beef stew for someone who wasn’t old enough to drink, but his vagarity and intrigue prevailed and …
New Year’s Eve at home has become something of a tradition for Elldrew with a close group of friends taking turns to host each year. Gone are the days of standing out with 1 million other party reveller watching the London fireworks from the Thames, no more mass raves at nightclubs around the Capital. The …