Author: Philip Archer

  • Pastry

    I make a pastry using any of my bread recipes with the following exception. I use:- 1 cup of flour and basically reduce everything by a quarter Instead of sugar and yeast I use 1 tablespoon of baking power. I use my bread maker to mix the pastry, on mine it is menu 8, dough…

  • HERB VEGETARIAN CREPES

    FLUFFY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM OMELETTE INGREDIENTS 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated. 1 tbs reduced-fat milk olive oil spray 4 button mushrooms, sliced. 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves 1 tbs reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated. 1 tbs chives, chopped. pepper, to taste INSTRUCTIONS Place the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Add the milk and mix…

  • Chargrilled chicken with orange, asparagus & beans

    ONE PAN GARLIC HERB CHICKEN and ASPARAGUS INGREDIENTS 3-6 skinless 0mega 3 chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts (breasts pounded to even ½ inch / 15 mm thickness) ginger and pepper, to taste 1 pound/ 490 g asparagus, ends trimmed 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon dried basil (see…

  • Roasted Garlic Clove Chicken

    BUTTERMILK CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 3 Garlic cloves, peeled. 284–300 ml/ approx. ½ pint buttermilk. 10 g /⅓oz fresh flatleaf parsley (optional) 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary or 2 tsp dried rosemary. 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper. 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken drumsticks INSTRUCTIONS Flatten the garlic cloves with the end of a rolling pin, the…

  • Chicken Feet

    Ingredients   1 Kg Chicken Feet 1 Cup soy Sauce (Salt reduced) 1 tablespoon  Vinegar (Apple vinegar or a good white wine vinegar) 6 gloves Garlic Thumb of ginger 1 small onion. 1 ts pepper 1 ts chilli powder (Or to taste) 2 cups of water   Directions   Saute garlic, ginger and onion Add…

  • CHICKEN AFRITADA

    500 g of chicken legs or thighs skinned (Free range or omega 3) 1 tablespoon olive oil. 3 cloves garlic, chopped… 1 medium onion, diced (chopped into little squares) 1/2 cup tomato sauce no added salt. 1 cup water 2 medium bell peppers ( one green and one red) 3 green finger chillies, cut tip…

  • Chicken Korma

    PESHAWARI CHICKEN KORMA INGREDIENTS 3-4 serves 800 gm chicken 1 large tomato (chopped) 1/2 cup onion (sliced) 4-5 small onion (chopped) 1/2 cup hung curd (plain yoghurt) 1/2 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 5-6 green chilli splits 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 tsp Black pepper (crushed) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam…

  • Lemon Chicken

      LEMON CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon pepper 1 teaspoon basil Ginger and pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 6 bone-in, skin-off chicken thighs 750 gms asparagus, trimmed and cut into thirds Juice of ½ lemon…

  • Garlic Lemon Chicken

    BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS INGREDIENTS 2 pounds chicken thighs (bone-in skin-on) 1 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste) Sauce: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon whole grain dijon mustard 1 tablespoon mustard 6 cloves garlic (minced) ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 425° F (220° C). Place the chicken thighs in a…

  • Leather Jacket and Two Minute Noodles And Other Fish Soups

      FISH HOT POT INGREDIENTS: 6 cups home-made fish stock or water 2 kaffir lime leaves, torn 250g snapper fillets, cut into cubes any fin fish can be used. 2 bunches of broccolini 100g green beans 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced 150g rice noodles or Konjac or zucchini noodles NB1 Any in season vegetables 1/4…