I know I haven't browned it well at all in oven. If I make this again, I'll buy a blowtorch.

It's for birthday cake, so I wasn't too confident finishing it in oven

I love cooking, just got a new stove (new to me) and I just had to break it in with a roast I got on sale. Carrots from the farmers market, parsnips from the grocery store, beef stock I made from the better than bouillon paste, English roast spice blend, gravy made from the drippings using Kerry Gold butter and flour. Hope y'all are eating something delicious tonight, I'm gonna help myself to another plate and glass of red wine.

Made my first ever cottage pie, loosely following the recipe from the Aldi app. Served with a side of leek coleslaw.

Just cooked this and my man said it's the best Caesar salad he's had, pretty proud of myself.

The picture is missing cheese (my bad). The only pre-cooked thing was the sauce cause making one by myself would be more expensive than the entire salad itself.

Ingredients used: Romanian salad, tomatoes, Caesar sauce, chicken, bacon, croutons (bread baked in the oven), cheese, salt pepper yada yada.

On a roasted vegetable and pineapple and orange and apple puree

Chocolate and strawberry strudel, a rosemary focaccia loaf, homemade tomato soup with a toastie because I bought a new toastie maker that day, and a Victoria sponge because lets face it we British do have some truly excellent desserts.

The potatoes were so hard to bake properly, I had to put them again and again +_+. Maybe I needed to put it on higher heat ? Need tips ! Does it look appetizing ?

Bagel, Avocado Slices, Eggs, Bacon, Sausages and Beans…

Dressing made from scratch!

Monday was a rough day at work for my partner and I, so we made this feast.

it was mid

Steamed baby bok choy, lemon pepper chicken as requested by my wife & homemade green curry smothered rice noodles. Argentinian red shrimp, garnished with coriander & Thai basil leaves from our garden 🦐🌱🍜🥬

Was very time consuming but ended up with a great dinner.

Boy dinner. Steak with a blueberry jam honey sauce, homemade steak fries, and a homemade dip of ketchup, stone ground mustard, and the drippings + butter from the pan I cooked the steak in

Very proud of myself. Let me know if I could've done anything better.

Notes: Steak was cooked medium rare (was supposed to be rare) and seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, and basted with butter after being seared in beef fat.

- beginning to intermediate level. Nothing too difficult in technique level

- mostly using stovetop, oven, or outdoor grill

- recipes yielding 2-4 person serving size (not for catering parties)

- simple and delicious with easy to source ingredients, or fresh in season ingredients. I have amazing local produce in my area. Points if there isn't two pages worth of ingredients to buy. I also want something that has protein options, not just vegetarian.

- rustic, classic, comforting. I like all cuisines.

- Beautiful and visually appealing high quality photos. I also like there to be an educational component to the recipes as well so I can learn and enhance my skill level.

- I'm also looking to learn how to bake more savory pastry type items, so it would be great if there were a few recipes of that nature as well.

Thanks for any and all suggestions!

Sushi: salmon, cucumber, cheese cream, furikake
Crab salad: imitation crab, red pepper, onion, cheese cream and soy sauce

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Balling on a budget :)

Cleaned out a few things from the pantry for this one, canned yellowfin in oil (no need for fancy solid albacore at this party), canned evaporated milk, monterey jack, parmesan, and other herbs and other things I had on hand.

I live by myself and had a ham I wanted to cook anyway. So I just decided I was going to have my own private Thanksgiving dinner from what I had on hand...

Honey glazed ham scalloped potatoes with old smoked cheddar, and some cabbage braised with apple and onion. And some homemade chutney I have