‘Ome Made Kebab

‘Ome Made Kebab I have been fond of kebabs since my beer swilling teenage years… You could not beat that garlicky, salty meat stuffed into a pita with slice cabbage, grated carrot, raw onion, sliced tomato and cucumber then drizzled with lemon juice, yoghurt & mint and hot chilli sauce after a night out on…… Continue reading ‘Ome Made Kebab

Cheeky Cow!

Mike, our butcher, had got a couple of Ox Cheeks in. I’ve never had them before but I thought I’d give them a go. I’d read about them and understood that they needed a nice slow cook. Apparently they make an absolutely wicked chilli, or should that be cheeky chilli!  I think the bit of…… Continue reading Cheeky Cow!

Dj’s SҠool DiИɳɘr Experience

  So, for 1 week only, Dj requested to have school dinners. He was mainly tempted by the change from  the ‘normal’ menu to ‘International Food Week’. A week of dishes from 5 different places in the world. We asked him if he’d like to write a blog on his experience & he jumped at…… Continue reading Dj’s SҠool DiИɳɘr Experience

Curried Bakers Oven Lamb

Here’s a traditional English dish given an ‘Ome Made twist, to be fair it was Kits’ idea. I was just going to do the plain English dish of lamb shoulder baked on top of layers of potato and onion, which in it’s own right is delicious. Add some spice, herbs and a curry sauce though and it…… Continue reading Curried Bakers Oven Lamb

Introducing…. Bob!

We have a new addition to the household! Born on the 27th February 2014 we would like to introduce you to …. Bob! Bob is a sourdough bread starter, or will be providing I can keep him alive for long enough! I’ve made bread starters before but I’ve never kept them after they’ve made their…… Continue reading Introducing…. Bob!

‘Ome Cured Bacon

Who doesn’t like bacon? I’ve even heard of vegetarians succumb to the smell of bacon frying on a Saturday morning from the local greasy spoon. One day I was thinking ‘well how hard can it be to make my own bacon’. So I got a piece of belly pork from the butchers, took the bones…… Continue reading ‘Ome Cured Bacon