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Some recipes just sing out to us. This ricotta bake is one of those recipes. It has absolutely everything that makes a perfect Hurry The Food Up recipe. Before I head into just how nutritious it is, I want to talk about my favourite thing – the speed. The PURE …

Sometimes decadence is important. And this leek risotto is decadent. And important. Don’t get us wrong – we eat healthy food all the time, and know the incredible value of it. It’s imperative to our well-being and health. Nutrition is something we take seriously, and indeed, pride ourselves on. Our …

There are a couple of things I’ve learnt since being involved in the food industry. If you want a good curry, speak to an Indian cook. If you want good potatoes, speak to an Irish cook. If you want the best curried potatoes in the world (sometimes known as Bombay …

It’s official – summer is here! Living in northern Germany we can now expect a couple of weeks of sunshine – before the rain kicks in again anyway. Still, ‘make Thai quinoa salad while the sun shines’ goes the famous saying, so we will. It’s the perfect summery salad – …

There are certain skills that need be learnt when improving in the kitchen, and mastering the art of a good omelette is one of them. It’s not uncommon for chefs to ask potential apprentices to show their omelette skills – and there’s a reason for that. Preparing an omelette shows …

  Sometimes a recipe creation can take many, many attempts – a single, simple looking recipe can go through so much behind the scenes it’s almost unbelievable – amounts are changed, cooking methods and times are altered and even whole ingredients are added or removed. It gets made again and …

“Fast, Faast, FAAAST. Last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark” – Muhammad Ali This is pretty much how quick I got my zucchini noodles done. SPEED! At first I didn’t think much of it, but when …

Sometimes you’ve just gotta treat yourself. Do something you love. Buy something you want. Or, if you’re like us – eat some cheese! If cheese was better for us then we’d live off it – but it’s not so we don’t! However, like most things in life – it’s great …

Cream. Delightful and delicious, playful yet palatable. And a great way to grow those hips or man tits! We recently amazed the world with our audacious claim that pancakes could be made using only bananas and eggs as the ingredients (Banana-Egg-Pancakes), and we were happily proven right. So here we …

SEX. Got your attention? Good. Ferrari. Wine. The leaning tower of Pisa. The Colosseum. See where we’re going with this? Yep, it’s Italy week. And what better way to kick it all off than one of the all time greats – tomato and mozzarella with bread. This classic dish has …

Feeling guilty about throwing away all those basil leaves you’ll never use? Well don’t, make easy homemade pesto instead! It’s really easy, takes five minutes and tastes great. It can even be stored for two weeks in the fridge. And if you’ve just made our tomato and mozzarella dish and …