This fresh and fruity Christmas tree pavlova recipe is the perfect centrepiece for your festive celebrations. It’s...
Date Night
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Marry Me Chicken Pasta
This ‘marry me’ chicken pasta recipe by 2021 MasterChef runner-up Mike Tomkins is guaranteed to hit the spot. Creamy, cheesy sundried tomato pasta topped with juicy, buttery skin-on chicken supreme is an absolute winner, every time.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
A classic British sticky toffee pudding recipe made deliciously gooey by cooking it to the perfect temperature.
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Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
BBQ-cooked chicken, confit garlic and charred lettuce make this Caesar salad recipe a smoky, flavourful delight. You can cook everything in your oven or grill instead, but there’s nothing like the flavour of fire to enhance the umami anchovies and create the ultimate Caesar salad.
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Mike Tomkins’ Pork Wellington
A good Wellington is the hearty centrepiece we all need in the colder months, and it looks super impressive too. This pork Wellington recipe is a fun and tasty twist on the classic beef. Mike covered the pork with honey and mustard, and a shiitake mushroom and black pudding duxelles before wrapping it in slices of prosciutto — layers upon layers of delicious flavours.
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Chocolate Macarons with Blackberry Jam
This chocolate macaron recipe by My Kitchen Drawer is perfect for autumn. Featuring a sweet blackberry jam and buttercream macaron filling, they're the best bite-sized treats for making the most of blackberry season.
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Ras El Hanout Chicken Thighs and Mexican Green Rice
The easiest way to know when your oven-baked chicken thighs are safely cooked but still nice and tender is to cook them to a core temperature of 74 °C. You should check each thigh to make sure it's done because you'll find the temperature can vary between each. We recommend using the Thermapen ONE thermometer
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Sirloin Steaks and Peppercorn Sauce with Herb-Crusted Mushrooms
This sirloin steak recipe is simple and classic but perfectly done. All it takes is some butter, herbs and garlic and a good quality meat thermometer, and you'll have beautiful pink and tender steak in no time. The creamy pink peppercorn sauce and flavoursome herb-crusted mushrooms are the perfect accompaniments for your steak night.
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Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry
There's really nothing like a deep-fried chicken curry. Crispy breaded meat coated in curry sauce is a heavenly combination. This Japanese katsu curry recipe makes deep frying chicken at home really easy and delicious, and it's the best katsu curry recipe for creating a homemade takeaway.
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Mike Tomkins’ Beef in Black Bean Sauce
Tri-tip is a cut of beef made famous by the American BBQ scene. This cheaper cut of beef is treasured because of its amazing depth of flavour. Also known as the tail-end rump, tri-tip is an inexpensive cut compared to others such as bavette and makes this a firm favourite in my house.
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Five Easy Fakeaway Ideas for Flavoursome Nights In
There are loads of great reasons to make your usual Friday night takeaway yourself: it's fun, saves money, and is usually healthier. Plus, it's actually easier than you might think, especially when you have your Thermapen on hand for your meat and frying oil.
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Air Fryer Fillet Steak, Chunky Chips & Béarnaise Sauce
This air fryer steak recipe by Instant Brands is perfect for enjoying a romantic or special meal at home. It's so quick and easy, but the results are juicy and delicious.
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Homemade Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas
This classic beer-battered fish and chips recipe is really simple and easy. The secret to making your homemade chippie tea taste like it's from a fish and chip shop is to use a thermometer to check your oil and fish temperatures. This will help you create perfectly cooked fish with a nice crispy batter.