Monterey Jack Burgers
Juicy home made burgers with a surprise filling of melting cheese. Although the American cheese, Monterey Jack is used, a strong cheddar is an excellent alternative. You could even experiment with other cheeses like Stilton or Gruyere.
Tip! These burgers are quite a size and could be made smaller just by halving the quantities. They would then take less time to cook, but it is extremely important for them to be cooked all the way through!
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Easter Spring Lamb with Wine Sauce
Young spring lamb is traditional at Easter - the lamb symbolises the innocence of Christ.
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Salmon and Haddock Loveknots
A wonderfully light but beautifully presented main course. Serve as soon as cooked. The fish can be plaited in advance and chilled before cooking. Allow 100g of Salmon Fillet and 75g of Haddock Fillet per couple. Any leftover fish can be lightly boiled and served on the side or made into stock for later use.
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Toffee Apples
A real winner with everyone and very easy to make. A real must for Halloween and Bonfire Night.
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Tamarind Steak
An unusual flavouring for steak but it works very well indeed giving a sharp tangy edge to the spiciness.
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Maple Glazed Ribs and Wings
Anyone who has been to the United State on holiday must have had these as an appetiser. They are very moreish and very messy to eat! Children particularly like them, and you could use the same glaze with chicken drumsticks. They are extremely easy to make - just make time enough for marinating and they'll be delicious.
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Lemon and Herb Barbecued Pork
This has a really lemony fresh taste. It is marinated for at least 12 hours so that the flavours really penetrate the meat, but then all you have to do is cook it on the barbecue for about 25-30 minutes. Easy peasy!
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Grilled Tropical Fruit
The fruit is this recipe is enhanced with a sweet and spicy butter coating added before grilling which keeps it moist and gives a delicious finish to the dessert. Grilled Tropical Fruit can be served on its own or is especially good served with ice-cream and brandy snap basket.
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Salmon with Green Peppercorns and Orange
Lightly fiery but intriguing with a hint of citrus through delicate salmon. Prepared at the last minute although some ingredients can be prepared well in advance to speed up the process. The fish can be pan fried microwaved grilled or baked according to preference.
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Marinated Brie and Goats Cheese
An extremely unusual but delightful way to serve cheese. You'll definitely want to give it a try!
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Caramelised Oranges
A wonderfully attractive light and refreshing dessert. It is so easy to produce and can be prepared 2 - 3 days in advance and kept chilled. The flavours develop over time. Delicious served with good quality ice-cream.
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Meditarranean Stuffed Chicken Kievs
A tasty alternative to bog standard Chicken Kiev. Very colourful and flavoursome to eat!
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Grilled King Prawns
Simple but a very tasty way of grilling prawns. By leaving the shells on the prawns are protected for being overcooked on a barbecue.
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Easter Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns are synonomous with Easter. This simple, traditional recipe for hot cross buns is much tastier and fresher than th shop bought ones! Try it out - you'll be surprised just how easy it is!
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Sausagemeat Stuffing
This recipe for Christmas Sausagemeat stuffing is glorious. You can either stuff a bird with it or roast it on its' own - the choice is yours!
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Fennel in White Wine
A really useful, interesting recipe! Fennel naturally has an aniseedy taste and is delicious when braised in white wine and finished off with a little curry powder and herbs. Well worth checking out!
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Spicy Red Cabbage with Apple
This is a great recipe for adding spicy sweetness to boring cabbage, or to accompany beef, pork, lamb or chicken dishes. It's low in calories, fat and, of course, being part of the crucifer family of vegetables, may help reduce the risk of cancer.
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Stir Fried Lamb with Garlic and Ginger
This is a quick and easy recipe for anyone wanting a change from braised or roasted lamb, or indeed lamb chops! It's unusual ingredients include ginger, sherry and sesame oil. The more you marinate the lamb fillet, the better the flavours will be.
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Afelia
A fantastic combination of light spices served with rice, a salad of mixed leaves and warm bread. It is very simple to make as it is slowly casseroled in one pot. Well worth it! The meat can be prepared the day before and left overnight. Use good quality pork fillet from your butcher.
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Boeuf Bouginon
A traditional version of the Burgundy full bodied beef stew which is cooked slowly on the hob in one pot. This classic dish tastes wonderful and re-heats well so can be prepared in advance. Perfect for the busy entertainer. Try and buy good quality flavoursome chuck steak from the butcher - it will pay dividends.
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Citrus Cheesecake with Tropical Fruit
A tangy refreshing easy to make dessert which would be a perfect ending to a spicy meal. Very light and summery! Note: This will feed 8 people but 4 hungry people could get through it! It will not freeze or keep well unfortunately but is best made several hours ahead so there is no last minute fuss factor!
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Crostini Antipasti
Semi dried tomatoes anchovies and chargrilled vegetables all served on double baked ciabatta slices make this a very interesting embarrassingly easy full flavoured canape selection.
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Fish Plaki
A light fresh colourful and easy to make Meditarrean formal main course or light supper
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Prawn Jambalaya
Similiar to Paella but the name probably derived from jambon (French for ham) a la ya (Creole for rice). Jambalayas are a colourful mixture of highly flavoured ingredients.
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Calypso Chicken
Spicy seasoned chicken breasts cooked in a sauce subtly flavoured with Rum and Angostora bitters.
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Jerk Pork Chops
A traditional Caribbean dish where the chops are marinated in a spicy paste. Lamb chops or cutlets could also be used.
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Prawn Avocado and Mango Salad
A very simple attractive starter or light lunch dish. Sufficient on its own or serve with a cous cous salad and /or fresh crusty bread.
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Spicy Potato Wedges
An alternative to fries these wedges go very well with barbecued food. They can be cooking in the oven while you are cooking on the barbie. They can then be kept warm until you are ready to serve them. You could use this as a basic recipe and experiment with other spices - something like curry powder goes really well also!
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Prawn Creole
A mildly spicy Creole dish adjusted with the addition of more or less cayenne chillies and hot pepper sauce. The use of whole prawns allows the head and shells to be used in an excellent seafood stock. Raw prawns give a better flavour. The sauce can be prepared in advance and the prawns added just before serving. 500g of whole prawns gives approximately 150g when peeled. Serve with yellow rice and a green salad.
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Marinade for Duck
The ingredient that flavours gin, juniper berries, also go very well with game. This marinade is suitable for most game - from venison to duck.
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Rich Chilli Marinade
A warm rich smoky flavoured chilli marinade for meats and firm fleshed fish such as tuna. The smokiness comes from the pasilla chillies and the piquant flavours come from the lime juice and red wine. Very different but delicious all the same.
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Thai Style Marinade
The fresh taste of galangal and lemongrass is delightful as a marinade for ribs chicken and fish. Red snapper Seabass or Prawns are delicious!
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Tuscan Style Marinade
This fresh herby orange flavoured marinade works best with chicken pork and lamb.
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Spicy Yoghurt Marinade
Brilliant for chicken lamb and pork this spicy marinade is spiced with the flavours of India. Using Balti Garam Masala mint and yoghurt it is a coating as much as it is a marinade! Slightly messy but well worth it. Good with skewered meats.
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Ginger and Sesame Marinade
A piquant marinade using all the sharp flavours of lemon and sherry. Brilliant for fish and shellfish and really easy to do.
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Mediterranean Steak
This rub gives the steak a spicy peppery taste. All you need to accompany this Mediterranean Steak is a simple green salad and a baked potato.
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Surf n Turf Skewers
An American favourite combination with the marinade containing another popular flavour - bourbon! One skewer has been allowed per person assuming you will be having this as part of a meal with other meats and/or fish. If this is to be your only main course then double the amounts. This is really delicious!
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Pastis Marinade
A great marinade for shellfish and fish. A great aniseed flavour that brings out the delicate flavour of the fish.
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Kung Po Chicken with Cashews
An impressive dish to look at but very quick and easy to prepare. The cashew nuts give the dish a lovely crunchy texture.
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Fragrant Thai Meatballs
The meatballs make a delicious starter and can be prepared in advance and then placed in the oven. With the peanut sauce ready prepared it is certainly a no hassle hot starter!
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Simple Sushi
A bit fiddly and time consuming but looks very impressive! Ideal for beginners at sushi and anyone who is unsure about raw fish.
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Stir fried Broccoli with crispy garlic and chilli
An ideal accompaniment to Thai Green Curry - the crunchy stir fried broccoli is dressed with crispy fried garlic and chilli.
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Thai Green Chicken Curry
One of the most popular Thai dishes green curry is warming aromatic and simple to prepare.
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Tom Yum Soup
A traditional sour and spicy soup with prawns.
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Thai Chargrilled Chicken with Mango Salsa
This is a very fresh tasting dish. Thai Chargrilled Chicken with Mango Salsa is lovely for a summer evening. The colours of the salsa match the flavour - very lively and zingy making plain chicken into something special!
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Pinata
A delicious combination of tequila, creme de banane and lime.
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Sangrita
A Mexican twist on the famous Spanish Sangria this cocktail uses chillies and tomatoes blended with spicy mexican sauce. Very often served with a hefty slug of tequila. Great as a pick me up or served as part of a brunch menu!
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Bloody Maria
A Mexican twist on the famous Bloody Mary this cocktail uses tequila instead of Vodka. Great as a pick me up the morning after the night before!
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Tequila Slammer
A traditional tequila practice which has become world famous!
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Margarita
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Tequila Sunrise
A classic Mexican cocktail synonymous with Cantinas sunshine and sombreros! A little care needs to be taken when pouring the Grenadine as it should sink to the bottom of the glass and then rise through the orange juice. Hence it's name!
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Maidens Blush
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Caribbean Cream
This rich creamy thick cocktail imparts many of the flavours of the Caribbean.
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Millionaire
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Jamaican Fruit Coffee
This fruity rum infused coffee can be served hot at the end of a meal or cold loaded with ice! Enjoy!
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Banana Bonanza
As the name suggests a filling drink packed with banana and rum will be a real hit with family and friends.
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Kingston
A very strong cocktail originating from the windward islands.
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Poker
A classic combination of White Rum and Sweet Red Vermouth.
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Caribbean Sunday
A long refreshing sweet rum based cocktail.
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Costa Del Sol
An easy drinking rum based cocktail which makes a pleasant change from the usual Sangria.
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Pina Colada
One of the most popular cocktails of the Caribbean - everyone know it, so there needs little to be said!
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Haiwaiin
The creamy blend of tropical coconut rum and pineapple takes you to faraway shores! Makes a delicious accompaniment to any spicy fayre.
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Honolulu
A fruity kick to gin! This tropical cocktail should be served in a shot glass and drunk in one hit. Enjoy!
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Mango and Banana in Coconut Pancakes
A hot dessert, which can be partly made in advance and then fairly quickly finished off. It is fairly sweet, so you may like to serve it with something like creme fraiche. The quantity of batter makes enought for 8 pancakes, so if you are serving fewer people, just freeze the remainder for another day.
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Pecan Pie
This well known South American dessert is now enjoyed worldwide. It is very delicious and very easy to make. This recipe makes enough for 8 portions if made in a large flan tin, or 6 if made in individual tins, as shown in the photograph.
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
A fantastic combination of pastry chocolate and nuts served as an amazingly sweet tart. Fairly lengthy to prepare but well worth the effort!
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Crab Corn Chowder
A great combination of flavours with a balanced delicate creamy taste. Can be made up to 24 hours in advance.
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Cajun Strata
A fabulous combination of savoury flavours - a traditional way of serving a cajun breakfast!
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Prawns with Remoulade Sauce
A wonderful lightly spiced mayonnaise based sauce that delicately coats the prawns.
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Hoppin' John
Traditionally eaten on New Years Day, Hoppin' John is a rice dish that can be eaten on its own or to accompany a meat dish.
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Coconut Prawns
Coconut Prawns - a delicious simple starter that will impress your guests! King prawns have been used in this recipe but if you prefer larger fatter prawns use the jumbo variety.
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Cajun Chicken Stir Fry
The overall dish is similar to a Chinese or Thai stir-fry but the marinade ingredients and vegetables give this Cajun Chicken Stir Fry dish its Caribbean characteristics.
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Seared Tuna with Chipotle Cream Sauce
A fiery spicy kick to this creamy sweet sauce. A real treat to serve when heat is required this sauce works well with fish.
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Crawfish Pie
The subtle flavours of the vegetables compliment the crayfish tails. This delicious pie filling is encased in a rich short-crust pasty. Certainly this can be eaten hot or cold.
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Ginger Syllabub
A sheer indulgent dessert! Ginger Syllabub is very simple to make but essential to serve with really crispy ginger biscuits. I have to admit that I like to crumble my ginger biscuit into the syllabub as I spoon down the glass!
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Beef Casserole with Raisins and Butternut Squash
Beef has been used in this dish but in the Caribbean goat is very popular and would probably be used.
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Cajun Spiced Pork
A very easy and tasty recipe for the barbecue with the added benefits of being quite healthy too!
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Caribbean Syllabub
A quick and easy dessert which can be partly prepared ahead and then completed shortly before serving. Caribbean Syllabub is quite creamy but the tanginess of the lime cuts through the richness.
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Callaloo
Callaloo is a very traditional soup from Barbados which would generally use Dasheen leaves. Spinach leaves are very similiar and far easier to purchase. We have therefore used spinach in this recipe with no detriment to the flavours!
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Duckanoo
There are endless variations of this traditional recipe - very similiar to a coconut rock bun. The quantities in all the servings makes 16 buns.
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Rum Rump Steaks
A simple dish to prepare and although the rump steaks were chosen for this dish sirloin or fillet could also be used.
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Tobago Chicken Hotpot
The Caribbean spices and coconut blend well with the chicken to make this hotpot really tasty. Tobago Chicken Hotpot is lovely served with sliced banana and tomato salsa.
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Candied Sweet Potatoes
Candied sweet potatoes with a lovely sugary peppery topping although you could just top these with chopped herbs instead.
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Roast Pork with Walnut Apple Stuffing
A delicious fruity stuffing with a hint of spiciness. A lovely companion to pork.
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Tobago Nutty Fruit Salad
A delicious fruit and crunchy nut salad which will complete any meal. Any leftovers from this Toabgo Nutty Fruit Salad are great for a breakfast topping along with natural thick yoghurt!
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Spicy Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
This is a wonderful rich smooth soup with the curry powder giving the hint of spice. This soup is delicious served either hot or cold.
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Aniseed spiced lamb chops
The combination of aniseed along with the other spices give this dish a special array of flavours of the Caribbean. Loin lamb chops were used in this recipe but loin pork chops would also be suitable.
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Blackened Tuna
Quick to prepare and quick to cook. A very flavoursome way to enjoy fresh tuna. The authentic seasoning for this is very salty so the amount in this recipe has been reduced. Tip! If you enjoy the seasonings in this recipe you can use it with chicken or pork. You may therefore find it more convenient to make up a larger amount of the dry spice mix and store it for a future occasion.
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Chicken Satay
A popular appetiser which is easy to prepare ahead of time. The chicken cooks really quickly on the barbecue and stays juicy and succulent. Spice this Chicken Satay dish up with a little more chilli if you like!
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Chinese Chicken Wings
Chinese Chicken Wings - a simple but very tasty appetiser which works well at any barbecue - themed or not! They are very tender due to the fact that they are cooked in the oven first and finished off on the barbie.
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Five Spice Chicken
This uses very few ingredients to produce a very tasty chicken dish. You could serve it on its own with the accompaniments recommended here or as part of a Chinese themed barbecue.
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Coconut Chicken
Coconut Chicken is a mildly spiced chicken dish in which the sauce is poured over the barbecued chicken. Serve simply with boiled rice and a plain salad of diced cucumber.
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Exotic Fruit Salad
A very special fruit salad made from exotic and colourful fruits soaked in a cinnamon sugar syrup with Triple Sec. Wonderful served with Jackfruit ice-cream.
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Hoi Sin Pork Skewers
These are very easy to make using jars of ready made sauces. They can be prepared earlier and left in their marinade. They are cooked through in minutes and are ideal as appetizers for your barbecued or Thai themed meal.
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Thai Style Rice Noodles
Rice Noodles stir fried with chillies bean sprouts mushrooms and other Thai flavours. A lovely dish which could accompany a meat or fish dish or just serve on its own as a vegetarian meal.
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Jackfruit and Coconut Ice Cream with Jackfruit and Mango Coulis
This delicious ice-cream will make the perfect ending to any Thai meal. The coulis is optional but enhances the fruit in the ice-cream. It really is not worth making the ice-cream for less than 4 people.
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Kumara Coconut and Prawn Soup
A highly spiced but light and interesting starter. Interesting flavours develop as the soup is savoured.
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Chilli Tuna Salad
The delicate flavour and texture of the tuna and salad ingredients combine wonderfully with the traditional Thai seasonings. This dish serves nicely as an appetizer or as a light summer dish.
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Oriental Lamb
A delicious way to cook lamb, just slice attractively and serve with some rice or noodles, and maybe some crunchy oriental vegetables. A bit different from the usual type of barbecued food.
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Kelantan Chicken
Chicken thighs or pieces marinated in a lovely spicy coconut sauce. This dish can be either cooked in the oven or on the BBQ. A serving of Coconut Ginger Rice complements this dish extraordinarily well.
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