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Chickpea and Lamb Tagine with Saffron Pilaf

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men April 12, 2021April 24, 2022lamb tagine, morrocan food, saffron pilaf

North Africa, there are fewer places on the planet with more history. It is home to Rome’s greatest rival, The Empire of Carthage. The Empire’s greatest hero Hannibal, the general not the cannibal, marched his army of Phoenician Regular Troops, and European Mercenaries and elephants across the Alps to attack the Latin capital. Sure, it didn’t work well, the Romans eventually defeated them, razed Carthage and salted the earth so that nothing would ever grow again, but I say it just adds more seasoning to their dishes.

Kilted Root Vegetable and Bacon Soup with Lentils and Barley

Peter Easy recipes for men April 5, 2021April 24, 2022soup, Vegetable and bacon soup, winter warmers

Scotland! A nation where the men are hard and the women are harder. Where the national dress for men is literally a dress, but are immune from being mocked to their face, owing to the large knife worn in their sock below their pleated tartan skirt. No, this is not a nation of hairy netballers, but a country of warriors, of kings and queens vying for power and control of the British Isles. Unfortunately for them, many of these kings and queens lost their heads for their effort.

Spice Up Your Meal with a Homemade Hot Sauce Injection

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 26, 2021August 20, 2021homemade hot sauce, hot sauce recipe

Nothing gets the heart pumping, the skin flushing, the pupils dilating and rivulets of perspiration beading down a brow quite like my favourite of spices, the chilli. It can liven up any dish; pizza and pasta, soups and salads, curries, casseroles and even cocktails, enhancing the flavours and giving a zing to the senses. We Barbarians understand that chillies are not for everyone’s pallet just as not everyone can grow a beard, or chest hair.

Friday Night Chicken Adobo

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 23, 2021April 24, 2022chicken adobo, chicken stew

A shared meal is something every barbarian loves! You’ve just returned home from raiding your neighbours from across the sea and have returned bountiful to replenish your larder with rare game, spices and exotic liquors. Fresh green, red and yellow vegetables, which have stayed crisp in the hull of your longboat, crunchy to the bite and exploding with juiciness. You have oils for cooking the most elegant of dishes with some left over for massaging the swollen belly of your spouse who is carrying your growing man-child; your barbaric legacy.

Flaked Salmon Pasta Recipe

Peter Date meals to cook for her, Easy recipes for men March 21, 2021April 24, 2022fusilli pasta, salmon pasta, salmon pasta recipe

You have dinner planned; the table is set, your candles are ready to be lit. You have a lovely surprise for your beautiful and yet, heavily pregnant partner, who has returned home from work wearied by the toil of industry and exhausted by the travail of carrying your still forming man-child in her womb. You tell her to relax and put her feet up and you slip in a DVD of her favourite girly television show.

East and West Fusion Hot Wings

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 20, 2021August 20, 2021asian chicken wings, chicken wings, hot wings

Sometimes a barbarian can be spoiled for choice; do we raid to the West or to the East? We love the delectable sweet and savoury titbits from the Americas, dripping with grease, but we also have a craving for the spicy, aromatic temptations of the Orient, brimming with fire! To the Wild West of the US, we’ll have to deal with cowboys and gun slingers and to the Far East to Thailand, we’ll confront Muay Thai Boxers, fighting on the backs of elephants.

Crispy Coconut Chicken with Sweet Pickles and Green Curry Dipping Sauce

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 19, 2021March 19, 2021battered chicken, coconut chicken, green curry

An Image popped into my head; “Batter”, “Coconut”. A strange thought. Then again, another flash, “Chicken” and “Curry”. So vivid, it was almost real.

Then, a voice whispered… “If you whisk it, it’ll be yum!”

I turn; no one there.

Breakfast for Dinner – Bacon Pancakes

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 19, 2021April 24, 2022bacon pancakes, homemade pancakes

When I was an adolescent I was told that those years would be the best years of my life. Teachers, my parents and old ladies at bus stops would say,

“Enjoy your life while you can, before you have responsibility and other obligations!

Tippled Cow Beef Tacos in Tequila and Lime

Peter Cooking for friends, Easy recipes for men March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

A stiff drink and a steak; is this not the recipe to win the heart of any warrior? What if this warrior was not one barbarian, but a whole hoard of warriors? What if the libations laid out before the approaching army as tribute were drank by the sacrificial beast? Well after a quick drive to the local to get more booze, you should be sure to slaughter said beast and give these Marauders the best of both worlds… Boozy Beef Tacos!

Christmas Leftover Pie

Peter Easy recipes for men March 18, 2021April 24, 2022Christmas food, Christmas leftovers, Christmas recipes

You’ve eaten, you’ve drank and been merry. Your pants no longer fit, but that’s ok as you the shorts you received from Santa are elasticated and have an extra-long draw string. You’ve managed to survive the visiting extended family with the aid of gallons of wine and ale, and nursed the subsequent hangover with a past its prime roasted potato or two or hastily torn off chunks of ham from a vinegary damp sack in the fridge.