Heading into Liverpool with the kids at the weekend and looking for a family friendly restaurant that serves great food.....look no further than the multi award winning What's Cooking? in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on The Albert Dock which overlooks Liverpool's The Three Graces. It's been serving up great food since 1978 and sources it from local butchers, farmers and bakers to provide you with the finest and freshest daily produce available from sustainable sources.
They're an American Diner style no-nonsense, TexMexin', Nachos and Cheesin', Burger flippin', Chicken wingin', Steak sizzlin', Fajita wrappin', Drink pourin' sensation.....plus they have free WiFi, TV's in every booth and free DS Lite available for the kids!
There's always a great deal to be had too.....whether it's a 3 course meal deal for £20, a bucket of beer or a bottle of house wine for a tenner to the exceptionally priced 'Lets Do Lunch' where you get 2 courses for £10 or the Sunday Specials menu where you get 3 courses for only £15 all day long.....why should Mum cook for the family on a Sunday when she can relax and enjoy herself too.....Result!
Now if you're a fan of US TV series Man V Food this one's for you.....The Olympic Burger.....all you have to do.....is eat 24 ounces of ground beef in 24 minutes.....oh yeah, and all the trimmings.....and its FREE.....c'mon Dad are you man enough to step up to the challenge.....and if Dad isn't Randy Santell definitely is and you can watch him try live.....
You've seen the programme, you've winced at the challenges. Well have we got a treat for you! On 18th October What's Cooking will be hosting 'Man Vs Food' with 113 competition champion Randy Santel of Kansas City, America.
During his UK tour Santel will be stopping of at Liverpool to take on the Olympic burger challenge. For those of you who don't know the challenge consists of 1 x 24oz beef burger with 6 rashers of bacon, cheese, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos as well as 2 sides of chili chips! Santel only has 24 minutes to devour this feast or he pays the forfeit!
So I was watching The Great British Bake Off and thinking to myself.....that's a lot of work and hassle to make a pie, so as is Ralph's way here's a vegetarian pie recipe that's easy, relatively quick to make and is delicious hot, warm or cold so it can be made well in advance too.....
Ingredients:
- 700g potatoes , sliced
- 400g sweet potatoes , sliced
- 1 onion , chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 garlic cloves , crushed
- 1 red chilli , finely chopped
- 1 thumb-size piece ginger , grated
- 1 tsp each ground cumin, coriander and garam masala
- pinch dried chilli flakes
- 200g frozen peas
- juice 1 lemon , plus extra wedges to serve
- small bunch coriander , chopped
- 25g butter , melted
- 275g pack filo pastry
- ½ tsp poppy seeds
Method:
Put the potatoes in a large saucepan of cold, salted water, then bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer for 5 mins, add the sweet potatoes and continue to cook for 8 mins until just tender. Drain really well.
Fry the onion in the oil until soft, add the cumin seeds for 1 min, then stir in the garlic, chilli and ginger with the remaining spices. Cook for a further 2-3 mins, then turn off the heat and stir into the potatoes with the peas, lemon juice and coriander.
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Halve the filo sheets, and use two-thirds of them, overlapping, to line a 22cm loose-bottomed cake tin with a little overhang. As you lay in each sheet, brush with melted butter and keep the rest covered with a clean tea towel. Spoon in filling and press down lightly. Cover with remaining filo, then fold up overhanging sides and scrunch up pastry near the edges.
Poke several slits in the top of the pastry and brush with more butter. Sprinkle with the poppy seeds. Bake for 40-45 mins until golden brown. Serve either hot or at room temperature with lemon wedges.
Recipe from Good Food magazine January 2011
