Blog Mansory

I remember how fresh and tangy the lemons I tasted in Sorrento, Italy where. My oh my where they absolutely delicious. Any chance I get my hands on beautiful yellow lemons one most resort to baking lemon cake with lemon cream

With Christmas fast approaching, I find myself giddy and excited about roast dinner.

For the pork belly roast. I always ask the butcher to do the hardwork of cleaning the pork belly, making it look pretty and tied properly.

My go to herbs:

Fresh Rosemary

Fresh Thyme

I do also love a splash of vinegar or sherry added to the dry rub which makes it like a paste.

For the dry rub:

A tablespoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, fennel seeds, black pepper, sea salt. Rub all over generously. Quantities can be doubled to your linking.

In a roasting dish, add roughly chopped carrots, celery, onions, garlic with a splash of olive oil and knob of butter. Toss in extra fresh herbs for good measure.

Roast in the oven for 2 hours or until tender.

Allow the meat to rest.

Take it a step further and make a gravy to accompany the roast, add flour to the roasting dish, a glass of wine, 100ml of whisky. Cook on a medium heat on the cooker for a couple of minutes and you should end up with a luxurious gravy.

Serve with mash potato and enjoy!

It truly is. As we enter our 5th year, I reflect on how we began and the journey till present. What an amazing experience it has been. What you can expect at Samantha's A home feel Dishes customised to each client's taste Board games A West African, European and American menu (but by all means not limited to this) Pop up events like Chef Nights, cooking contests and more Creativity and a passion for food are always at the heart of everything we do. View our new look site here We always welcome feedback by email or in person and as we enter 2020 we wish all are customers from Day 1 till present a very happy holiday and New year.