Chef James McConnell

Posts: 23 // Recipes: 82

I just like cooking great food that's simple for anyone to recreate. Cooking isn't hard if you follow some simple rules that I'll share on here.

All Recipes and Posts by James McConnell

Easy Tomato Bruschetta

Recipe Type: Finger Food, Only 4 Things, Starters, Vegetarian Cuisine: Italian, Vegetarian

Average Rating: (4 / 5)

Great at parties – try making your own ciabatta with this easy method

“Magic Brush”

Recipe Type: B-B-Q Cuisine: Barbecue, James'

Average Rating: (5 / 5)

You will never barbecue again without your "Magic Brush"

Sizzling Garlic Tiger Prawns with Chilli on Ciabatta

Recipe Type: Finger Food, Starters, Tapas Cuisine: Barbecue, James', Seafood, Spanish

Average Rating: (4 / 5)

Mine and my boys favourite...

Barbecue Stuff

By: James McConnell | 0 Comments | Updated: December 4, 2013 | Category: Barbecue Essentials | Tags : #bbqsecrets, #howtobbq, #outdoorcooking, b-b-q, barbecue, barbeque, barbie, bbq

The debate/question of BBQ cooking usually centres on one topic…What to cook on…? Choices range from; The Electric Barbecue, The Gas Barbie, The Hot Plate or my personal favourite The Wood-Fired Barbecue. To be honest I use gas & hot plate barbies for convenience but always go with the wood/charcoal... more

Cooking Rules

By: James McConnell | 0 Comments | Updated: December 2, 2013 | Category: The Rules of Cooking, Tools | Tags : #cookingrules, #howtocookeasily, #makecookingeasy, cooking rules, The Golden Rules of Cooking

Cooking, in my humble opinion, is a simple process that is more than often made in to a complete nightmare for two simple reasons. Poor Ingredients ~ There’s an old saying “C.I.C.O.” that comes from the early days of computer programming. It basically stands for “Crap In Crap Out”. The... more