I’ve just had my kitchen redecorated. And that’s resulted in a clear-out of my recipe books – and rediscovery of some old favourites. Michel Guerard’s ‘Cuisine Gourmande’ was one of the first serious cookery books I bought for myself (along with a set of Elizabeth David books). I am ashamed to say I’ve hardly...
I have entered this recipe into the Total Yoghurt competition. It’s a pretty standard way to prepare chicken for a BBQ in the summer, but what you may not realise is that it works extremely well using one of those cast iron griddles in the oven. The pairing of Aubergine (eggplant if you are...
So I am still trying to keep to my resolutions. Slightly diverted by doing the Heston Challenge (that chilli weighs in at around 750 calories for a portion if you serve it for four)I decided on drastic action. This week I signed up for 10 weeks of express personal training, something that’s worked extremely...
Well not quite;) I’ve been doing a cookery challenge to make Heston’s chilli. I was quite pleased with the end result, despite a little cheating along the way. But, I’ve got fed up with eating chilli so today I bought myself some venison and decided to try using Heston’s steak method on my venison...
Gentle Reader, I don’t know if you are like me at this time of year. Everything I cook or eat is leftovers of one sort or another. Now, I didn’t have a turkey dinner, so I had no leftover turkey. And we managed to eat the entire 1kg of venison loin between the four...
These were a happy accident. I was planning to make some carrot cupcakes for Christmas and potentially as a second entry for the Christmas Carrot Blogger Competition on http://www.lovethegarden.com/. And I decided I’d ‘Christmas’ up the recipe I found by using rather more dried fruit, soaking the fruit in rum first and then...
It’s winter. And I have a brand new slow cooker thanks to the lovely people at Crock-UK. I’ve been dying to try it out and the other day I christened it using one of my family’s favourite recipes. In fact I did adapt a bit – I didn’t have any celery to hand, so...
Carrot and Parsnip ‘Tagliatelle’ with Spicy Lamb Meatballs I first came across a recipe for Carrot and Parsnip Tagliatelle in one of Nigel Slater’s cookbooks dating back about 20 years. His original version uses a lot more spices and finishes the dish off with cream. My slightly healthier version uses just cumin and cardamom...
I’ve recently discovered how easy Panna Cotta is to make. And, I’m getting fat! It really is simple posh nosh if you add some fresh fruit, some kind of liqueur or alcohol or caramelised nuts as I have done here. This rather Christmassy dish has been entered into the MSC pudding competition, but it’s...
How to cook a steak! In my quest for meat perfection I decided to try something I saw demonstrated to perfection at Caxton Grill a few days ago. My steak was courtesy of Westin Gourmet and was an American Rib Eye. I have to say, this isn’t something I’d generally buy. Although the...
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