The Story of a Home Made Burger: Do you ever get a craving for a burger? One that just won’t go away… That need to sink your teeth into something meaty, juicy and incredibly tasty. The sort of craving that just doesn’t equate to a ready-made meat pattie or (heaven forbid) a fast food takeaway. […]
Halloween Special – Witches Finger Chilli and Naughty Nachos.
Halloween Themed Food – Witches Finger Chilli: I don’t normally bother trying to make Halloween themed dishes. But, if you’ve ever been invited to one of those pot-luck events as a food-blogger you may well feel my pain. For some reason people assume I can cook (that’s OK – I can) and that I can […]
Masterchef Challenge – Picahna Beef Cap with Chimichurri
As Good as it Gets – Salt Crust Picahna Beef with Chimichurri: While I’m horribly camera shy, I AM always tempted by a challenge. Especially when it involves cooking with some of the finest meat available in the UK. So, despite the fact that I spent most of July travelling, I still accepted a […]
The Meat Elite – Steak made Simple
Flat Iron, Picanha, Onglet and More: If you regularly buy your meat from a supermarket, you may have noticed a raft of labelling on meat packaging. And a raft of new cuts of meat – Flat Iron, Hanger and Picanha. It appears there is a connection between the two, as I learnt at a recent […]
Welsh Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings
The Sunday Roast – Welsh Beef and Yorkshire Puddings: Part of the fabric of British culture, the Sunday Roast is sacrosanct. When I was growing up the roast was that one meal a week where my mother couldn’t experiment with yet another ‘frugal’ recipe. We alternated beef (with Yorkshire Puddings), pork, lamb and chicken (my […]
Knorr Gravy Pots Make a Great Roast
Great British Roast Beef – with Knorr Gravy Pots: Knorr Gravy Pots have been awarded Product of the Year in the Gravy and Stock category. Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation; products that save time and really make a hit with the consumers – so a great achievement […]
Classic Ways with Beef – Boeuf Bourguignon
Boeuf Bourguignon – My First ‘French’ Dish: As a teenager I used to spend a month every summer staying with a French family. The intention of course, was for me to improve my French. The reality was that I spoke very little French (although to this day I can follow a conversation without too much problem). […]
Classic Ways with Beef – Mum’s Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff – My Mother’s Classic Dinner Party Dish: My mother was a woman of great character. Cookery was not something that she ever wanted on her personal CV but when my father became the GP in a small seaside town, she was thrown into ‘Entertaining’. It was expected that the doctor had a formal […]
Cooking the Perfect Steak
Perfect Steak Just the Way I Like It: Much has been written about how to cook the perfect steak. And, as with all cookery, much is about personal taste. Anyone who has been to one of London’s new breed of steak houses (Goodman, Hawksmoor and the like) will know that there’s a seemingly infinite list […]
Peruvian Stir-Fried Beef and Potatoes – Lomo Saltado
Lomo Saltado for Unearthed 193 Course Meal – Peru: I am a big fan of Unearthed foods and so when I heard about their 193 challenge, cooking a meal that involves recipes from 193 countries I was keen to join in by donating a recipe. But, the obvious choices of Italy and Spain went quickly […]