Alaskan Wild Salmon with Dill Cream Sauce: Have you ever wondered about that deep red salmon you sometimes see in the supermarket? For whatever reason, I thought ‘sockeye’ referred to the cut rather than to a particular type of salmon. In fact, it’s a particular type of salmon – one of five found wild in […]
Balblair Whisky at Mac and Wild
Balblair with Mac and Wild: A match made in heaven is a term that’s often overused, but every now and again can be appropriately used to great effect. One of the oldest Highland Whisky distilleries in Scotland, Balblair, teamed up with Mac and Wild, a restaurant that serves the very best of Scottish ingredients, game […]
Hot Smoked Salmon Lettuce Boats – Low Calorie
Delicious Ideas with Hot Smoked Salmon – Lettuce Boats Nutritious and tasty, I love salmon. It’s a rich, oily fish full of vitamin B and D and in omega 3 fatty acids. So it’s good brain food as well as being protein rich. While it’s nothing like eating a sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream, Salmon […]
Salmon Goujons – Low Calorie Tasty Mouthful.
Salmon Goujons for the 5:2 Diet – Low Calorie and Full-Fat options! Do you remember that poem about Jack Sprat and his wife? This recipe reminds me a little of that – a dish that will work if you happen to be on a low-calorie diet or even doing a 5:2 diet fast day like […]
The Finest Smoked Salmon? #thecraftsmensdinner @BalvenieUK
Musical Smoked Salmon by Oli Hansen of Hansen & Lydersen: I love simple food based on extraordinary ingredients and created with love and care. Smoked Salmon comes pretty high on my list so I was fascinated by the latest episode of The Balvenie Craftsmen’s Dinner. If you haven’t come across this mini-series before, the charming […]
Sous-Vide Salmon – Perfection or Pretentious Cooking?
Sous-Vide in a Thermocook: The week I finally had time to experiment with cooking salmon using my Thermocook Optimum as a sous-vide was the same week that one of the Masterchef competitors decided to try cooking Brill that way. He failed to cook his fish; perhaps trying a technique for the first time on TV in a […]
Storing up Sunshine in Tunbridge Wells – Prune Day
Cooking with (Californian) Prunes: Guest Feature by Lucy Daltroff When I heard the description of Californian prunes as “stored up sunshine” I could see why the famous chef Rosemary Shrager was keen to include then in a cooking day. I was at her school in the attractive town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent with a group of […]
T G Green Giveaway and Creamy Salmon Pasta
Creamy Salmon Pasta and a Pottery Giveaway I have a soft spot for Cornish Blue pottery. My parents travelled abroad a lot, and as a consequence, all things British had a special place in my Mother’s heart. So, I suspect some of my affection comes from her enthusiasm for the pottery, which until now I […]
5-2 Diet Smoked Salmon and Filo Pastry Tart
Getting back to real life and a 5-2 fast day diet freak-out: It seems like a long time since I actually cooked anything myself. Of course, that’s not entirely the case but in the week before the trip to Abruzzo, I was frantically busy and when I did eat at home it was almost always […]
5-2 Diet Fast Day Meal Plans
The 5-2 Diet, Meal Planning and Leftovers Back to the 5-2 Diet for me this week with a 5-2 fast day today and on Saturday. One of the biggest challenges for me at this time of year if I’m trying to lose weight is that my fridge and store cupboard tend to be overful with […]