Christmas Wine Selection and Easy Home Made Gravad Lax Christmas is coming and along with the seasonal good cheer, we have to think about what presents to buy as well as preparing food and drink for the whole of the festive period. To make life a little easier we’ve been tasting wines on your behalf […]
Luxury Fish Pie (Not quite Delia) with Rosti Topping
Luxury Fish Pie with Rosti Topping inspired by Delia with White Wine Pairing. Ever wondered how to pair white wine with fish? I’m busy experimenting to see if I can do better than just reaching for a bottle of Chardonnay. And, as it’s National Seafood Week, I’ve indulged myself by making a luxury fish pie […]
Asian Style Oven Steamed Seabass
Healthy Simple Oven Steamed Asian Seabass: Do you ever get gadget envy? I know whenever I see a new kitchen gadget I want to try it. But, I also know that for the most part, I will use it once and then put it in the cupboard where it will gather dust. There are exceptions […]
Beyond Sauvignon Blanc – Pairing New Zealand Albarino with Salmon Terrine
New Zealand Wine Pairing – Albarino with Salmon Terrine: What do yo you associate with New Zealand wines? For most of us, it’s Sauvignon Blanc. I remember my first taste of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc – something which quickly changed my preconception of Southern Hemisphere wines. But, there’s much more going on in New Zealand, […]
Halibut in Champagne Cream Sauce with Asparagus
Luxury on a Plate with Halibut from the Fish Society. I love halibut – a firm, white fish that is seldom available in my local supermarket or even from the Farmers’ Market that I visit every Saturday. The largest flatfish in the world, halibut has a delicate sweet flavour, firm flaky meat and a minimum […]
English Summer Wine Tasting
Crab Pie and an English Wine Week Preview. On a perfect English Easter weekend what could be better than having a tasting of some of the new crop of English wines for the summer. Whilst we languish in the dog days of Brexit there is an energy and excitement about English wine that would have […]
Thai Fish Curry – Dourthe sets the bar high in Bordeaux.
Dourthe Wines from Bordeaux and a Thai Red Fish Curry: It’s always fun to try new wines and play with food pairings. So I was thrilled to be sent a selection of Dourthe wines from Bordeaux to do just that. I’m particularly pleased with my pairing of a white Bordeaux with a Thai Red Fish […]
Greek Yoghurt Stuffed Sea Bream and the 5:2 Diet
A Greek Recipe for the 5:2 Diet and some Hellenic Memories: My first visit to Greece was a shock. I was on a Schools Cruise – in the 1970s some of the cruise liners used to rent out space in the bows of the ship to school groups. We flew from London to Athens into […]
Salmon Burger Recipe – Something Fishy for National Burger Day
Simple Salmon Burgers: I love homemade burgers. So much I’ve actually broken my own rule about not acquiring any more kitchen utensils and bought myself a set of chef’s rings which are perfect for making neat burgers of all varieties. As it’s National Burger Day on 23rd August, I thought I’d try my hand at […]
Cod with Sorrel
Cod with Sorrel and Lentils: About time I actually cooked something again. I seem to have done nothing but eat out for a week or so and I’ve been longing for my ‘own’ food. Despite that, this particular recipe for Cod with Sorrel takes its inspiration from a Locatelli classic which I was lucky […]