The Taste of Sicily – Coniglio Alla Stimpirata One of the first Sicilian dishes I tried was caponata. A sweet-sour vegetable dish that is like a more exotic ratatouille and is sometimes served with pine nuts and raisins, I was smitten at the first spoonful. It’s a recipe to make in late summer here in […]
Pushing the boat out with Pesky Fish
Have fun with sustainable British fish I spent the first three decades of my life in the southern hemisphere where the fish are rather different from those that swim in the waters around the UK. I knew my way around the fish market, what to look out for and, even more importantly for a home […]
Cod with Dill and Parsley Sauce
Cod with Dill and Parsley Sauce This is an updated classic recipe for Cod with Dill and Parsley sauce – lighter than the traditional bechamel sauce with parsley that my mother would have served and delicious on a cold winter’s day. This recipe was one I developed when I was working with a rather special […]
Venison Casserole – Spiced Venison in Ale
The Ultimate Venison Casserole in Ale – Environmentally Friendly Swap. While we’ve had a few warm days recently, we are definitely still hovering on the edge of winter and spring. Chillier evenings call for hearty casseroles and, since there’s currently an environmental reason to enjoy wild venison. I was gifted a selection of wild venison […]
Get in a stew with British shellfish
Cooking a cioppino with frozen shellfish from The Berwick Shellfish Co. The British shellfish industry is in the news at the moment for all the wrong reasons. Hit by a double whammy of restaurants closed due to Covid-19 plus the shambles of Brexit that has seen shellfish rotting when it should have been whisked over […]
French Date Night – A Valentine’s Menu
Avoid “une loterie d’amour” with our French Date Night Menu There’s nothing more romantic than zipping over to Paris on the Eurostar for a Valentine’s date with your significant other. But we can’t do that at the moment… Putain! So on February 14th, we will all be downing a couple of Valium, searching for our […]
Battered Cod and Chips with Easy Tartar Sauce
The Great British Fish and Chips! #Ad: Written in Conjunction with Opies Skip straight to my Gentle reader, do you crave certain foods? Chocolate perhaps? Ice-cream or homemade cookies? When you should be cooking your fish en papillote with green vegetables, do you crave a fish and chips shop special? I know […]
Italian Date Night – A Valentine’s Menu
Slow-Cooked Venison Shank in Red Wine for an Italian Date Night Dinner This is the second of our date-night menus, which we are sharing just ahead of Valentine’s Day. If your taste is more for British food and an all British date-night, then do take a look at our English Sparkling Wine with Scottish Seafood […]
A British Date-Night Menu with Hambledon Classic Cuvée and Langham Wine Estate Rosé 2017
No sex please, we’re British! Since restaurants are shut at the moment and it’s impossible to sweep your beloved off to Paris for a romantic staycation, here at London Unattached we are providing you with three internationally themed date-night menus just in time for Valentine’s day with matched wines. This is the first in the […]
A love affair with schnitzel – frugal pork or decadent Weiner Schnitzel with veal
Wiener schnitzel with veal or pork schnitzel – one recipe, two choices. A recipe I remember from my childhood, Weiner Schnitzel or veal schnitzel was always a treat. My mother ALWAYS used veal and made her own breadcrumbs. An authentic Wiener schnitzel. Part of the reason I loved the dish was because I always got […]