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Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet

March 31, 2014 by Dave Crichton 22 comments

We were entertaining at the weekend and this was our starter. I do believe it was the meal of the evening. Never has a plate of food been so well received. It is all served cold and quite simple to produce. I bet many of you will be book […]

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Post MasterChef Life

April 17, 2018 by Dave Crichton 25 comments

The dust is now beginning to settle after Fridays final. I’ve not been inundated with offers, but I’ve had the offers I want. Interestingly, throughout the entire show, no one ever asked me why I had entered the competition. There were definitely a few days when I thought that myself. […]

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Adam Reid at The French

April 15, 2018 by Dave Crichton 9 comments

After my MasterChef journey came to the end, we thought it would be fitting to eat at my favourite restaurant in Manchester. Adam Reid at The French. Adam has been picking up many well deserved accolades for his exceptional cooking. His philosophy is straight forward, taking inspiration from the local […]

Foodie Finds, Midweek

Miso Mackerel, Gomadare spinach and black rice

November 26, 2017 by Dave Crichton 3 comments

This is such a simple dish, but packed full of flavour. It makes great use of mackerel, even for those who are frightened of it. The sauce is addictive, possibly the best use of tahini ever.

Midweek, Show Stoppers

Caramelised Cauliflower chowder, smoked salmon and watercress oil

August 19, 2017 by Dave Crichton 9 comments

Apologies for my absence in the blogging world. Life has been pretty hectic with the new kitchen, work and the garden!! See below. I’ve not stopped cooking, just not had a spare 30-45 minutes to sit down and write. This dish came from my love of cauliflower. It has cauliflower […]

Desserts, Foodie Finds, Show Stoppers

Religieuse

June 29, 2017 by Dave Crichton 6 comments

I’m not going to apologise for my blogging absence, as the only things that have been going on around here are microwave meals and garden building. The kitchen is nearly there, just missing a larder cupboard which had to be ordered at the end for specific size purposes. Yesterday the […]

Desserts, Lessons, Show Stoppers

Tonka Bean panna cotta, amaretto jelly and some other stuff.

May 12, 2017 by Dave Crichton 7 comments

I had a spate of going dessert mad last year. I felt my culinary dessert bank was a little weak. In one week we had my oeufs a la niege, a chocolate fondant with peanut butter ice cream. It was a very tasty week. Not convinced my insides or teeth […]

Reviews, Show Stoppers

Hispi

April 24, 2017 by Dave Crichton 5 comments

I am so pleased to say there is finally a mini top class restaurant revolution in the North West of England. Hispi is a relatively new restaurant from the people behind the Sticky Walnut in Chester. There are also a few new high end restaurants afoot in the city centre. […]

Midweek

Leek and mustard stuffed chicken thighs and a new kitchen.

April 14, 2017 by Dave Crichton 9 comments

I may have mentioned in the last post or two that we are about to embark on a new kitchen refurbishment. This has led me to trawl through my archives of dishes that I hadn’t blogged about. This gorgeous looking dish got my eye. Not only does it look great, […]

Midweek, Show Stoppers

Miso Veal Chop, Candied Aubergine Puree and The Lake District

March 12, 2017 by Dave Crichton 14 comments

I’ve been fairly busy of late. Well, I say busy, but I’ve been on the beach for a week. All in the name of work. It does mean I’m away from the computer for a while and then I spend my days off chasing my tail. Of those days off […]

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Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet

Post MasterChef Life

Adam Reid at The French

Miso Mackerel, Gomadare spinach and black rice

Caramelised Cauliflower chowder, smoked salmon and watercress oil

Religieuse

Tonka Bean panna cotta, amaretto jelly and some other stuff.

Hispi

Leek and mustard stuffed chicken thighs and a new kitchen.

Miso Veal Chop, Candied Aubergine Puree and The Lake District