Restaurant food at home
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 […]
How to host a dinner party? Sounds simple, I mean we feed ourselves everyday. How difficult can it be to feed a few extra mouths? Depending on how much thought you put into it, very. From classic mistakes like putting the grill on rather than the oven. To something not […]
I’ve been wanting to make this dish for ages, but for some reason I never got around to it. I actually combined the two dishes I know that involve poaching in red wine. Oeufs meurette and halibut poached in red wine. Oeufs meurette is a Burgundy classic. It’s an especially […]
I wasn’t in the mood for rice or potatoes, but still wanted a starch and texture to finish off this dish. A granola would be perfect I thought, but I’ve never really seen a savoury one. As I make plenty of my own homemade granola, how hard could it be […]
Oeufs a la neige/Iles Flottanes/Snow Eggs/Floating islands to give them their full title in French and English. Whichever you choose to use, they are all a classic and an absolute delight. I’ve been meaning to cook this dish ever since I first saw them years ago, just never got round […]
Rice. A lot of people ask me though how best to cook some of the basics. A bit like quizzes, they’re only easy if you know the answers. I’ve wanted to do a video of making the perfect mash for ages. My blog won’t let me upload videos though. Hence […]
I don’t know what many people would exactly call this lamb pastilla/pie/baklava/pasty, it doesn’t really matter. A pastilla is traditionally made with pigeon, but I don’t see why I can’t use anything else I like. It then sits alongside a tagine to offer a texture contrast. They are usually […]
I’ve been quite quiet recently on the blogging front, no real reason except life has been really busy. I’m spending a lot of flying days away from base at the minute. Which means when I do get home there are loads of jobs to do and dedicating much of it […]
It is very rare that I carte blanche copy a recipe. I couldn’t help myself though after seeing Simon Rogan on Saturday Kitchen. This roasted cabbage, mushroom teriyaki and truffled mayonnaise looks innocent enough, but is one of the best tasting things I’ve ever made. We went to his famous […]