Restaurant food at home
This weeks post of how make granola might be a little off the Fine Dining at Home theme. In discussions with several people, people are often surprised that I make my own. Despite all the other things I sometimes create which can be complicated. Now, the recipe below is so […]
One of my favourite ways of preparing food is by salt baking. Whether it be a Salt Baked Lamb Shank or Salt Baked Vegetables you can’t go wrong. The salt crust acts as the perfect oven. Some heat and steam can escape, but enough beautifully seasoned steam is retained to cook the […]
I have to admit to acting on impulse on this one. I have never thought about having a massive lobster for Christmas dinner, but next year, I may just do that. This beauty was in the supermarket as a Christmas special, it was 1.5kg in weight and £20. I […]
Under no circumstances is this a definitive Peking Duck recipe. It is far more an accessible way to shortcut to a dish which is not far off the real thing. I’ve read recipes for Peking duck which include three days marinating. Specialist ingredients like maltose etc etc. Luckily this one, […]
For a change of tact today, I have decided to concentrate on giving a few tips on how I go about presenting my dishes. My good friends at Ellenborough Park sent through this graphic of how they lay their tables. Mine looks like this: They also sent me a few recipes, the […]
I have finally started to make my own cheese. The main reason for this, is that I wanted to make a burrata. A burrata is a filled mozzarella with creamy cheese curds. I had one attempt and the main point of the exercise is to handle the curds as little […]
No this squash parfait is not a dessert, I’m sure it could be though. I bought some interesting chemicals quite a long time ago and never used them. I came up with some of my favourite flavours and put them all together, hey presto. The two main chemicals I […]
Now, those of you that have followed this blog for a while will know that I’m a sucker for chips. Proper hard crispy outsides that don’t go soggy as soon as you put vinegar on them, with a fluffy light as air centre. Now I have gone to great […]
Hopefully some traces of summer will return so we can enjoy this beef salad again. It’s a fine Italian salad, the classic is marinated with balsamic and served with a rocket and parmesan salad. I happen to love blue cheese and beef combination so I served mine with some Cashel […]