I’ve decided to add this wild mushroom risotto to the blog, so that it gives vegetarians an inspiration for a Christmas dinner rather than a plate full of roasted vegetables. The recipe is straight forward once you’ve made the stock. A lot of effort goes into christmas gravy and all […]
Midweek
Hazelnut Crusted Salmon, Rosti, Artichoke Puree and Chestnuts.
My new favourite thing is to crust fish. Whether that be with a beer batter, tempura or breadcrumbs I don’t think you can beat a crust followed by lovely light fish flesh. As you may know from following the blog, we are avoiding gluten, so a nice floury or breadcrumb […]
When is a bowl of pasta not a bowl of pasta? When it’s gluten free!
I don’t usually succumb to demands from my wife about what dishes to post on the blog. I like to keep to my theme. Blogs are basically about sharing information and new ideas to everyone though, so since we’ve made a breakthrough it deserves to be posted. For those people […]
Lemon Chicken with Polenta Couscous
Following on from the last post, my goodie box from Donald Russell contained some chicken breasts. The marinade choices were Teriyaki, Creamy Moroccan or Chilli and Lemon. I chose the latter to try. The marinade was superb, giving the chicken flavour and zing. My only qualm was that the breasts […]
Donald Russell Sirloin, Mushrooms and Leeks
Having a food blog has many advantages. One, it makes you be more creative and cook better food. Secondly, sometimes offers come along that are too good to refuse. This was one of them. Donald Russell, the UKs premier online meat retailer, asked if I would be so […]
Lemon Sole, Grapefruit Sabayon and Crushed Roasted Potatoes.
One saying in life which is absolutely true is that “necessity is the mother of invention.” My necessity of late is to create gluten free and dairy free dinners. Ordinarily this is quite straight forward, just eat steak and chips. Then the realisation that you can’t eat steak and chips […]
Pandan Rack of Lamb and Courgette Cannelloni
This has to be the best rack of lamb I’ve ever had. I would love to say I invented it, but it was my butcher. Or more to the point, my butchers wife. I just made the courgette cannelloni and some fondant potatoes. The lamb has been marinated in a […]
Aubergine Pilaf
My wife made a wonderful orange/beef/rice dish a couple of days before we had this. The rice was excellent but the beef needed some work. Needless to say I went about interpreting the dish my own way. Plus trying to make it look a bit more elegant at the table. […]
Waste not, want not.
I have been asked to write an article on how I go about my business using up all of my ingredients. In todays world, waste is a real crime and we all do it from time to time, but with a little forethought we can all help use up even […]