I apologise for the silence, life has been changing. To say the least. For those of you that may not know, I was a pilot with Thomas Cook Airlines, which abruptly went insolvent two weeks ago. Leaving 9000 employees unpaid and immediately out of work. You would think I’d now […]
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The best Treacle Tart recipe ever.
Cooking life is not letting up. Which is great. Quite a few more pop-ups and events are being put into the diary. Keep checking my events page for details. I will be serving this treacle tart at next weeks pop-up. Sadly its all sold out. Like everything I cook, I […]
Truffle and Morel Risotto
This dish is one that was going to appear on the Italian round of MasterChef. Luckily I managed to get a bye through that round, so the recipe is still mine. I’ve already got a mushroom risotto on this website, but I’ve work on the already good recipe and turned […]
Strawberry and Tonka bean Affogato, best shortbread ever.
If you can’t make it to The Southbank Centre in London next week to try my menu, here at least is the dessert. I can’t remember where I got the inspiration, it was just one of those light bulb moments. Have you ever seen an affogato that isn’t coffee? The […]
Caramelised Cauliflower chowder, smoked salmon and watercress oil
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 […]
Religieuse
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 […]
Tonka Bean panna cotta, amaretto jelly and some other stuff.
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 […]
Hispi
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. […]
Miso Veal Chop, Candied Aubergine Puree and The Lake District
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 […]