Restaurant food at home
Sometimes it’s good to be challenged in life. Trying to make a vegetarian gluten free lasagne without pasta is one of those. There are some gluten free lasagne sheets on the market, but quite frankly, they’re disgusting. Hence I thought I’d make my own. It’s a fairly simple thing to […]
To say its been a busy few weeks is an understatement. There’s no let up in the weeks ahead either. It hasn’t been all work though. I have been away for our annual cycling pilgrimage to France. This year we visited Bordeaux. What a beautiful place. Most of France is […]
I do like to understate things rather than over egging them. I’d much rather have a surprise than a disappointment any day. If this dish read as it does on the menu, there wouldn’t be much to write home about. Once I tell you that this dish is made up […]
The first glimpses of summery weather have appeared in the UK. They have inspired my dishes. I also was inspired by a colleague at work this week who is a keen baker. I’ve been wanting to make a sourdough for ages, but never remember to make the starter. Several people […]
One of my all time favourite foods are scallops. I only ever eat them as a starter though and always want more. This led me to try and devise a main course scallop dish. This is the first version of it. I have a second of a Maldivian curry. This […]
I need to start this post by apologising. As these Lobster Avocado Truffles don’t actually have any lobster or truffle in them. They can have both, but I made the cheap version with some crayfish tails instead. I call them truffles as they are super luxurious to eat. They […]
I’ve been asked to showcase a couple of Dan Moon’s (see below) recipes. Dan has taken over as head chef of Ston Easton Park, a most majestic country estate in the South West, lying on the edge of the Mendip hills. Perfect relaxation and beautiful food await. Today I have interpreted […]
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 […]
It’s not often that I just copy a recipe and republish it, but I have on this occasion. This dish is from Heston Blumenthals at Home cookbook. It’s so peculiar that I just had to make it. It is essentially, like all gazpachos, a summer soup. Due to its heat […]