Restaurant food at home
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s not exactly proper salad weather in the UK, but if its relatively warm (15°c+) and it’s not raining, BBQs and salad become compulsory. A salad by definition is just a collection of small pieces of food, served cold. With a little imagination some beautiful dishes can be created with […]
I think a good curry, along with a good Chinese, is one of the best culinary delights there is. Probably as we didn’t have these as children, so they were always a treat as we grew up. Fine dining versions of Indian and Chinese cuisine are something my head […]
Need I say anything else, no. Thought so. I was going to make some macarons for some guests I had coming over. For some reason though, there are no ground almonds anywhere in the UK. I decided to take it on myself to try something new. Some chopped hazelnuts […]
The idea of this Moroccan Spiced Chicken and Bulgur Wheat Pilaf emerged from the quite fantastic weather we are having in the UK. The doors and windows are all wide open trying to cool us down a bit. Now apart from a BBQ and salad, I was trying to think […]