Restaurant food at home
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. […]
I may have mentioned in the last post or two that we are about to embark on a new kitchen refurbishment. This has led me to trawl through my archives of dishes that I hadn’t blogged about. This gorgeous looking dish got my eye. Not only does it look great, […]
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 […]
How to host a dinner party? Sounds simple, I mean we feed ourselves everyday. How difficult can it be to feed a few extra mouths? Depending on how much thought you put into it, very. From classic mistakes like putting the grill on rather than the oven. To something not […]
For those of you that follow this blog regularly, you will know that I enjoy playing with my food. This is often a necessity if trying to make a tasty dinner out of cheap mundane ingredients. See my latest Instagram post (bottom of page) for evidence of playing with chicken […]
As previously discussed, I think the best thing about the blogging community is finding out new things. Whether its how to make a cronut, a life saving tip for peeling chestnuts or like today just learning about an unfamiliar product. Today I’m going to talk about milk fed lamb. You […]
It’s always a good time of year to look back and contemplate on what has been good or not so good this year. Interestingly my most popular dishes this year are my most popular of all time. Does this mean I haven’t cooked anything good this year? They are: 1) […]
“Iberico Presa?” I hear you ask. It’s quite simple, my local butcher has started getting some more trendy/unfamiliar cuts of meat. These all come from a company called Basco Fine Foods. They are specialist importers from Spain, and even though it all comes frozen. The quality is superb. We’ve […]
I’ve been wanting to make this dish for ages, but for some reason I never got around to it. I actually combined the two dishes I know that involve poaching in red wine. Oeufs meurette and halibut poached in red wine. Oeufs meurette is a Burgundy classic. It’s an especially […]