This dish of slow cooked shoulder of lamb and fillet is so straight forward to do. It looks great and can be done with pork or beef too. The shoulder is braised for a few hours, the meat is then forked apart and wrapped tightly in cling film. […]
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Wild Mushroom Risotto and Youtube.
This is and old recipe from a few years back. I’m re-posting it because I’ve set up my Youtube channel. I guess I should have done this years ago, but hey ho. Let me know what you think!! A new feature of this theme is a smart shopping list. […]
Red Snapper and Salsa Verde
Despite it being 2°C overnight in the UK, I do believe we are going to get an elongated Indian Summer in the next couple of weeks. I thought I’d take the opportunity to blog about this summery dish before the snow arrives. Super simple, bursting with flavour. I love to […]
The Allotment Vegan Restaurant
The Allotment Vegan (and gluten free) Restaurant has opened in Stockport with quite a lot of noise. I’ve never known a new restaurant get so much attention without paying for it. All of this is good and very worthy. Anyone who opens a vegan restaurant certainly gets a big pat […]
Sumac Lamb, Savoury Granola and Pear Chutney
I wasn’t in the mood for rice or potatoes, but still wanted a starch and texture to finish off this dish. A granola would be perfect I thought, but I’ve never really seen a savoury one. As I make plenty of my own homemade granola, how hard could it be […]
Mast Brothers Factory Tour
Further to my earlier post about the Bean to Bar Chocolate revolution, I had the great pleasure of meeting a fellow blogger, Eva, and her husband, John, from Kitchen Inspirations. They had come from Canada for their 30th Wedding Anniversary for a tour of London, Spain and Paris. Eva asked if I […]
Chocolate Fondant with Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Chocolate fondants are the making and breaking of many a chef. They are so sensitive, I wouldn’t even shout at it otherwise it might sulk. If these are practiced at home with the same oven and method, you shouldn’t have any problems on keeping the lovely liquid centre. Incidentally, these […]
Oeufs a la neige
Oeufs a la neige/Iles Flottanes/Snow Eggs/Floating islands to give them their full title in French and English. Whichever you choose to use, they are all a classic and an absolute delight. I’ve been meaning to cook this dish ever since I first saw them years ago, just never got round […]
Rice-Chicken, Cashew, Broccoli and Oyster Stir Fry
Rice. A lot of people ask me though how best to cook some of the basics. A bit like quizzes, they’re only easy if you know the answers. I’ve wanted to do a video of making the perfect mash for ages. My blog won’t let me upload videos though. Hence […]