Restaurant food at home
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 […]
I just wanted to put into print what I’ve discovered about certain cheeses. If you read the blog readily you might remember I became lactose intolerant last year after visiting Cuba. I assumed it would be fine once it settled down. I’ve always eaten Parmesan and then started eating some […]
It was my next significant birthday this week. My lovely wife organised a great twenty four hours in Manchester City centre for all the family. It started with a visit to Breakout, Dinner at Mr Coopers and brunch at Refuge. Breakout is a brilliant idea, as you get locked in […]
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. […]