Restaurant food at home
This is not a post for Valentines Day. If you want to impress anyone, there are plenty of recipes on this blog that will tick the box for that occasion. It is a wonderful alternative to a chocolate fondant though. For those that have followed this blog for a while, […]
After my last blogpost of Oustau de Baumaniere I commented that the meal was let down by its “exceptional” millefeuille dessert. I promised that I could knock one up in no time and make it better. Well, here’s my take on the dessert. Firstly, the ice cream wasn’t bitter. Secondly the […]
This dish is a quintessential British summer on a plate, not that it has arrived yet! It’s actually two desserts in one so feel free to steal whichever one appeals to you more. The treacle tart is something I’ve been meaning to make for years. While making it I was […]
I’ve seen a few versions of encased pastry dishes made with brioche rather than puff pastry. I’ve made a brioche before and hence when I was looking for a Salmon Coulibiac dish the two blended together and ended up with this. For once though, I have step by step photographs […]
I having to admit defeat and embrace the changing of seasons. Most cooks though embrace Autumn as although I won’t eat another strawberry for 8 months, the maturing collection of produce at this time of year more than compensates. In the UK, all our apples and pears start falling […]
I don’t think anyone could say they don’t like Dim Sum and Gyozas. They a perfect mouthful or two of perfectly seasoned meat and fish. Added with an addictive chilli sauce or a sesame and soy dipping sauce, what more could anyone wish for. Although we don’t eat a great […]
A cherry bakewell is just a frangipane tart. It originates from a town called Bakewell in Derbyshire. I love almond based cakes, desserts, marzipan etc. As delicious as these are I wanted to set myself a challenge of lightening it a little in keeping with the blog. In creating this […]
I love Japanese cuisine but it does tend to look unspectacular. I’ve seen three michelin star restaurants in Japan and all you get is a different flavoured nigiri after nigiri. Nothing exciting about that. This tests my imagination to create something tasty, colourful and overall look like fine dining to […]
It’s not often I make an entire vegetarian plate, I hope vegetarian readers will just steal parts of my other dishes for their own creations. I have to admit though, I enjoy the challenge of trying to create a fine dining meal that is entirely vegetarian. One thing that I […]