Restaurant food at home
As much as I like playing about in the kitchen, it is so gratifying to create equally delicious food in next to no time. The most time consuming part of this duck and hummus dish was peeling the squash. Most dishes these days go a little further than meat […]
How could I resist some plump looking artichokes in the supermarket the other day. Well, as they are a faff I can quite easily look the other way. I thought they can’t be that difficult to prepare though, so why not. The sauce a la bigarade is a more […]
I have a strange affinity with Chinese Five Spice, I want to love it, but for some reason I never really enjoy it. Until it was rubbed into some duck breasts that is. The five spices being star anise, cloves, fennel seeds, szechuan peppercorns and cinnamon. They need some […]
Before I get onto my dish I would just like to mention that I have been nominated for The Observer (English Broadsheet) Food Blog of the year. If you would like to add your support click on the link. Observer Food Awards, you don’t need to fill in every category, […]
I’ve been having quite a few comments that maybe my dishes are somewhat complicated or can take a while to prepare. This one though, doesn’t stand up to that mantle. It can all be done in an hour. This will be my last post for a few days as I’m […]
I am not sure the purist would call this a tagine as it is only served in one rather than cooked in one. I tought it would make a tagine a bit more interesting and visually better if you wanted to serve at a dinner party. The highlight of the […]