Restaurant food at home
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 […]
One saying in life which is absolutely true is that “necessity is the mother of invention.” My necessity of late is to create gluten free and dairy free dinners. Ordinarily this is quite straight forward, just eat steak and chips. Then the realisation that you can’t eat steak and chips […]
When people see my blog or photos of what I cook, a common question is where do I get all my ideas. I seldom copy a recipe ver batim, unless it’s teaching me a new technique, like the consomme I’m making today. I tend to be more inspired from pieces […]
May has been a rather busy month, so much so I’ve barely had a minute to spend in front of the computer. I crossed the atlantic six times in May, twelve if you count there and back. Plus I’ve just had to have five days in Miami. There are still […]
One of my favourite ways of preparing food is by salt baking. Whether it be a Salt Baked Lamb Shank or Salt Baked Vegetables you can’t go wrong. The salt crust acts as the perfect oven. Some heat and steam can escape, but enough beautifully seasoned steam is retained to cook the […]
Happy New Year everyone. It is the season to eat lighter food, so this is a perfect opportunity to roll out one of my favourite fish dishes. This dish is packed full of many different flavours making it incredibly satisfying. The crust is made ahead and rolled between two […]
This fish dish is from a Welshman called David Kelman of Ellenborough Park. He is competing in this years Great British Menu on BBC2. For those abroad and not aware of this competition, each year a theme is created which the chefs must design their dishes around. Three chefs from each UK […]
Firstly, apologies for the delay in putting up a new post. Work has been manic( I almost wasn’t going to be here today either, a transatlantic rescue mission didn’t come about at the last minute.) including having to do homework three nights on the bounce last week. I think […]
This pan fried gurnard with a lemon sabayon and sauce vierge was created through a glut of tomatoes and intrigue of a gurnard. Gurnards are very similar in make up to a red mullet. They are a superb tasting fish, but, they have a very annoying line of bones that […]