Restaurant food at home
We recently purchased some of these lovely Italian biscuits, Tuscan delicacy before anyone says anything. Beautiful to look at and eat. I then realised that they are almost £1 each! I said to my wife thats outrageous, she then proclaimed that almonds are an expensive nut! You can tell who […]
Things certainly haven’t settled down since the show aired. Understandably things are now just busier and more complicated. I’ve added an “Events” page to the top of the blog. This will be updated with what I’m up to and links for tickets when available. Last night I did my first […]
I first made this dish years ago. As I always want to learn new things, I very rarely cook it though. Despite this recipe being my most re-pinned out of everything I have ever made. I’ve tweaked it over the years, but keep coming back to the way I first […]
After my MasterChef journey came to the end, we thought it would be fitting to eat at my favourite restaurant in Manchester. Adam Reid at The French. Adam has been picking up many well deserved accolades for his exceptional cooking. His philosophy is straight forward, taking inspiration from the local […]
This is such a simple dish, but packed full of flavour. It makes great use of mackerel, even for those who are frightened of it. The sauce is addictive, possibly the best use of tahini ever.
Apologies for my absence in the blogging world. Life has been pretty hectic with the new kitchen, work and the garden!! See below. I’ve not stopped cooking, just not had a spare 30-45 minutes to sit down and write. This dish came from my love of cauliflower. It has cauliflower […]
I’m not going to apologise for my blogging absence, as the only things that have been going on around here are microwave meals and garden building. The kitchen is nearly there, just missing a larder cupboard which had to be ordered at the end for specific size purposes. Yesterday the […]
I had a spate of going dessert mad last year. I felt my culinary dessert bank was a little weak. In one week we had my oeufs a la niege, a chocolate fondant with peanut butter ice cream. It was a very tasty week. Not convinced my insides or teeth […]
I am so pleased to say there is finally a mini top class restaurant revolution in the North West of England. Hispi is a relatively new restaurant from the people behind the Sticky Walnut in Chester. There are also a few new high end restaurants afoot in the city centre. […]