Restaurant food at home
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 […]
People often ask me when they see my blog, “Do you eat like this every day?”. I wouldn’t say every day, but certainly most. This dish was my interpretation of a Sunday Roast. It could be called Roast Chicken with Manchego stuffing balls, Parmesan Crisp, Asparagus Puree and Mushroom […]
This Venison and Chestnut Pie dish was inspired from seeing pork pies being made. They are made with a hot water pastry using lard as well as butter. It’s not my favourite pastry, nor my favourite filling. I decided to use a simple puff pastry, which always tastes better and […]
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 assume something as decadent as a beef wellington isn’t on most peoples minds at this time of the year. One for it’s cost and two for its perceived extravagance and richness. It’s certainly not going to appear on any weight watchers menus, but by exercising good portion control there’s […]
Eccles Cakes are a bit of an enigma. Nobody actually knows their true origins except that they have been sold in a town called Eccles(Greater Manchester) since 1793. They were traditionally made with flaky pastry, I believe a more modern interpretation lends itself to puff though. These are found in […]