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 […]
I do like to understate things rather than over egging them. I’d much rather have a surprise than a disappointment any day. If this dish read as it does on the menu, there wouldn’t be much to write home about. Once I tell you that this dish is made up […]
Hopefully some traces of summer will return so we can enjoy this beef salad again. It’s a fine Italian salad, the classic is marinated with balsamic and served with a rocket and parmesan salad. I happen to love blue cheese and beef combination so I served mine with some Cashel […]
With this post I think I’ll begin with the potatoes. Pomme Dauphine are half mash half choux pastry potato dumplings. You have to deep fry them, but they are super light and a small amount of mixture makes a lot of dauphines! For readers that follow this blog regularly, […]
We were entertaining at the weekend and this was our starter. I do believe it was the meal of the evening. Never has a plate of food been so well received. It is all served cold and quite simple to produce. I bet many of you will be book […]
This crab risotto and avocado ice cream is my lastest creation. I love trying to make a risotto a bit more dimensional rather than just a bowl of rice. There is a little bit of effort required to create this dish, but all can be done ahead of time. You […]
This three way pork dish is getting back to the food I love. We all know about buying quality ingredients and treating them correctly, but for once, I wanted to try and do things on a bit of a budget. For this dish, per serving, the cost was less than […]
I am sure there are plenty versions of the Poppy Seed Stuffed Rolls floating around cyberspace. I make my wife a sandwich for her lunches when I’m here, so as a slight on convention I thought I’d try something new. I wanted a bread roll that would remain moist for […]
This is quite a simple dessert that will have your guests amazed. It is a slight cheat on a ravioli, pineapple slices are softened in an acidic sweet syrup. You then lay one as the base and stuff another placed on top to make it look like a ravioli. The […]