Restaurant food at home
For those of you that follow my blog, you will know it’s very rare that I ever cook something traditional. I believe the entire point of my blog, and the blogging community is to share our new ideas and finds. There are a million recipes for bolognese and it’s […]
I’m just about to embark on this years holiday where I hope to find some of these delicious French pastries. A canele originates from Bordeaux. They are basically a thick baked custard, although they look like cakes. This is because they are cooked in heavily sugared moulds which create a […]
I’m probably a bit late posting this dish as the asparagus season is coming to an end. Not to worry though as the white asparagus was disgusting. If you fancy recreating this dish just replace the white with green. It probably looks a lot of work, but it’s all […]
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 mushroom risotto follows the form of my Cauliflower risotto and Crab Risotto. Mainly making a mushroom flavoured stock and veloute which are used to cook and enhance the risotto respectively. I used some dried morel mushrooms. I believe these are an excellent reconstituted mushroom, not like the porcinis […]
My idea for Tea and Orange Marinated Rump steak came from a 50-50 success rate eating this cut. The general rule of thumb for any meat is the tougher it is the tastier it is. Also the cooking time required is directly proportional to this too. I have had some […]
If you are looking for a special dessert to prepare for the festive season this will get family and friends purring. Rather than your usual timing issues with a normal hot chocolate fondant, this is foolproof make ahead version. It will get just as many plaudits as the hot one. […]
I wouldn’t normally class a fish pie as Fine Dining so it doesn’t normally grace this blog. This one though was made a little bit differently. The filling has a few different steps, but a normal fish pie filling will be great. The topping however is designed to resemble a […]
This weeks taste sensation comes from a recipe I’ve been meaning to make for ages. When I make a risotto at home I like to make a vegetable puree to stir through it. This acts as the creamy thickener rather than cream or mascarpone. It works brilliantly for pumpkin or […]