Restaurant food at home
I apologise for the silence, life has been changing. To say the least. For those of you that may not know, I was a pilot with Thomas Cook Airlines, which abruptly went insolvent two weeks ago. Leaving 9000 employees unpaid and immediately out of work. You would think I’d now […]
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 […]
Cooking life is not letting up. Which is great. Quite a few more pop-ups and events are being put into the diary. Keep checking my events page for details. I will be serving this treacle tart at next weeks pop-up. Sadly its all sold out. Like everything I cook, I […]
If you can’t make it to The Southbank Centre in London next week to try my menu, here at least is the dessert. I can’t remember where I got the inspiration, it was just one of those light bulb moments. Have you ever seen an affogato that isn’t coffee? The […]
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 […]
Chocolate fondants are the making and breaking of many a chef. They are so sensitive, I wouldn’t even shout at it otherwise it might sulk. If these are practiced at home with the same oven and method, you shouldn’t have any problems on keeping the lovely liquid centre. Incidentally, these […]
Oeufs a la neige/Iles Flottanes/Snow Eggs/Floating islands to give them their full title in French and English. Whichever you choose to use, they are all a classic and an absolute delight. I’ve been meaning to cook this dish ever since I first saw them years ago, just never got round […]
It’s very rare that I do a post on cake. It’s not particularly in keeping with this blogs remit. I’d never made a zebra cake, but thought they are possibly the best looking cakes around. I had no idea how to make it, but a quick google answered the questions. […]