My new favourite thing is to crust fish. Whether that be with a beer batter, tempura or breadcrumbs I don’t think you can beat a crust followed by lovely light fish flesh. As you may know from following the blog, we are avoiding gluten, so a nice floury or breadcrumb […]
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Donald Russell Sirloin, Mushrooms and Leeks
Having a food blog has many advantages. One, it makes you be more creative and cook better food. Secondly, sometimes offers come along that are too good to refuse. This was one of them. Donald Russell, the UKs premier online meat retailer, asked if I would be so […]
Smoked Chicken, Mozzarella and Olive Pesto Salad
To say its been a busy few weeks is an understatement. There’s no let up in the weeks ahead either. It hasn’t been all work though. I have been away for our annual cycling pilgrimage to France. This year we visited Bordeaux. What a beautiful place. Most of France is […]
Jersey Royal Smoked Haddock Chowder with Cheats Sourdough.
The first glimpses of summery weather have appeared in the UK. They have inspired my dishes. I also was inspired by a colleague at work this week who is a keen baker. I’ve been wanting to make a sourdough for ages, but never remember to make the starter. Several people […]
Rose Potatoes and Chicken Piccata
This weeks dish is a tale of two halves. The chicken piccata has been adjusted to my own tastes. It is a great midweek dish full of flavour, zing and filling. The potatoes are my latest pomme de terre creation. They do look amazing, and surprisingly tasted as good as […]
Sea Bass with a Pine Nut Crust
Happy New Year everyone. It is the season to eat lighter food, so this is a perfect opportunity to roll out one of my favourite fish dishes. This dish is packed full of many different flavours making it incredibly satisfying. The crust is made ahead and rolled between two […]
Mushroom and Fennel Crusted Pork Fillet, Beetroot Gnocchi and Cabbage Gratin.
As the maximum temperature in Manchester yesterday was 8°c, I think it’s fair to say winter is on its way. Bearing that in might I have a wonderful, cheap winter warmer. I love pork but I find it the most difficult meat to get right, as it will dry […]
Squash Parfait.
No this squash parfait is not a dessert, I’m sure it could be though. I bought some interesting chemicals quite a long time ago and never used them. I came up with some of my favourite flavours and put them all together, hey presto. The two main chemicals I […]
Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet
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 […]