February 4, 2011 – 2:20 pm
I’ve been a self-confessed foodie for years now, and after several suggestions from the usual authors in the past I’ve finally managed to find my way here. I hope that I can provide some interesting recipes and culinary adventures for your general cogitation. Wanting to branch out from my usual beef stew favourite of Carbonnade […]
February 4, 2011 – 11:29 am
Brownies – and the content thereof – is a subject of much ongoing debate. A friend on Twitter recently asked for a good recipe and received a number of wildly differing recommendations. Some people vehemently argue the case for the use of 75% cocoa solids chocolate, others fight the corner for the addition of fruit or […]
February 1, 2011 – 11:46 am
Regular readers of this blog will realise that while I love cooking in general, creating puddings, sweets and bakes is what really gives me my culinary kicks. Almost a year since my first visit, I’ll soon be heading back to Leith’s School of Food and Wine. This time it’s courtesy of my best friend (and devout […]
January 9, 2011 – 7:33 am
A quick recipe for a sweet, spicy, chunky tomato sauce to accompany breakfast.
On holiday in the south of France last week with four other foodie types and some clever bod had an idea: why not make use of the local produce and the villa’s fab kitchen in a Come-dine-with-me-style cook-off? The Channel 4 TV show is one of my guilty pleasures so I was pretty excited when […]
There comes a point in your life when you have to ask yourself this one, vital question: why am I reading the internet when I could be tucking into a lip-smacking bowl of smoked mackerel dauphinoise potatoes? I asked myself that very question when I came across this recipe on Domesticsluttery.com last week and immediately […]
Everyone has their own interpretation of a basic tomato sauce that can be used in all sorts of recipes. My version might find itself stirred into penne served with spinach and parmesan, added to a flavoursome soup, mixed into a vegetarian lasagna filling, poured over patatas bravas or smothering a homemade pizza base. It’s super-easy […]
For months I’ve been meaning to write up my recipe for beetroot soup. Actually, it’s been so long now that I’ve committed it to memory and there really is no need for me to record it online. Of course, in the event that I get hit on the head and forget how to make this delicious, […]
Veggie-burgers have an awful reputation — with good reason. They usually fall in two deeply unsatisfying categories Creepy meat substitutes, which try and imitate beef texture, that taste utterly foul Soft and squiggy lumps, with the consistency of a fish cake, that slide out of the bun As a fair-weather vegetarian I miss a proper […]
Ben’s two-layer mash recipe, separated with mozzarella and chili.