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Having recently returned from 3 weeks in Thailand, I had a yearning to try and cook something as good as I’d had over there. Whilst in Koh Samui I’d done a cooking course that was quite different in terms of health and safety compared to one in the UK, but did produce some wonderful dishes, […]

  It’s fair to say my amazon wishlist is pretty much always full of cooking related books. One in particular that I’d been hoping to receive for some time, was Crust by Richard Bertinet, which I got for Christmas last year. Since then I’ve dipped into it a couple of times, but always ended up […]

Ox Heart is something of a recent discovery in our household. Whilst most people’s reaction is one of revulsion at the thought of heart, when cooked right, it’s a lovely rich meat, and above all else it’s very cheap. The trick really is to cook it on a low heat for a long time – […]

For my first attempt at making marshmallows, I have to say these turned out very well. I did however learn 2 important lessons, one of which wasn’t alluded to at all in the recipe. The first is to really go over board with oiling the baking tray, and then likewise with the cornflour/icing sugar sprinkling […]

Fundamentally a simple meal, but we always prefer “real” chips (that is homemade) and some meaty King Oyster mushrooms. At the moment we’re favouring the round chips from Tom Kerridges Proper Pub Food book. Whilst time consuming, they’re actually quite simple – it’s just a case of being prepared: You need to cut your round […]

For Valentines evening, I dipped back into the wonderful Bentley recipe book. Whilst I’ve cooked quite a few recipes from it in the past, I was looking for something relatively quick to put together. After much deliberation, I settled on Citrus-Glazed Mackerel with Tartine of Almond and Parmesan and soft Herb Salad. I made a […]