Eat well - travel often
Tonight I fancied making something different from all the festive food we have been eating. I also wanted to use up some things in the fridge. I like to start the New Year with a clear fridge. I had some pastry in the fridge so […]
I like to make a pot of soup on a Sunday afternoon. This week I used the stock I made from boiling the Christmas gammon I got to cook. This gammon has fed us on Christmas Day, cold cuts on Boxing Day, creamy cheese and ham noodles and now a […]
Well believe it or not that mamoth gammon from Aldi I cooked for Christmas Day is almost at an end. Tonight I cut most of the remaining meat and set it aside as I made the cheese sauce. I made my usual roux with the butter […]
Part of the fun this time of the year is thinking of all the great seeds to buy in readiness to plant indoors in preparation of the time to plant at the allotment! For Christmas I got some funky seeds and plan to plant them […]
I was asked to review a Three Bird Roast from Aldi this year for Christmas and as I had already been asked to review one for another supermarket I thought it would make a good comparison blog post. However, by the time I got the […]
I was sent a selection of Sainsburys Cranberry and Orange Christmas range to prepare, cook and enjoy with my family for Christmas Dinner. As part of getting my meal ready for Christmas Day I will be serving Smooth Duck and Orange pate on toast for […]
I was sent a goodies package to point out how Asda has it all for your Christmas. If you are looking for some last minute items pop into your local Asda. Some of the items they sent me are: Breakfast is sorted – coffee and waffles with […]
Cook&Co sent me a few jars of their goose fat, the very thing that has revolutionised roast potatoes according to the most celebrated chefs and TV personalities. From Cook&Co’s suggested uses for their goose fat I decided to try it with mashed potatoes! My mashed […]
It is always a treat to learn some tricks of the trade from the doyen of Italian cuisine, Chef Valentina Harris so it was with great delight that I attended a Parmigano Reggiano cooking event at Divertimenti Cookery School in London. As with all Parmigano […]
When the turkey season gets too much for you its time to think about an escape for your tastebuds. I bought some lamb chops recently at our nearest Cash-n-Carry and they were thick and suculent. Simply cooked under the grill until the fat on the […]
It is quite usual to give someone a Selection box at Christmas but this is usually filled with favourite chocolate. Warburtons have followed the trend and sent me a Selection box but this one is different! The Selection box has five windows and behind each […]
A short while back I was invited to pop into an introduction to Danio (by Danone) yoghurt event. Every now and then I come across a new yoghurt that really ticks those boxes you look for in a yoghurt. Danio by Danone is one […]
I was invited to an event to taste and cook with Gorgonzola cheese held at L’Atelier des Chefs cooking school in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathederal in the City of London. We were addressed and welcomed by Luca Arimatea from the Consortium of dairies […]
We often have a big meal Sunday lunchtime and don’t really want much for tea time. A sandwich maybe with a bowl of soup followed by a piece of cake and tea or coffee. I usually make a fresh soup on a Sunday afternoon often […]
Opies are there in the supermarket and have been for years. When was the last time you stopped to check them out? Let me explain how Opies can take you from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day and take care of the little extras. First of […]
The students at Westminster Catering College near Victoria Station in London worked with Parmigiano Reggiano to create recipes using this well known cheese. The students took part to create a recipe that would make it into the new Parmigiano Reggiano cookbook and I was invited […]
