Category Archives: Recipes

Sometimes detailed and sometimes just a summary of recipes that I cook

2020 Food Challenge – main course

Posted on December 30, 2020 by admin

2020 Food Challenge – main course Roll out the red-carpet cause wur havin BEANS!!!!! This is the second part of my works cooking challenge which is to make a main course from Egypt. Since our team is from all over … Continue reading →

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2020 Food Challenge – starter

Posted on December 28, 2020 by admin

Making Salata de Boeuf was going to take some major deconstruction…. Wow! has it really been over 6 years since I blogged last… that was after a trip to Portugal for work where I blogged about the meatgasm. Not any … Continue reading →

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Fresh Strawberry Smoothie…

Posted on May 24, 2014 by admin

I have been trying a new way of eating by reading The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better. To get more vegetables into your diet he recommends drinking green smoothies, which looked and … Continue reading →

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Red Veal – take 3…

Posted on June 22, 2013 by admin

Costco has started to stock locally source red veal which I just had to try. I bought the veal escallops because I wanted to master the art of Wiener Schnitzel. In my first attempt I used panko bread crumbs with … Continue reading →

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My first investigation into Sous Vide Salmon…

Posted on November 4, 2012 by admin

Sous Vide cooking it is very scientific and based on thermodynamics, specifically entropy. You vacuum pack the food and put it into a water bath of certain temperature for a period of time and sooner or later all the water … Continue reading →

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What the heck is a KCBS…

Posted on September 9, 2012 by admin

Kansas City Barbecue Society of course! And my Barbecue Bible, Sauces Rubs and Marinades has a copy of their Kansas City Sweet and Smoky Rub, which is described as: “Sweet rather than salty, flavorful rather than fiery” Here are the … Continue reading →

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You think it would be easy to buy peasant food…

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin

All I wanted was a couple of sections of a cow’s tail, is that too much to ask? I am in town so I check the local Waitrose for some oxtail, fresh or frozen I don’t care – nope. In … Continue reading →

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Sorry it has been…

Posted on July 21, 2012 by admin

way too long since I have written a blog. The last one was mid May. My defence is that starting with May it is supposed to be summer and BBQ season right? Well, in England we have been absolutely smashed … Continue reading →

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Mostly Modernist Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

Menu ===== -Turkey Breast -Gravy -Bread stuffing -Roast Potatoes -Mashed Sweet Potatoes -Cranberry sauce -Bread machine rolls/buns -Pumpkin Pie with whipping cream Day N-2 ====== Make large loaf of bread in your bread machine. It seems like a crime, but … Continue reading →

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Street food my way…

Posted on October 29, 2011 by admin

Just got 15 minutes to put together dinner, well there is nothing better than my egg fried rice. A few store cupboard items are required as we have no time for shopping and I am hungry NOW! So crack a … Continue reading →

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