Recipes (my own and from reviewed recipe books), reviews of cookery books and cookery classes, food and kitchen equipment product reviews – if it’s about cooking or eating at home, it’s here!

What’s Your Ultimate Burger? Perfect Burger & Ultimate Burger Bun Recipes!

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I’ve been thinking about this question recently, not least because I was sent two different burgers to review, and I was also asked to define my ultimate burger. Broadly, there are three aspects to a burger – the meat patty, the bun and the various condiments served inside or with it. The Patty This is ... Read more »

Paul A Young Soho

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Paul A Young has opened a new store in Soho. This is good news. Actually this is great news. Actually this is bloody fantastic news! Why? Because, for me, Soho is a lot more convenient than either his Islington Camden Passage or Bank locations. Which means more fabulous Paul A Young chocolate in my life! ... Read more »

Honey Goats’ Cheese Toasts On Little Gem Leaves

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Incorporating home grown produce into your meals needn’t be complicated. This recent lunch used romaine lettuce picked fresh from the garden and served as it was, without any dressing. This is a very quick and simple lunch using just four ingredients. You could make a simple dressing for the salad if you wish. If so, ... Read more »

Turning Over A New Leaf In Wine + Recipe: Red Mullet & Moroccan Spiced Couscous With Chorizo

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I’m not a huge wine drinker; the only kind of wines I usually drink and enjoy are syrupy sweet dessert wines such as Sauternes, Muscats and the like. Most regular wines I find too dry, even those most wine drinkers describe as medium or even medium sweet. My taste buds pick up the fruit, yes, ... Read more »

Give In To Gü

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Their last advertising campaign genuinely creeped me out. So I was a little apprehensive when asked to come along to an event celebrating the launch of their new one, incase I didn’t like this one either. There were new single pot products being launched, a rebranding of Frü into the main Gü brand, and a ... Read more »

Yoghurt!

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I love yoghurt and always have. When my sister and I were growing up, we’d fight over the thick, creamy layer on the top of mum’s home-made natural yoghurt. We loved it as it was, we loved it mixed with mint sauce to make a tangy, minty dressing and we loved it mixed with cucumbers, ... Read more »

Learning To Make Pasta With Recipe for Basic Fresh Egg Pasta Dough

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I have a confession. Until a couple of months ago, I had never made pasta. Not once! So when I was invited by Hubbub to attend a pasta and risotto course run by Anna Colquhoun, the Culinary Anthropologist, I was delighted. Anna is living the dream many hobby food lovers harbour. She gave up a ... Read more »