For all the fancy burgers out there, an much as I and many of us love them, at times all you want is a filthy greasy finger licking burger of the purest variety where the juices run down your arm. Sure you can go to somewhere like Bleecker and order one of the best such…
Category: Food Recipes
Wild Mushroom Risotto
A classic risotto, and one that I have spent years trying to perfect and replicate having tracked the worlds best one to Mosimann’s dining club in Knightsbridge. The key is to cook the rice so that it still has a slight bite to it and to keep stirring the rice to release the starch and…
Cassoulet
Cassoulet, that most classic of classic French peasant dishes. It’s beans, meat and fat, what could be more simple? Well if you’ve ever read the full recipe for a traditional on in the bible of French cooking Larousse Gastronomique, you’ll know it’s far from simple, encompassing numerous steps and hours of cooking. Beautiful as a…
Leftover Turkey Soup
Ingredients (Serves 8-10) Leftover roast Turkey Leftover vegetables (optional) – chopped Leftover stuffing (optional) Leftover gravy 2 largish onions – diced Celery (optional) – chopped 6-8 cloves garlic – sliced Extra Vegetables (parsnips, carrots etc.) – chopped into bite sized pieces Chicken Stock/Water 1-2 Glasses of White Wine (optional) Sea Salt Pepper Olive Oil Rosemary…
Christmas Pudding Ice Cream Recipe
This year I got myself a mini Christmas pudding to have around New Year’s, but never actually got to it. Having forgotten about the pudding, I came across it the other day when giving the kitchen cupboards a clear out. Needing to be eaten and it being the height of summer, I didn’t much fancy…
Poached Pear & Leftover Poaching Liquor Sorbet
Ingredients 6 ripe pears – peeled but with stalks left onCinnamon stick2 star anise3-4 cardamon pods 1 vanilla pod – cut lengthwise seeds scraped out, keep seeds and podPeel of 1 lemon200g caster sugar400ml white wine400ml Water Method Place all the ingredients into a sauce pan and bring to the boil. When boiling turn it…