I like good old American food, but making chips at home is quite a hassle, and they are not too good for you. Instead, I recommend potato wedges.
You can make them easily in the oven in 30 minutes, they are not too fatty and taste great. I made some just the other day so this […]
In the West, it has long been believed there are 4 “flavours” - sweet, salty, sour and bitter. However, it has long been known in the East that there is another flavour - umami.
Umami is a Japanese word meaning “meaty” or “savoury”. It can best be described as an in the mouth fullness, a savoury […]
I had beef carpaccio when I went to Italy once. It was really good and I wondered exactly what it was. From memory, I thought I was very thin raw beef with lemon juice on, served with rocket and parmesan. I looked up the recipe and that’s what it was, so score one for memory.
I […]
I wanted a pudding the other day Normally I always make chocolate puddings, and would claim its not a pudding if it doesn’t have chocolate in it. Therefore, in the spirit of trying new things, I wanted to make something different.
This treacle tart also has two unique twists: fruitiness and a spicy sauce.
The fruitiness […]
In this recipe, I wanted to try and cook with pork. Normally I don’t like using pork, finding it tough, fatty and tasteless, so I tried to do something to counter each of those things. I also found an interesting way to cook and serve root vegetables.
Firstly, pork can be quite tough compared to beef […]
I needed to cook something for my friends and my girlfriend. Unfortunately, she is vegetarian and they really aren’t!
A good replacement for meat is Quorn, a retextured mushroom protein, but I decided to be a bit more adventurous and use something based on beans and lentils. I used green lentils and haricot beans, but this recipe would work for most types of lentil and bean. After a little thought, I decided to adapt Shepherd’s Pie to be more vegetarian.
Amazingly, they all enjoyed it. […]
