How to Prepare a Vanilla Panna Cotta
The panna cotta is a remarkable Italian dessert which means ‘ cooked cream’. It hails from Piedmont in Italy and is often served with a […]
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Preparing A Simple Omelette
A recipe for one of the greats. One of the first dishes I ever tried in the kitchen was to make a big fluffy omelette. […]
How to make Mushroom Duxelle Filled Tortellini
Tortellini is a typical filled pasta. Like ravioli it lends itself to a variety of fillings. One of the best fillings possible is a mushroom […]
How to Make Fresh Pasta
Making fresh pasta for all sorts of dishes is a skill worth mastering by any chef. Especially when it comes to the filled types such […]
How to make Parmentier Potatoes
Parmentier potatoes are cubes of potato served with herbs and garlic. Originally from France, the dish is named for Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, who made eating potatoes […]
How to make Mashed Potato
All of us must enjoy mashed potato. It is the classic side dish for any roast dinner. Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Sunday roast would not […]
Celeriac & Butterbean Soup with Blue Cheese
Celeriac & butterbean soup is a great dish for warming the cockles. Here is a simple recipe. Preparation time:15 to 30 minutes Cooking time:40 minutes […]
How To Make Poppadoms
Here we make some poppadoms. No Indian restaurant is without this lovely flat bread. Great with dips such as cucumber and yogurt, or a classic […]
Yummy Weeds
Yummy weeds might sound more like an oxymoron but if you are a forager of wildfood then what might seem a bane of the garden […]
Preparing Devilled Butterflied Mackerel
Mackerel is a highly pungent and oily fish. This recipe is for a butterflied mackerel served up with a hot devilled spiced butter as a […]
How To Make Spicy Prawn Noodles
Prawn noodles always make for a taste of the Orient. Prawn noodles in particular can be flavoured with a wide variety of spices We’ve looked […]
How to make Empire Biscuits
Empire biscuits are easy to make. Old-fashioned but delicious they still grace the teatime table. They are simply a sandwich of biscuit with raspberry jam […]
How To Make Bearnaise Sauce
Bearnaise sauce is one of the classics. It is a sauce prepared from clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored […]
Brewing Series: Making Sense Of Acronyms In Brewing Like ABV, OG and IBU
Brewing does have its own language and you may wonder what many of the acronyms mean on a beer label. We’ve come up with some […]
The Cold Break In The Brewing Process
The cold break is an important process in beer brewing. Here we discuss its role. It could be good, bad or indifferent for the brewer […]
Soup Recipes With Pumpkins
From September and right through to mid-winter pumpkins make for a wonderful alternative to potato. This is where I look for recipes with pumpkins because […]
How to make Smoked Mackerel Paté
Nothing better than some homemade mackerel paté on a piece of sourdough. I like it on toasted and fried bread as well but its optional […]
Lemon Posset
Some desserts just smack of utter class and the lemon posset fits rights in there. It is a good old fashioned pudding and one which […]
How To Make Artichoke Pasta (Pasta With Artichoke, Garlic and Cream)
Artichoke pasta is one of the classic pasta dishes of Italy. The combination of artichoke with its unique flavours combined with those herbs of thyme, […]
Preparing a Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon meringue pie is a truly American dessert but it’s become associated with a number of chefs around the world. One of the most popular […]