Category Archive: recipie

Precision Temperature Cooking

As you may have realised I’m a huge Heston Blumenthal fan, really I am. I have a couple of his books, one I’m constantly diving into for tips, tricks and recipes, I’ve also… Read More

Oxtail Stew

The nights are drawing in, the weather is getting colder and all I want to eat is big bowls of comfort food, the sort that sticks to your ribs. The type of food… Read More

Perfect Chewy Cookies

There is something wonderful about a cookie, not a biscuit mind you, a big chewy soft American style cookie, it’s indulgent and, at times, so much  more satisfying than crunching on a firm… Read More

Tart Tatin

A true classic of french cookery, this caramelised apple tart has so many variations, and bastardisations, that a truly authentic recipe is probably known, and eaten, by few people. Made famous by the… Read More

Chorizo Sausage Rolls

Gregg’s the bakers, are pedlars of lowest common denominator food, the cheapest sausage rolls, pasties and pies that you can get on our high streets. Yet, I bet everyone who  reads this has… Read More

Slow Roast Chicken

This weekend, I did something I’ve never done before, it was something that was new to me, and something I was a little scared of. But, with most new things, once you give… Read More

Salted Caramel Tart

I really love salt in sweet things, my favourite being sea salt flakes on top of chewy chocolate chip cookies. Eating a sweet treat with the occasional burst of saltiness is a delight,… Read More

My Tip for Perfect Pizza

There are a lot of meals, when you make them at home, are never as good as in a restaurant/bakery/cafe. Pizza is one of them, no matter how hard you try, the pizza you… Read More

Games Birds from Shaws Meats

One of the highlights of the Hope Street Feast, was coming across Shaws Meats, a Cumbrian butchers who had an impressive selection of quality produce. I was drawn to the stall by the… Read More

Ricotta Gnocchi

“Whether they are made of potatoes, semolina flour or spinach and ricotta… the essential characteristic of well made gnocchi is that they be fluffy and light.” Marcella Hazan I had some fairly good… Read More

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