Last minute food gifts – 2: Candied Chili Pecans
I find these dangerously addictive, with the combination of salt, caramel and spice. So do be warned. They are quite straight forward though, and you don’t need a sugar thermometer. You do have to be very careful to watch the caramel and take it off the heat when the colour starts to change – or [...]
Last minute food gifts – 3: Dog Biscuits
These were actually intended originally to appeal to dogs, but I found Ryan giving them a repeated taste test. There’s nothing in them that isn’t human friendly. You can use any old biscuit cutters, but I was given the lovely Newfoundland one last Christmas, and you can buy them in all kinds of different shapes. [...]
Last minute food gifts – 1. Chocolate Melts
None of these take very long to make, and remember you can always send someone else out to do the shopping. These are the easiest and most delicious chocolates I have ever made. The low melting point of the coconut butter makes them feel cool as they melt in your mouth. Coconut oil is a [...]
Do Brits need to be more spontaneous to make the most of summer?
The summer holiday’s are here! So, lots of us are going on picnics, enjoying days out, having relaxed meals in the garden and hoping for a long Indian Summer. And, what better time is there to pop open a bottle of delicious Freixenet fizz? But of course, a British summer wouldn’t be the same without [...]
Caldeirada de Peixe
This is a very simple layered fish stew. Serves 4-6 Cut 2-2.5kg firm fish [I tend to use 2-3 varieties such as cod, monkfish, salmon or even tuna] into 5 cm chunks. Thinly slice 2 large white onions, 3 red/orange/yellow sweet peppers, 2 large peeled potatoes and 3 ripe beefsteak tomatoes. Using a large pan [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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