I’ve never been a fan of ‘fad’ diets. My friends whose shelves are groaning with the latest diet books have struggled all their adult lives to maintain a healthy weight and whilst yoyoing dramatically, they have generally gotten bigger with … Read More
Buy Local and Buy Fresh In a world that is becoming increasingly domination by supermarket chains we are blessed to still have a traditional “High Street” butcher and two great fishmongers in our neighbourhood. So, as a lapsed, but still philosophically, … Read More
Cauliflower cheese – the ultimate comfort food. I have to say that my rule about trying to avoid drowning vegetables or pasta in too much sauce goes out of the window on this occasion. The sauce in this dish is … Read More
I don’t know if the Galician food at my local tapas restaurant is anything to go by, but they serve these fried cubes of potato lightly dusted with paprika and topped with a creamy aioli. Most recipes I have looked … Read More
Masala Dosa Vegetable samosas Gulab Jamun Watford High Street and its environs are now rammed with back to back chain restaurants and yesterday being a bank holiday, there were queues a mile long outside Carluccios, Wagamamas etc. Depressing. Luckily I … Read More
Butterflying a boneless pork loin isn’t that hard, but the easiest way to avoid potential stress is to ask your butcher to do it for you. You know it makes sense. TIP Marinate your pork overnight in the fridge. Serves … Read More
I’ve been experimenting with semi hard cheeses to see what variations of Welsh Rarebit I can make – this particular, sharp cheese melts beautifully and makes a wonderful partner with sourdough – or posh cheese on toast to you and … Read More
It’s nearly April and it’s snowing, but apparently we don’t have a global warming problem. Before I start on a rant, I had better get back to the subject of food, but still in a wintery way. At this time … Read More