Chipotle and White Wine Marinated Tuna Steaks by M. Kuehn
Yellow fin tuna has a mild flavour and can take on a plethora of flavours. I love heat with tuna and I like to serve this with a spicy tomato and coriander salsa (see recipe), garlicky spinach and saffron … Read More
King Prawns in ‘hot’ oil by M. Kuehn
Heat is a personal thing of course. I happen to love it but I’m not attempting to blow your head off with this recipe. At any rate, you can reduce the amount of chilli or substitute a tsp of cayenne … Read More
Spicy peanut soup by M. Kuehn
This is currently my favourite soup. It has a warmth and a depth that is just very moorish. TIP Some people find that whole peanuts are a bit much so you can crush them lightly in a polythene bag before … Read More
The Current Crisis with The Chains by M. Kuehn
What the hell, I hear you utter, is that picture all about? The quite obvious grey prawns being the alarming feature. These raw offerings were presented to me at one of the chain restaurants by a nonchalant waiter. Two obvious … Read More
Cauliflower puree by M.Kuehn
This is a side dish that has a multitude of uses. Thicken a vegetable soup, use as a base for seared scallops and a few ‘shards’ of fried pancetta, or as in this case, part of a rich halibut dish, … Read More
Black Olive Tapenade by M. Kuehn
Inspired by the uber talented Mr. Wheeler at Stoke Park who put tapenade on the menu as part of an amuse bouche, I noticed a hint of sweetness in it and so I decided to add some honey. There is … Read More
Epicurean Dining at Stoke Park by M. Kuehn
I admit it freely. I am a sybarite. Not full time you understand, just on the odd occasion when I can dive into a pool of luxury and indulge in all forms of pleasure, above all of the gastronomic kind. … Read More
Spicy Butterflied Prawns by M. Kuehn
As a woman d’un certain age, clinging onto my fifties by a mere fingernail, the stark realisation that time not so much marches as pelts along without a thought for mortality, I now spend as much time out of the … Read More