I often need to have a good long think before setting out on a new blog post. Is it to be about a new dish I’ve cooked, a new piece of kit or a party we’ve held? Mostly, they seem to end up being a bit of a combination of all three, but there isContinue reading “Porchetta”
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Fun with a Flambadou
A what? A flambadou is used to melt fats or butter over whatever it is you are preparing to add flavour and to add a last-minute scorch of heat to finish off the cooking. It consists of a metal cone with the wide opening at the top and a much smaller hole at the bottomContinue reading “Fun with a Flambadou”
A word on time (not the Stephen Hawking kind)
I noticed with a degree of horror today that is now 6 months or so since my last post here. I’ve wracked my brains and cannot really come up with any particular reason for the hiatus other than sometimes real life gets in the way. In this case my professional life has been pretty all-consumingContinue reading “A word on time (not the Stephen Hawking kind)”
The Fire Cage
The Fire Cage Polly and I went backpacking around Argentina 20 years ago. It was a transformative experience for me in many ways, not least in the pure joy to be had in going to a restaurant where the menu only consisted of about 10 courses of meat. You name it. Bif de Chorizo, BifContinue reading “The Fire Cage”
Late-night dirty fries
This is the kind of dish that people NEED after a long day. Now whether you have spent your day watching England v India at the test cricket, or on a great long walk around Cornwall, or, as we did, in our mates’ garden doing a kind of mini festival there comes a point whereContinue reading “Late-night dirty fries”
Getting started on your Live Fire journey
Last month it was my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. We had a family get-together in their beautiful garden; my brother supplied the booze and Polly and I did the catering. It was great fun and, even if I say so myself, the food turned out brilliantly. As I was cooking, I got a couple ofContinue reading “Getting started on your Live Fire journey”
Egg Table
Sorry. It’s been a long time since my last post and for that I can only blame work. A bit of a rubbish excuse I suppose, given that one of my aims for this blog was to provide an outlet to get my mind off what I do for a living. Sometimes it’s difficult toContinue reading “Egg Table”
Post March 29th fun
Until I had my first glass of beer at Tom and Grace’s house, I’m not sure I had really appreciated or comprehended the extent to which I missed the simple pleasure of the company of other people. Sure, I am back at work and see friends from there all the time, but conversations tend toContinue reading “Post March 29th fun”
Alex Pole Ironwork
Well, here’s a thing. Or rather two amazing things. I’ve written before about some of my more negative experiences of social media, but there is no doubt that it can be a great way to connect with like-minded people and, via Instagram, I came across Alex Pole Ironwork; a blacksmith based in Somerset. I’m aContinue reading “Alex Pole Ironwork”
Shawarmarama Chicken Tacos
Ingredients Chicken thighs (I got mine from Philip Warren online butchers) Angus & Oink Shawarma rub Belazu Shawarma paste Lemon juice Sunflower oil Tortilla wraps (I like the small ones, but big ones would work just as well) Cabbage/Carrot/Chipotle coleslaw 6-8 fat mild chillis It all got a bit noughties food fusion here this weekContinue reading “Shawarmarama Chicken Tacos”
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