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From Chinatown to Table: Making Jianbing at Home

This week we made Jangbing, those delicious spicy crepe breakfast snacks from China (or a place near Leicester Square)

Homemade Smoked Salmon

Now we are trudging into the teeth of Winter, I always find it helpful to focus on positives. I will admit that I find it difficult to get used to leaving for work and coming home in the dark, but one of the things I can look forward to is it is becoming chilly enoughContinue reading “Homemade Smoked Salmon”

Looftlighter Chicken

A lot has happened recently which is why this is my first post for a couple of months. Splendidly, a lot of what has been happening relates to being back at work in a (relatively) COVID-restriction free environment which has been great. From a Live Fire Journal point of view, it has been less goodContinue reading “Looftlighter Chicken”

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”

The Tomahawk steak train

Choo Choo! All aboard the steak train! I’ve finally got round to tomahawk steak, a phenomenon that has existed for the last couple of summers, fueled by some pretty hardcore marketing by supermarkets and online butchers. They look good don’t they? As I understand it, a tomahawk steak is basically a big rib-eye, with theContinue reading “The Tomahawk steak train”

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”