This is a slight variation on the traditional recipe, but my minor changes are only designed to add flavour. I have to say I am not sure where one can generally obtain the black beans of Tolosa, we got ours from the restaurant that serves the best bean stew in that town. For this you [...]
We have a vegetarian coming around for dinner tonight. I am happy to say I have never had to cook for a vegetarian before, so when this challenge was announced to me I felt rather apprehensive. Quite obviously, most recipes would simply be ruined by ‘removing the meat’. However, it did occur that one of [...]
After my over-done goose and chicken I have finally realised I should have used one of my Christmas presents, a digital temperature probe. Tonight’s meal is roast rib of beef and all I had to do was put it in the oven at the correct temperature (230°C for 25 minutes before turning it down to [...]
Lunch today is lobster rolls. We had these twice in New York from the Pearl Oyster Bar and they were quite delicious. To make them you will need: Two brioche rolls A reasonable-sized cooked lobster Mayonnaise Goose fat or butter Get all of the meat out of the lobster and chop it into not too [...]
I had some fresh tortellini planned for lunch today. I didn’t have any sauce, alas, so I wondered if I could perk them up a bit by grating cheese over them. Then it struck me that I could put the pasta with the cheese on it under the grill: It was rather nice. You need [...]
Today is my birthday and I am having some friends over to help ease the pain of becoming even more knackered and crapulent. I don’t want to spend the evening tied to the cooker so I have made something where all the preparation can be done in advance: a daube. This is beef and bacon [...]
Today I am cooking baked beans to have with some rather nice sausages from Sillfield Farm; the bacon in the recipe also comes from there and it is the best bacon I have ever eaten. To cook baked beans you will need: 500g dried flageolet beans soaked overnight in cold water 500g unsmoked streaky bacon [...]
You can always try something new. In the fridge we had Serrano ham and in the freezer hash browns. I wrapped the hash browns in the ham and deep-fried them. The ham went very crispy and tasted a tiny bit burnt. If I am ever so bored and stuck with the same ingredients again I [...]
A recipe that is great for a light summer meal: Hot and sour beef salad. Don’t worry, there is not that much of in it. You will need per person. A thickish piece of fillet steak (roughly 200g) Four lettuce leaves One shallot finely chopped One red chili finely chopped Two dessert-spoonfuls of Thai fish [...]
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