I’m a get-your-shopping-delivered kind-of-guy. In a family where both parents work someone carrying the shopping to your door just makes sense. It has it blips, when some things aren’t available, or maybe you can’t quite figure out what 350g of leeks look like so you over-order on purpose, but generally speaking there’s palpable relief when you shut the door on […]
Read moreAfter sampling some beautiful desserts in Mallorca recently, I really fancied recreating some of them. One on the hitlist was creme caramel, so I gave it a go. I used this recipe of James Martin’s, and didn’t change a thing. It turned out brilliantly! I was sure it would be lumpy and gnarly, but the mixture was smooth, the caramel […]
Read moreYou know those ‘invention tests’ on MasterChef? Where they are faced with a wall of food and have to concoct something out of magic ingredients? Well I love challenges like that. Stick a piece of meat or veg in front of me and the ol’ brain gets going. But smoked salmon is one of those ingredients that stops me stone […]
Read moreRyvita sent me some of their new Ryvita Crackers for Cheese recently. They’re in two flavours: golden rye and black pepper, and are apparently very low in calories. They’re very tasty and great with cheese. For more information, take a look at their Facebook page. But the sweet, almost honeyed flavour of the golden rye set me thinking… I’ve used […]
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