I absolutely adore a ham or gammon at Christmas. My Mum always had one hanging around the house from Christmas Eve onwards, and it’s something I still do every year. I favour twice-cooking, a long boiling followed by a fierce blast in the oven with a sticky sauce dribbled over the top. I spotted Gordon Ramsay’s recipe from this year’s […]
Read moreIn my rush to eat this legendary item, I took the worst picture possible. Sorry about that. The run-up to Christmas 2010 will be remembered for one thing: the craze to eat Heston’s hidden orange pud. The ads appeared on TV, and suddenly stocks were low. Then Waitrose ran out completely, and demand reached fever-pitch. Reports came in that they […]
Read moreI happened to read FrontLineChef’s Ultimate Spag Bol recipe one morning on Twitter and almost fell over: it sounds utterly superb. I remembered I hadn’t yet tried Heston Blumenthal’s perfect spaghetti bolognese. Bolognese has a strange and maligned history in this country. It’s one of those quirky dishes that are echoes of the home country, like chicken tikka masala, or […]
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Here it is: the reason for the blog and why it’s here. My take on perfect roast potatoes. Click here to skip to the recipe Perfect roast potatoes for me means golden nuggets: crunchy, shiny outside and ivory fluff inside. Watch the video version of this recipe here: One of the key components to a roast dinner being truly memorable […]
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