Author Archives: Gary @ BigSpud

chicken balti

After favourable experiences with their wonderful lamb, I thought I was on to a winner with a jar of Balti paste provided by Abel & Cole. It’s not by them but by a company called Geo Organics. You mix it with raw meat (chicken in this case) then add tinned tomatoes. I served it with rice and spicy cabbage. It […]

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chocolate roast pork

The matching of sweet with savoury has always intrigued me, particularly the South American favourite mole. I’ve never tried it but I really must get round to it. Whilst watching Market Kitchen the other day I saw cacao-magnate Willie Harcourt-Cooze injecting a pork shoulder with a spicy chocolate baste. Like him I am often disappointed with pork marinades: the flavour […]

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lamb rogan josh

I’ve got a bit of a thing for curries at the moment, helped by recent repeats of Floyd’s India on Five. There’s tons of Keith Floyd’s typical ease, wit and of course plenty of great recipes. He tours the country and attempts to distill the tastes of the region into a handful of recipes. It never fails to impress me […]

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cupcakes

When you have a bunch of people to thank for a generous baby gift, what’s better than a tray of pink-iced cupcakes?! I knew Hummingbird to be the queen of cupcakes, so I dug around and found this recipe, which is basically sugar and butter and little else. Guess what – they taste amazing!

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