Gifting time is here! Check out my choices for the cookbooks of the year. It feels like we are travelling through our cookbooks, more and more. Vicariously going long-haul as we find ourselves constrained in the pocket. Scrolling through lists of the best selling food books of the year finds us leaping from country to country. Amazon’s bestsellers reads more […]
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This vaguely American-Chinese recipe for broccoli in garlic sauce is solely, unashamedly and wholesale lifted from Adam Ragusea. Go watch the video for it here, it’s great. I’ve cooked it a bunch and I love the powerful, salty sauce you make. I only reproduce it in my blog because it’s easier for me to browse the ingredients here than it […]
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Heston Blumenthal is one of the world’s most inspirational chefs. How has he influenced the perception of British food?
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Friends of ours moved into a new house this year. One of the biggest surprises was the absolute glut of apples provided by the ancient tree in their garden. We came home with a baleful after visiting so I dusted down this recipe, a favourite of Mrs Spud’s that her mum makes. Adapted from a recipe by Jennie Reekie. It’s […]
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