Author Archives: Gary @ BigSpud

my favourite cookbooks of 2024

Quite a simple list this year; and I’m cheating by including two food memoirs. But that’s what I read this year! What I ate in One Year Stanley Tucci’s facility to talk about food is brilliant, utterly captivating in a way that makes you run to the kitchen immediately. Simply delicious. Do not read hungry. Buy on Amazon Fried Gold […]

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marco pierre white’s steak au poivre

Marco Pierre White, the original enfant terrible of British cuisine, once said, “Perfection is lots of little things done well.” Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than in his beloved steak au poivre. I investigated the many versions of his pepper steak recipe, weaving together the best elements to create a dish that’s indulgent, fiery, and utterly satisfying. Steak au […]

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roasted marmalade gammon

Here’s one of Jamie Oliver’s most interesting roast dishes from his cookbook Jamie’s Dinners: roasted marmalade gammon ham. This recipe is something that takes a humble cut of gammon and turns it into a sticky, rich, and deeply satisfying roast that is sure to impress any dinner party guests or serve as a family meal centrepiece. And as the nights […]

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