This morning the news was full of the death of Patrick Swayze. And fair enough; he’s starred in many cult films of the 80s that are backdrops to people’s lives. None of them struck a chord with me though, the news that made me sad was another 80s icon of a very different type passing away. TV chef, bon vivant […]
Read moreI bloody hate rubbish sandwiches. Particularly those sweaty little things in a triangular plastic box that are both cold and miserable (very British I suppose). When the weekend comes, I demand a decent sarnie. There’s loads I love, but I really dig salt beef, and in particular it’s butch cousin pastrami. Not a big deal in the UK, this peppery […]
Read moreThat old wizard Heston Blumenthal has done it again. I’d seen a recipe on his Times column for a chocolate cake that contained popping candy in the base (also known as “star dust”, “space dust”, “pop rocks” etc depending on your generation). It sounded like too much fun not to do and the perfect opportunity cropped up this weekend so […]
Read moreI always get too many ingredients for 1 stir fry, so i always have to schedule 2 into a week to make sure those spring onions (and particularly beansprouts) don’t go brown and liquidy at the bottom of my fridge. Nice two-parter; deal with the meat first in a gloopy sauce, then stir fried quickly along with everything else. Crunchy […]
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