I’ve been enjoying a lot of noodles in the past year. Most of it down to MiMi’s fabulous education via her Noodle! book, which has encouraged me to explore on my own. I’ve made dozens of stir fries in 12 months, with many types of noodle and rice, meat, vegetables, the works. I’ve also made several trips to See Woo Stores […]
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I do love a burger. Like everyone else seems to at the moment; it’s difficult to chuck a brioche without hitting a trendy burger outlet. Whether it’s hand-reared cattle, wagyu steaks or ten patties in a bun each place has it’s own gimmick. So when it comes to National Burger Month there’s no shortage of eateries looking to join in. This […]
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I spent some time over Easter up in the Peak District. Mostly it was spent gadding about Alton Towers and tearing around Cbeebies Land (which is great fun by the way). We also took in some of the local towns like the unfathomable Alpine-influenced Ilam, which looks like something from the Sound of Music hewn from the mountainside and dropped in the middle […]
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Have you ever cooked with black garlic? It’s a sweeter, richer version of it’s whiter cousin. Sainsbury’s sent me some to try. There’s no getting around it, it looks wrong. The flavour is very similar to regular garlic, but a bit like when you roast garlic cloves black garlic is a little sweeter and more intense. Wikipedia says it has balsamic […]
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