I don’t often get the opportunity to cook with fish so when I do I go all out for big, meaty indulgences. Here I’m using one of my favourite ingredients, chorizo, to lend some poke to the flaky white fish. Parsley adds a welcome freshness and helps round out the flavours. Cod with a chorizo crust: 300g piece of cod […]
Read moreAs England melted under the usual immediate and surprising burst of sun + heat, I retreated to the paddling pool. Lovely it was too. Dinner has to feature a BBQ though. What’s in the fridge? This is the result. A smoky and meaty BBQ skewered treat accompanied by a tangy and sweet pepper and onion salad. Marvellous. Make sure you […]
Read moreI love a gammon joint, and while I let the glaze get a bit spotty it was still dead tasty. I won’t go into details as they are all in the link below, but the real tasty treat was the roasted onions: roasted in foil until soft, then split and fried on the cut side for a lovely crisp dimension. […]
Read moreI’ve already devoted about a thousand words’ worth of wittering to how I like my steak. I have a well-practised and enjoyed technique which serves me very well. I’m not likely to modify it much for anything. And then Heston sodding Blumenthal goes and does it differently, doesn’t he? You know, that guy of whom I think the sun shines […]
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