Sous vide might be the best method for cooking skinless fish. It allows a fish to be cooked to and held at the perfect temperature, without overcooking it to mush. That was the message from chef Russell Bateman at an event hosted by Great British Chefs at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school. Whilst I’ve played around with lots of sous […]
Read moreVanilla is one of my favourite ingredients. It immediately perks up any dessert and baking, with it’s distinctive floral perfume. Heston Blumenthal says you can add vanilla as a substitute for sugar, as we so closely associate vanilla with so many desserts. I’ve been using some vanilla products from Taylor & Colledge who have been working with vanilla for over […]
Read moreThis was supposed to be a strawberry roulade, but the meringue was too fragile for rolling! As a birthday treat for Mrs. Spud, she didn’t mind. When I cut into it, it held it’s shape nicely to the point where you could pick it up to eat – hence, Strawberry Pizza. Massively inaccurate, but makes me smile. Strawberry pizza (makes […]
Read moreI’ve tried treacle tart on this blog before, and was somewhat disappointed with the results. I should’ve gone with my gut and cooked Heston Blumenthal’s recipe as described in In Search of Perfection. This was set to be the dessert that followed Heston’s roast chicken. It sounds like madness to attempt two of his recipes for one dinner, however neither […]
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