It’s a bug’s life…
After a morning of getting my domestic affairs in order (washing in plain English) I decided to make the most of the yellow blob which had appeared in the sky above-the sun as anyone who doesn’t live in England would call it and headed off for an invogorating walk.
Being off during the […]
Death by chilli pepper…
I’ve been dreading today, ever since February I have been growing the world’s hottest chilli, the bhut jolokia. It’s been months of careful nurturing, having to nurture them through periods of cold, abscence (holiday in Cadiz) lack of sun and overwatering (during abscence) Despite all of this they came through, very slow […]
Good, Times, Bad Times-here’s the list
The Sunshine State:
1. Gere Menswear-great clothes with staff who care
2. Advent mini laptops-this blog’s on the move
3. Sausage, Sauerkraut and Potatoes by my mum-well worth the drive (and to see her of course!)
4. Ripe Bhut Jolokia chillies-I’ve finally done it
5. Mercedes AMG-what a car
6. The future-it’s bright!
7. Spike Milligan War […]
Celebrity chef insults his faithful flock
Jamie Oliver, the self-styled cheeky cockney who has made millions from housewives up and down the country hanging on to his every word and buying every book and salt shaker he can throw at them has scored an incredible own goal.
During an interview with Paris Match he describes the food […]
Cooking by lines
This comes on the back of a question one of my French pastry chefs asked me the other day, he was looking at how best to present his ideas for a lunch menu and wanted to know my thoughts on how food should look in terms of shapes on a plate.
Once upon a […]
Say ‘no’ to spam!
Just a note to all who take the time to comment on the blog. Due to the 100’s of spam e mails I have been getting I have had no choice but to install the anti spam software below the posts. If you would be kind enough to type in the simple […]
Growing habanero chillies
Well the time has arrived for me to face the music. Regulars to this blog will know that I have been growing some very hot chillies in my greenhouse here in England since February. I am not a big fan of very hot chillies, I prefer those with a bite but have flavour […]
How to identify cep/porcini mushrooms
Now is the time for those wonderful mushrooms known as cepes aka porcini aka boletus. Whatever name you want to call them they are a fabulous mushroom and much revered by the Italians and French. Imagine, if you will, a world without porcini risotto? Okay, so it’s not important but to […]
Preserving your chilli harvest
It’s been far too long since I captivated you all with a post on my chillies and for that I must apologise. Whilst the internet world holds its breath awaiting news of my jolokia chillies (more of which later) I have been busy harvesting dozens upon dozens of different chillies which have […]
Bringing back an old favourite
I love sprats, they’re much underated and nobody seems to bother with them on their menus. This is a shame, sprattus sprattus is a small, delicate fish which, when grilled with some lemon makes for a great summer dish. They are simple to prepare but don’t do what I do and […]