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The agony of driving and life in general…..
Well I’m back after a week working in the English Lake District and it’s good to be home. Here’s what’s good and bad in the world of a travelling chef….
The M62: (bloody awful motorway in England)
1. Driving up and down the M62, and the M61 the A1, A1M, […]
How to make a consomme
When was the last time you saw a consomme on a restaurant menu? The one time king (or Queen) of all things soup has seen its popularity take a drastic nosedive in recent years and I wonder what the real reason behind that is. I used to make consomme all of […]
How to make a hash of something….
I’ve been looking at some old English dishes lately, I might have mentioned that I wanted to bring back some old classics but with a view to giving them a bit of a facelift. Corn beef hash isn’t one of them but I like the idea of a hash […]
What to do in a flood…..
I’ve been back in the Lake District and it’s fair to say it has been a little damp. A thousand fell runners were stranded up here over the weekend because of the freak floods and after a weekend of torrential rain the effects are all to clear.
I managed to get […]
Pike Fishing on Grasmere
Many years ago when I lived in the Lake District I was a member of the local fishing club. I loved that, we would meet in a small, local pub for a few pints and a plate of Lancashire lamb hot pot or something similar and talk about all things piscatorial. The […]
Barn Owls in the Lincolnshire Countryside…
I can think of little more satisying than watching a barn owl fly across an open field and then hovering above its favourite hunting ground in search of dinner. I have recently come across an area of countryside which is home to barn owls, kestrels and the occasional sparrowhawk and […]
Is there a finer meat?
One of the main advantages of my work is travelling and from that getting the opportunity to see and sample foods directly associated with that particular region. I am looking forward to the coming months when I shall be spending time in Cumbria and going to visit artisan producers with a […]
Answers on a postcard please….
Remember my post the other day about internet search terms? You type something into a search engine, i.e Google and if the words match and I’m lucky then you get to my site. Well I’ve just been checking my ’stats’, I’m doing pretty well, the number of visitors has increased quite […]
Home again…
Today saw your host make a welcome return to his home in the Lincolnshire countryside after a week of cooking in the Lake District where the weather proved conducive to staying in a warm kitchen all day
For me a great way to unwind after a busy week is to visit my favourite […]
The band, I mean!
Dave, from the US is one of this blog’s best commentator’s and we both share a love of good food and music, something he mentioned in an earlier post got me thinking about how much music we miss out on because of where we live and that seems a real shame. I […]