Woops!!……..
Poor old Gordon has ‘copped it’ again. An undercover newspaper reporter has ‘discovered’ that Gordon Ramsay serves ready made and reheated meals in four of his London restaurants.
According to the Sun newspaper the majority of the meals served at his ‘Foxtrot Oscar’, ‘The Narrow’, ‘The Warrington’ and ‘The Devonshire’ are all prepared in a central […]
Something different for the kitchen garden….
Here’s a vegetable I am going to grow again this year, pea asparagus. Never heard of it? I hadn’t until I visited the Eden Project in Cornwall and bought myself a pack of their seeds. I grew them in a polytunnel a couple of years ago and they did very […]
Cheap, tasty and healthy….
I cooked myself a pan of split pea dal the other day, I had some dried yellow peas left in the cupboard along with a million home grown chillies and a piece of ginger so that was dinner sorted. I’ve long been a fan of one pot meals, they’re not only […]
Provence in a bowl…..
Here’s a soup I have revisited recently following a period of abscence from my menus for some unknown reason. I have always been a fan of fish soup regardless of origin or style. I’ve enjoyed some fantastic variations in my time and it is virtually impossible to come to a conclusion over […]
Oh, the misery of it!!
Inspired somewhat by Melissa’s gallant efforts over in Colorado to go the whole hog with a detox and, closer to home my brother’s quite remarkable capacity to refrain from his gut rotting red wine for days on end I’ve decided to do the right thing and give up the few remaining […]
A simple meat/cheese salad combo…
Here’s another example of pairing a meat with another major food group. As some of you will know I have often matched meat to fish and cheese is another good example. If you think about it then it’s not that radical, burgers and cheese, ham and cheese, cured ham and parmesan […]
Seasonal Healthy Soup….
Somewhat inspired by Melissa’s detox over in Colorado in the good ol’ US of A, I decided to stick a soup on a menu which, whilst very seasonal gave a tip of the hat to Melissa’s efforts this Spring. I am a big fan of Italian soups, my mother made a fantastic tomato […]
Easter wishes to one and all…..
Happy Easter to all of my fans May your egg baskets be brimming and, unlike me you manage to get to the shops before they close early
Here’s a picture from a stalwart of this blog, the chirpy Cid. Apparently Greedydave wanted to see this picture […]
Cold Meat Salad Italian Style…
Remember that ox tongue I told you about the other week? Well I’ve decided to feature it on one of the hotels menus and after trying it I’m glad that I have.
Most chefs advocate using a sauce gribiche or remoulade as the perfect sauce to go with it and they’re not […]
Teaching young dogs old tricks…
We are currently undergoing a period of change in the staffing of one of my kitchens, it will be a year of new faces and new beginings and although that will mean some initial discomfort I am quietly confident that a new, fresh team of willing young cooks can write a […]