A light, refreshing dessert for an Asian themed dinner….
I wanted to create a dessert which could be eaten as a perfect follow on to anyone choosing an Asian inspired main course at one of our restaurants as well as being ‘middle of the road’ enough to sit well with the other desserts. In my experience […]
Watching the grace and splendour of a bird in flight….
Yesterday saw me take a long overdue return to the tranquility of Fiskerton Fen Nature Reserve in the heart of Southern Lincolnshire and home to a number of water fowl. This is a great place to come and observe ducks, geese, gannets, herons, gulls et al […]
The track list for the Motorhead UK tour?…..
I blogged about the new Motorhead UK tour for 2009 some months ago and was talking about the concerts with a couple of fellow Motorhead fans. We all agreed that going to see them would depend a lot on the set list which has been much the same […]
A simple supper dish…..
Last night saw the rebirth of my tried and trusted tagine pot with more than a nod of anticipation to some warming autumn and winter dishes ahead.
When I cook at home I like nothing better than a slow cooked pot of spiced meat served with little more than some rice, cous cous […]
Taking a classic a step further….
Remember a post I wrote on the origins of the creme brulee? Well call it what you will; Cambridge Cream, Trinity Cream Creme Brulee it’s all the same. Except for this one that is.
Here is my homage to one of the most spectacular meals I have ever eaten. The […]
Canon release the new 7D camera….
Canon have launched a new camera with some exciting new features which sits between the 40D/5OD and the pro level 5D. At first glance this is going to give Nikon some cause for concern, Canon have been clever here with features enough to satisfy most photographers.
For those who have a […]
Putting the finishing touches to a restaurant dessert…
Remember the pudding I made the other day? Well I call it a pudding but in actual fact I serve it at room temperature because reheating it simply kills the flavour. So what started as a relatively simple bread based pudding cooked in an earthenware terrine mould […]
A dessert in the pipeline….
I’ve been busy developing a dessert menu (amongst other things) at one of the restaurants this week and one thing I was determined to do was feature a pudding with a difference and here, I hope it is… a puddding made with white chocolate, bread, bananas and peanut butter.
Despite me not […]
Vincent LaForet shows how it’s done….
My latest camera is Canon’s new 21 million megapixel 5D mark two with full HD video capability. The first Canon camera to offer this facility and one that has got the photographic world buzzing. The beauty of this ‘two in one’ camera is that you can record video with any […]