The Return of the Hogweed
How to cook hogweed
Archive for 'Food'
The Salon Culinaire Part One
It’s the taking part that counts, apparently…
I’ve decided to break this down into two (or more) seperate posts in case you didn’t read the title. Back in the early to mid nineties I entered a number of national and international professional cookery competitions, most of which I was told to enter or had already been entered […]
What is Good to Eat in May
A seasonal food guide to May
May is a busy month for me, it’s a time when the kitchen garden is ready to take off after a long winter and wet spring. The weather can still be hit and miss, throwing the odd frost at us but food wise we have definately turned a corner.
Salads and […]
How to Shallow Fry Fish
Simple fish cookery
I love fish cookery more than any other, even game. I especially love simple fish dishes, the sort where the quality of the fish is showcased rather than the ego of the chef.
The Europeans have got it right, the seafood dishes of France, Spain and Italy are really quite special and much of […]
Cooking with Batemans Beer
Beef and ale with a twist…
Having rekindled my lost love with ‘proper beer’ and, more especially, Lincolnshire’s finest ale; Batemans XXXB, it inspired me to come up with a dish for the new menu featuring this great beer.
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not the sort to jump on the ‘local […]