Roasted garlic bulbs are a fantastic way to give a beautiful punch of sweet garlic flavour to any dish. Ingredients 6 bulbs of garlic 200ml vegetables oil 4 springs of thyme 4 springs of rosemary Method Place the garlic into a small roasting tray Pour the oil over the garlic Add the springs of [...]
We had a visit today from Cheeky Monkeys Nursery in Keswick, they all seemed to have great fun. We let the kids have a go at a little bit of cooking we made some chocolate and orange cookies, we used a recipe that I developed with Poppy using general store cupboard ingredients. While the cookies [...]
In light of it currently being regional heats of the uk Barista championships I thought I would experiment with some latte art
As promised on my twitter page the recipe for todays Tuscan style chicken ragu, we made this dish in the cafe today as it was a blindingly cold day and i forgot my coat so when i got to work all i could think about was cooking something hot and tasty for lunch. Ingredients to serve [...]
Béchamel sauce Introduction I remember this sauce was the very first thing I learnt to make in catering college so it seems like a good place to start, It worked for me ! Ingredients 600ml milk 1 bay leaf fresh or dried 50g butter/marg 40g plain flour ½ tbsp of ground white pepper Method Pour the milk into a pan with the bay [...]
I cooked this dish the other day and I have to say it was fantastic and great British lunch at its best. Toasted Crumpets with marmite and melted mature cheddar cheese it might be simple but they are usually the best, if you have a go at this recipe please let me know how much you [...]
Wandering around the fruit and veg stall on my local saturday market I spotted some forced rhubarb for the first time this year.
Today I made cookies with my daughter Poppy for the first time. My wife Emma was working today at the local school so I thought it was a great opportunity to do something different with poppy, something special that I can do well with her, so cookies it was. I used a recipe that did [...]
This recipe is a great dish to get ready the night before if you know you are going to be home later or if you have a mid week dinner party and no time to spend in the kitchen Ingredients Serves 4 4 salmon fillets skinned and boned 2 courgettes 2 carrots 2 shallots or [...]
Just finished a two day photo for a new pasta book, I had great fun making some fresh pasta so I urge you to get your own machine out we all have them tucked away in the back of the cupboard A simple Recipe 250g OO pasta flour 5 large free range eggs 1 yolk Method [...]
