With an American in the house, I thought it would be good to try out Bison, a real American meat and test our her recipe for ‘Orange Beets’ – Beetroot cooked in an orange syrup for those of you lacking US citizenship. I was excited to be trying Bison after my delightful introduction to...
Cold Sweats “Hello. My name is Hugo and for the last 3 weeks I haven’t blogged about food. ” I say with my heart racing. “Hi Hugo” They chorus back smiling in that knowing way. I wake up in a cold sweat. This has been my recurring dream of late, as it is true...
Californian Molecular Gastronomist? Have you heard of ‘Wild Dill Pollen’? Have you heard of ‘Lecite’? I’m guessing you answered no to at least one of those. If you answered yes then I guess you’re interested in Molecular Gastronomy and have some connection to California. This week, I asked my Twitter followers for suggestions on...
A Jackfruit Mistake After last week’s shock revelation that I had bought a sweet jackfruit I needed a change in direction from my curry route. Reliving a dream As I walked to work on Monday pondering jackfruit possibilities, the thought of socks and banana hit me. One of my first observations of the jackfruit...
Empathetic wincing On Thursday this week a good friend of ours gave birth to their second child. At the same time I was picking up an 8 kilo jackfruit, wincing. Brick Lane inspiration I had wondered up Brick Lane to find inspiration as to what to cook this weekend. I’ve been focusing on trying...
From Sausage Making to Dinner with Heston Some weeks are busy. So busy you spend your Saturday afternoon passed out face down on the kitchen floor. I certainly didn’t mean to be out every night, it just happened. It started with sausage making on Monday and ended with a taste of private dining at...
Purple Powder Have you ever heard of Sumac? If you have I’m guessing you grew up in an Arabic household, or have dabbled in the art of Arabic cooking. As I wandered around my (now regular) haunt of Borough Market on a beautifully sunny Saturday morning I hadn’t done either. However, as I pondered...
This weekend we had a barbeque. In the run up to the big day I realised that I had expectations to meat (duh, dum cha). Having oft discussed both the food blog and the truffle business with our barbeque guests, going down to Asda to buy some cheap sausages was simply out of the...
FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE One of my favourite things about writing this blog has been the times when I am presented with random ingredients to cook with, from smoked cinnamon to gizzards they have been really wonderful experiences. So, when I was presented with a stick of pure cocoa cake from St Lucia on a...
Old Enemy On my return from 2 weeks of sun drenched Caribbean bliss it was clear that Spring had sprung. Everything in the garden has burst into life and walking through Greenwich Park with my sous-chef in a jettlagged haze I gently brushed an old enemy. This weekend, I get my revenge. Nettles, your...
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