I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, I’m definitely a savoury kind of guy. That means I don’t make puddings and desserts very often, and the thought of making something like a set custard sends shivers down my spine. Well, I have a Crème Caramel to make, I guess I should get it out of […]
I cooked lettuce once. It was a Nigella Lawson recipe. We didn’t enjoy it, it was awful. To this day, I don’t know whether it was the recipe, the lettuce, or my execution that was at fault. All I know is that we didn’t (couldn’t) eat it – it went into the bin. For the […]
Sage is one of my least favourite herbs. I have too many memories of bad childhood dinners consisting of dry roast chicken served with cardboardy Paxo sage and onion stuffing to ever really be comfortable with the flavour. As a result, I’ve always shied away from making this recipe, with its whole leaf of sage […]
When it is good, calamari is a fabulous thing – crisp exterior, meltingly tender inside. When done badly, it’s like chewing on a mouthful of pencil erasers. On holiday recently, we had a fair amount of really good squid, and so I was determined to make some at home. For a little while now, I’ve […]
It’s certainly been all about the asparagus lately, but I’m afraid you do have to make the most of it while it’s in season. You may be pleased to hear, though, that this is the last of the Asparagus recipes. Asparagus Soup. It all looked pretty straightforward, and my initial plan was to make this […]