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The mysteries of authenticity
"While the concept of a fried roll originates from China, the specific combination of chicken and ham is not a traditional Chinese...
Jun 20


Quesadillas
“quesadillas can take practically any filling you are drawn to”. Rick Bayliss Back in the days of COVID when Jamie was Keeping on...
Jan 5


Planning for a birthday party
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria...
Jun 18, 2024


After dinner temptations
"More research is needed, but if you are going to cut out snacks at any time of day, the late-night ones are probably the place to...
Jan 24, 2024


Versatile potato peels
“It combines three things consumers love: a little bit of fried starch with ooey gooey cheddar cheese and bacon.” Chicago Tribune I...
Jan 19, 2024


Christmas is ... mince pies
"I love a mince pie - that tiny, tender tart that somehow manages to hold the very essence of Christmas in its crust; the flavours,...
Dec 18, 2023


The internet does not know everything
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin This was just going to be...
Nov 9, 2023


History in a kind of pancake - or flatbread, maybe even chips
Cecina, Asfrisciolata, Socca, Turta, Turtellassu, Fainá, Torta di ceci, Calentita, Panisse, Panelle, Pizza a caballo ... so many names...
Sep 9, 2023


Words from Rachel Roddy
"sgargarozzare, which my wine-selling friend Antonio defines as: “To consume or throw back with joy, and with no intention of stopping.” ...
Sep 6, 2023


Wee drams
Dram "a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky" Cambridge English Dictionary "A pour of alcohol. The amount is...
Jul 24, 2023


Hodgepodge
"Hodgepodge: a jumble, a heterogenous mixture" Merriam-Webster Dictionary "a confused mixture, a hotchpotch" Oxford Languages...
Jun 5, 2023


Tacos - where to begin?
“Tacos are great because you can eat very well, with really good ingredients, for not a lot of money or time,” Joe Hargrave The other...
May 16, 2023


Unhealthily delicious
"cooking honey with butter and chilli until bubbling makes the most glorious topping to put on a grilled cheese sandwich." Drizzle and...
Apr 9, 2023


Rambling around a bread challenge
"the satisfaction of one answer merely leads to asking another question, and so on into infinity." Alberto Manguel David bought this...
Jan 4, 2023


Corn fritters - one of those everyday things
"the caramelisation that occurs when sweetcorn comes into contact with a hot pan is a magic not easily sacrificed." Felicity Cloake "I...
Oct 25, 2022


So simple but so delicious - potted fish
"There are restaurateurs and cookery journalists who like to call confections such as haddock and kipper paste by the name of pâté. I...
Jan 29, 2022


The gravlax saga
"gravadlax is glowing pink proof that healthy eating doesn’t have to be all hairshirts and low-fat hummus." Felicity Cloake The video...
Dec 22, 2021


Hors d'oeuvre variés - a first recipe
"The real purpose of the hors d'œuvre cours is to stimulate the appetite, not to drown it." Robert Carrier The picture at left is from...
Nov 28, 2021


Hot dipping
"The demand for dips in the European food industry is high. In 2019 research agency Euromonitor showed that sauces, dressings and...
Oct 16, 2021


First recipe - sesame prawn toasts
"This has to be one of the worst represented dishes on the Chinese takeaway menu. Too often you open your container to reveal...
Oct 6, 2021