And the winner is of the cookbook giveaway is …….
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March on Risotto, with the Daring Cooks
To be honest, I’m not that fussed about risottos anymore. I’m more concerned about testing some ‘realities’ with it! Don’t get me wrong, I like risotto but its Arancini which I’ve been hankering after, especially cause I hadn’t tried it!
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Cooking with fruit: Tomatoes….
….’cause technically speaking, tommies are fruit! Anyhow, since I heard these lines a few weeks ago, I’ve been itching to share them! ‘Measure with a micrometer, Mark with chalk, Cut with an axe.’ Carl Zwanzig Ray’s Rule of Precision….works well for Passata too! In food terms this would be:
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Empanada, Empanada – Argentina with Love
This week on Culinary Tour 2010, hosted by Joan of Foodalogue.com, we’re in Argentina, the second largest country in South America.
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Top of the Props….and my first GIVEAWAY!
Hey Houston, we have a PROPLEM… …For when it comes to the acquisition of props…..I am shameless.
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Christmas with Celeriac: I hate Celery but…
…I love Celeriac! Serious. Weird right? How can I adore Celeriac and not worship Celery? Quite easily. I hate the lingering oniony smell with celery and the strong after taste…and though Celeriac has the same smell, it is a much lighter fragrance with a less powerful smell. Plus it hints at Celery but rather than...
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Try this for Christmas Lunch: Ling Al Cartoccio
I’m all for paradigm shifts… I mean, who says roadside waiters are without honour? Or Christmas cannot be Christmas without Turkey? In my opinion, it all depends on what you’re after.
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Marylebone farmer’s market…and lunch
I speak English….I grew up speaking English. Yes, born and bred in Nigeria but we always spoke English at home. Long story? No not really. Both parents spoke different languages so the whole family communicated in English! Monopoly….my childhood was spent trying to acquire property in Mayfair and Park Lane….and of course Bond street. Amazing...
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FBC, Part 1: Thank you LORD, I’m not a freak!
And neither was the group I spent the weekend with. If you saw us having the ball we did, you’d be thankful too! 32 hours in London. 8 locations. Everywhere from Abbey road to Marylebone farmers market, the food hall at Selfridges, Waterstones, Sherlock Holmes museum, La Fromagerie, the Natural Kitchen and even Boots! But truly,...