Watch any randomly selected cookery competition on television and there is one dessert that strikes fear into the heart of the most seasoned professional chef it seems; chocolate soufflé! It has to be said, on the few occasions I have…
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Swedish Asparagus!
I had fully intended to make a nice healthy tuna salad for tea tonight, but time is short, work is long and I needed something quick with quite a low-calorie count – step in the Ikea food bag! Ingredients: Grated…
Tagged with: asparagus, cooking, food, healthy snack, Ikea, microwave, poached egg, quick meal, Sweden
Posted in Food
Posted in Food
Kinder Coffee…
You may think from the title of this post, that it is about Coffee that is better for you or produced in an environmentally friendly way. Whilst I am sure that these would be worthy posts, this post if actually…
Only one wok?
We recently had some friends over for dinner, we didn’t want a takeaway, but we fancied Chinese food, but how to provide a nice variety of dishes with only one wok? Our little boy keeps us busy, so there would…
Tagged with: Chinese food, cooking, food, guests, home entertaining, meal planning, preparation, time management, wok
Posted in Family Life, Food
Posted in Family Life, Food
Perfect poaching!
I love poached eggs. On toast, on top of a salad, with smoked salmon or as Eggs Benedict – I can’t get enough! I tried various ways of getting to the perfect poached egg; saucepan, microwave plastic poaching devices, pouches…
Surprise hot chocolate…
I like to experiment and my wife likes hot chocolate. I have subjected her to some rare and wonderful creations but have recently discovered one that she really likes! It is really simple, but the results are great (or so…
The quest goes on…
After my post yesterday, during our weekly shop at Tesco, to my delight, I discovered ‘Large Soft Sub’ rolls – was my quest for the perfect Philly Cheese Steak UK style drawing to a close? After slicing lengthwise, I had…
Tagged with: Cheese Steak, food, Home Cooking, Perfection, Philadelphia, Philly, Sandwich
Posted in Food
Posted in Food
In search of perfection, cheese steak style…
I am a big fan of the Subway sandwich, but I feel that having lived in Philly for a year I am adequately qualified to say that the Subway ‘Steak and Cheese’ is an exceptionally poor substitute for a proper…
