21 November 2024
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Recently, I’ve cooked up kedgeree for dinner a couple of times, based on this Rick Stein recipe from the BBC Good Food site. It is the kind of recipe that doesn’t need too much precision in the quantities and is … Continue reading
18 November 2014
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Did you think I could resist playing with my new toy — the Codlo temperature controller that arrived yesterday — any longer? Of course not. I decided to try the 13 minute egg method from Serious Eats, who did a … Continue reading
18 August 2012
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In the world of calories, not everything is equal. A particular offender is oil: based on the label, 100g of the olive oil I normally use accounts for 900 calories. I would not normally use anything like that amount but … Continue reading
1 June 2012
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It was good to have our friend, Matt, round for breakfast this morning. We haven’t seen him since his sister’s wedding a couple of years ago so we seized hold of the opportunity of him spending a couple of days … Continue reading
2 March 2012
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It is easy to take basic kitchen skills for granted but can rewarding to revisit them. I recently came across Heston Blumenthal’s method for soft boiled eggs and gave it a try this morning. My standard approach has been to … Continue reading
11 October 2010
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I think last night might have been the first time I have ever made a sweet custard without resorting to a tin of instant powder. I combined a couple of egg yolks, a couple of teaspoons of sugar and a … Continue reading