At this time of year I always like to have people round sharing a cup of something warm or something fizzy. The great company of old friends, reminiscing about good times, laughing about something silly and feasting on delicious food. I always try to create a feeling of relaxed abundance – as I too need…
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Japan 2015
As many of you know from following my regular posts on facebook, I have been holidaying away for three weeks in Japan. Culture was at the heart of the trip; with food playing a vital part of my journey; after all, you are going to need to keep your energy up if you intend on…
Variety is the Spice of Life
My workday breakfast is a bowl of porridge with cinnamon and bananas, healthy; yes, exciting; no. Even though we try and be creative in the kitchen, we always go back to our kitchen favourites time and time again. The point is not to be so diverse that every meal requires discovery (as well as trying…
Bamboo Steamer
I must have been a good boy this year as Santa left me lots of toys, admittedly, he didn’t leave them under my tree but in the kitchen. Not only did I get the Rolls Royce of pizza stones which I have to say is fantastic but I also got a proper bamboo steamer. I…
Be Inventive
I was going to be away from home for a week and I needed to make sure there was nothing left in the fridge that would turn before I got back. I didn’t want to have to face the prospect of arriving from holiday to find I had a smelly fridge that needed cleaning out. There are times when foraging in…
Summer Berry Trifle for ONE.
Sneaky Summer Berry Trifle for One! Easy to put together and just as easy to eat. Ingredients: 1 ginger biscuit Big handful of summer berries 1 tbspn sugar Double cream Vanilla paste/extract/vanilla pods Toasted flaked almonds A delicious impromptu indulgence Method: 1st: Put the sugar and berries into a saucepan and heat through until the…
Simple Supper
As much as I enjoy the kitchen with both its discipline and creativity combined, there really are times when the idea of cooking for one can be more of a chore than a pleasure. The thought of having wanting to create something comforting, wholesome and packed with flavour stirs images of the washing up taking…
Atún
Saturday morning. 8am. Body clock still set. Coffee to kick start the wake up process. Pottering around the house and finally surfing and checking the latest news on social media. And there it was. A phone number. I dialled… “Do you have any left? …I’m on my way!” My summer began beckoned to Coaling Island. …
Coffee
Having recently been to London it struck me that no matter how amazing this metropolis is, there are many establishments that still cannot serve up a decent cup of coffee. All I want and I suspect that the majority of people really want is a strong white coffee topped with a bit of foam to…
GastroRob 