Tian of Avocado and Crab with Gazpacho
Gazpacho Andaluz is one of my earliest childhood memories of Spain. At the tender age of eleven on my first package holiday to the quaint seaside resort of Tossa de Mar. It didn’t matter that the...
View ArticleTip of the Week-How to tell if a Melon is ripe?
*This is an updated post from my old blog. Picking ripe fruit in many supermarkets is a hit and miss affair but if you take the time to read my tips I promise it will improve your chances. Of course,...
View ArticleL’art de la Table-Cookbook review
I chanced upon the author Gintare Marcel when I found her blog, which is worth a visit. Gintare was born in Lithuania, she now lives in Switzerland and The Netherlands with her French husband. This is...
View ArticleRoast Chicken with Grain Mustard Pan Juices
Another recipe from my newspaper column to celebrate the coming Hazel Moon. I normally like to do this recipe when the hazelnuts are at their best in late summer (August). In Celtic times, this period...
View ArticleSpinach Roulade with Tomato Basil Sauce
Cooking for your vegetarian guests has come a long way in the last few years. Creative and tasty non-meat dishes can wow all of your guests. When I first wrote this recipe for my newspaper column 12...
View ArticleChocolate & Walnut Tart with Toffee Sauce
When I wrote this recipe for my newspaper column the correct photo did not appear, due to an intern who had been out celebrating his birthday late the night before. So reposting it here is a chance for...
View ArticleMy Media Wall
This post is a collection of articles and interviews about me, photos of famous people I have met and or cooked for and a few sample articles I have written myself. Just click on each photo for more...
View ArticleAndrew James Multifunctional Food Processor Review
When thinking about buying a new food processor, I want to look for the following. Designed to clean up fast Easy to put together. Easy to take apart. Powerful motor. Well made multifunctional device...
View ArticleOrange Glazed Chicken with Beetroot Salad
This past weekend I began pulling up the beetroots from my raised beds, which is also a catalyst for creative ideas. I’ve been a big beetroot fan since my time in America now finally people in the...
View ArticleSpeciality and Fine Food Fair -roundup
Last Tuesday, I was at the Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London, in particular, paying a lot of attention to the Chocolate Fair. One of the newly touted products is coconut water by various...
View ArticleGreen Tomato Soup with Roasted Chillies
Like many vegetable growers in the UK, this summer has not been filled with sunshine and so I have lots of green tomatoes hanging on the vine. I didn’t want to make chutney with all of them and hate...
View ArticleSuperfast Thermapen 4 review and contest
I was asked if I would review Thermapen’s latest digital thermometer The Superfast Thermapen Mk 4 which sells for £50 + vat (£60) on the www.thermapen.co.uk site. As a starting point for this review, I...
View ArticleWorld Steak Challenge, London 2015
This coming Thursday, the inaugural World Steak Challenge takes place in Hyde Park, London. A chance to find where the very best steak in the world comes from. The idea behind the competition is to...
View ArticlePumpkin and Orange Tart
Around this time of the year pumpkin pie often features on American dessert menus. But I always felt disappointed with the flavour and texture of this very traditionally dish, perhaps because it was...
View ArticleScallops with Beurre Blanc & Grapes
November really kicks off the dinner party season in the lead up to Christmas. A chance to impress a small select dinner party before we all start talking turkey and the guest list balloons into a...
View ArticleBraised Beef with Porcini mushrooms
Serving any kind of Beef joint these days is more of a luxury than a regular thing. People try to keep costs down by braising or slow roasting a cheaper cut of beef such as Brisket. At the moment in...
View ArticleLoin of Venison with Fruits of the Forest Sauce
Still a luxury item for most of us, never the less there are some good reasons to treat ourselves once in a while if you’re game? Low in fat, high in protein & often organic makes venison a very...
View ArticleRoasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Sage
I wrote this recipe originally for my newspaper column so I thought I would share it here. The title is a little long, but I like to mention all of the key components when naming a dish. I’m a bit...
View ArticleSalted Pecan and Maple Ice Cream
For the last couple of week’s, I’ve playing around in my free time with some Canadian maple syrup. It is very versatile but whatever your intended use make sure you buy real 100% maple syrup and not a...
View ArticleSpiced Maple Cookies & Lemon Roasted Pears
Spiced Maple Cookies YIELD: 36 two-inch cookies Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all self-raising flour (all purpose flour) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger 1/2 teaspoon...
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