This is a recipe that seems very special but is, in fact, so easy. Anybody can do it because it’s not really cooking in the accepted sense. Curing salmon was practised by Scandinavian fishermen where they’d bury their fish in the sand at the shoreline, allowing the salt to cure and preserve it. Whether they […]
This week’s recipe is for a dessert that couldn’t be easier. And it’s a great way of using those bananas that are beginning to go black that most people don’t seem to want to eat – despite them being at their best at that stage. It’s so easy, it only really needs two utensils: a […]
Isn’t Google brilliant?. As long as you stay away from those dodgy sites it’s an amazingly life-enhancing tool and I love it. How many answers to searches does it provide each day? Zillions probably. And each search takes you to all sorts of amazing websites. But, unfortunately, that’s when the problems begin. Because the information […]
If you’re looking for a husband, a wife, a life partner, you could do worse than consider a vegetarian. Sure, it can mean tetchy conversations when choosing restaurants because many chefs are so unimaginative about vegetarian cooking. And it can cause confusion when in France where the catering industry rarely seems to acknowledge the phenomenon. […]
Some people may think squid is an unusual food and many people have had poor experiences with rubbery squid dishes; especially in the chain-style restaurants found frequently on retail parks. However, this recipe gets rid of the misconception that squid is tough and, along with it being tasty and not in the least bit weird […]
Have you ever wondered what the Americans think of us? Here in the UK, we spend so much time reporting Americans’ activities in the news, watching American movies and eating their beef burgers that we seem to miss the obvious fact that they spend a good majority of their time marvelling at the UK. No, […]
Some time ago, while all my family and friends were dressing for the winter trying to keep warm, I was sitting with some colleagues on the patio of a superb restaurant overlooking stunning countryside just outside Cape Town and was about to have lunch. Just to rub it in, the temperature was around 30°C but […]
I hated butterbeans when I was a child. But it’s funny how your tastes change and I now love them. I know people who’ll tell me that they tried something once many years ago, hated it and have never tried it since. Don’t they realise what they could be missing? This is a novel twist […]
Bill Oldfield 