Archive for the 'Wine' Category
Green and Blue Wine and Chocolate Tasting
Last Thursday we were invited to Green and Blue for a wine and chocolate tasting along with Gourmet Chick, Food Stories, Cheese and Biscuits, Around Britain with a Paunch and Chocolate Chilli Cupcakes. Green and Blue is a wine shop, bar, deli and cafe in East Dulwich. Good principles are at the heart of what […]
Read More..>>Port, Sherry, Madeira, etc…
As part of my studying for the fortified wines module of my wine diploma, I’ve been tasting a fair number of fortified wines as you can see. The exam is tomorrow, after which a lot of these will be thrown away (some are empty or almost empty, some are past their best for having been […]
Read More..>>Salmon with Horseradish Mash
Kerri was feeling unwell today as a result of having one of her wisdom teeth out last week, so it was just dinner for me. And coincidentally it was fish, greens and potatoes, much like last time I was just cooking for myself. Salmon seasoned with paprika and salt this time though, and horseradish mash. […]
Read More..>>Cottage Pie with Three Cuts of Beef
After our big success cooking shepherd’s pie with more than one cut of lamb, we decided to try the same with beef using minced beef, beef shin and calve’s liver. We topped it with mashed potatoes with a little mashed cauliflower mixed into it for some extra flavour, and brushed with egg wash to give […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken and Potato and Jerusalem Artichoke Dauphinoise
When I arrived home this evening, I was greeted by the wonderful aroma of dauphinoise cooking. This wasn’t just any dauphinoise though; along with the potatoes it contained jerusalem artichokes. Also there was a roast chicken. Yum. So that all made for the second really long title as many posts. The jerusalem artichokes added a […]
Read More..>>Beef and Two Bean Chilli
As UK readers will know, most of London had a Snow Day today. The last time I remember such a day I was eight and, running low on food supplies, we had to trudge to the top of the road to the local shop. It took us two hours to walk what would normally take […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken Ballotine and Perfect Roast Potatoes
Last week, one of the Maaaaasterchef contestants cooked chicken ballotine for his main course. It was a lot to take on and, given that he also had a starter and a main course to make, he sadly didn’t quite get everything finished in time. However, out of that sadness came some good because it made […]
Read More..>>Pizza Fiorentina
Friday night is pizza night! Not always, but sometimes. This was one of those sometimes. Often we have fantastic success with pizza, but this wasn’t one of those times. Keeping in mind last time where the dough was very sticky, we added a bit more flour this time, but it just made the base rather […]
Read More..>>Angels on Horseback and Plaice with Nut-Brown Butter
Tonight we decided to cook ourselves a special dinner. Seeing as we are on holiday this week, we had some time to shop for ingredients today and start preparing early. We were trying to think of dishes that would fit in well with British Food Fortnight, and after browsing various cook books, we ended up […]
Read More..>>Champagne!
… both the drink and the place. Last weekend we paid a visit to Champagne, on a tour organised by the good people of the Wine Education Service. We’d never been on an organised tour before, but really enjoyed this one. The trip was a combination of visits to Champagne houses, good lunches and dinners […]
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