- This is my spatula. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Continue reading The Cook’s Creed
Category: Fodderblog
Waste Not
With more than half a million people relying on food banks in the UK, the discussion has, of course, ignored the underlying problem of uneven wealth distribution and turned, instead, to the notion of food waste. Continue reading Waste Not
Soda Bread: a loaf in an hour
This is one of those lifesavers that will make you look like an absolute genius and get you out of all kinds of trouble. Continue reading Soda Bread: a loaf in an hour
Pinolata
Over the weekend, I treated myself to a day in the kitchen.
A quick way with chicken for a weekday meal.
I've always worked unusual shift patterns, which mean I get days off in the week. At least one of those is a cooking day, where I cogitate over a bubbling pot of deliciousness. Those days are gone.
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Return Of The Fodderblog: Cauli Mac And Cheese
I love food. I love writing. Why shouldn't the two mix?
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Tale of the Ale: X&HT Visited The Robin Hood Beer Festival
There are beer festivals. And then there are beer festivals.
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That Perfect Morsel: X&HT Saw Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
In a tiny, ten-seat restaurant tucked into an unprepossessing corner of Tokyo's Ginza Metro station, a man called Jiro is quietly making the best sushi in the world.
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A Tomato Sauce for Autumn and Winter
As the cold weather hits, I start to think about autumn food, and tweak my go-to dishes accordingly.
Tanglefoot Rice
In the unlikely event that I ever make it onto Desert Island Discs, there’s one decision with which I would struggle massively. Not the music – a heady mix of northern soul, chiming indie rock and squelchy electronica. Sod that one book nonsense – I’d be taking a Kindle fully loaded with William Gibson, Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut.
It would be the luxury item that would give me pause. Although the notion of a fast satellite uplink feeding a hot-rodded MacBook Pro appeals, I think in the end I’d have to plump for a rice cooker.
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