Homemade Salted Caramel Buttered Popcorn
After recently attempting Laura Amos’ Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart from her Dessert Deli, and giving the caramel at least three goes, I was more confident to try this on my own.…
Turtle Bay, Chelmsford–A Review
People know how I feel about chain restaurants, but with so many opening in Chelmsford recently, and about to in the very near future with the Bond St development, you…
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
I always struggle to use up the bits and bobs of pumpkin that are leftover from carving. Doesn’t everyone just scoop out the seeds and gunk and leave most of…
Our Local Butcher … at last!
Something Chelmsford has needed since I moved here over 15 years ago is a decent butchers. A couple are in and around…the farm shop on Moulsham St. has a selection…
ASK Italian, Chelmsford … A Review
What, with all these new chains opening up in Chelmsford, I can barely keep up! But one thing that will set a good restaurant apart from the others, since the…
Gousto–worth it?
I’ve been looking into all these new recipe box ideas recently and, in particular, the Gousto scheme, which I signed up for at Taste of London. I’d chosen this as…
Cooking with hay
One of the most appealing cookbooks I was sent just before Christmas was Pascal Aussignac’s Cuisinier Gascon so when I caught sight of his Christmas Goose stuffed with Hay (also printed here in the…
Vacqueyras – our everyday red
Asking a winewriter what their favourite wine is usually results in a long explanation about how it depends on the mood, the food and the time of year and I’m…
Equity for Punks
I’ve been a bit short on New Year’s Resolutions this year. The usual – Be More Organized/Lose Weight/Take More Exercise have something of a hollow ring to them as they…
A brilliant New Zealand red – not cheap but a bargain
I spent the afternoon today at the annual New Zealand trade tasting – one of the best of the so-called generic (i.e. country-based) tastings. Each year I’m impressed at how…