All Recipes and Skills

Squid and Lemon Black Risotto Croatian Style

Introduction I thought I’d change it up a bit and do some country specific food writing and cooking. Hugging the Adriatic Sea with its multitude of small islands is Croatia

How to Make a Classic Hollandaise – Video

Some extra notes: Hollandaise sauce is one of the classic French mother sauces. It is essentially an egg-emulsified butter sauce and as such a good hollandaise should have the butter

Vietnamese Style Cantaloupe

During a sabbatical to Hanoi in Vietnam I wrote a top ten list of my absolute must-try street food haunts; all of which were throughly researched (well eaten at) beforehand.

Chicken Liver Pate with Calvados

https://youtu.be/s00I7pF6BuE Chicken livers cooked in Calvados, the apple infused brandy, adds a wonderful twist to this classic and amazing French pate.

Borlotti Bean Stew – Tuscan Style

Heading Title Honey from a weed. it’s a wonderful idea of being able to extract one of life’s most incredible natural foods from an invasive, meandering and annoying pestilence. But

You’ll Never Go Back to 🍏 Pie – APPLE CRUMBLE CAKE

https://youtu.be/PdMvRqJRmk0 I don’t often video desserts – not sure why as I do make them often – but after making this one I felt compelled to share it with you

EP #1 – Your Cooking Starts Here (And a Lemon Tart)

Here’s the printable version of the lemon tart recipe from the vlog.

Spiced and Smoked Potted Duck

I make potted duck once every fews months or so. It’s labour intensive but one of the best things to eat, without doubt. It’s cured, confited, smoked and then shredded.

Terrific Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Do not get me wrong, I have a soft spot for the one variety of 57 that has been a staple on nearly every table (or at least in every

Route 66 – Amazing Oklahoma Smash Burger

Heading Title I was inspired recently by a video from a great food channel on an online video platform (you’ll never guess which). It was an Oklahoma smash burger. I

The One Risotto you should Master – Milanese

Hi again and welcome to another stumble in to the world of culinary adventure and today it’s a dish very dear to my soul. No, there’s no romantic back story

Amazing Smoked Halloumi, Dukkah, Honey & Pistachio

There is an incredible beach in Australia in an idyllic area called the Whitsunday Islands. This beach, Whitehaven, is made of fine silica, you know the stuff for making glass.