George

I'm no chef, but I enjoy cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. I first started to cook properly (as opposed to fry-ups and not a lot else) about 10 years ago and it has been a long journey from there to hear. I'm hoping the recipes and tips that I share, will help others to fall in love with cooking the way that I have.

Aug 152011

Looks Like Jamie found a use for the “Jamie’s Food revolution” Emmy What a great example of the Fast food industry helping to raise awareness about Diabetes So the American Food ad industry thinks proposed new guidelines for advertising to children are too restrictive, I reckon that means they just need to be a little [...]

Aug 122011

Ingredients; 340g plain flour 5g salt 5g bicarbonate of soda 290ml buttermilk Preheat the oven to 200C. Sieve the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl and stir. Make a well and pour in the buttermilk, then mix quickly to make a dough. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, [...]

Aug 112011

Baking

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Baking is one of the broadest terms when it comes to cooking as it covers so much from the humble baked spud through cakes, pastry, breads, pizza and uses such a wide range of equipment and even different types of ovens – however throughout all this diversity the following statement is true of all the [...]

Aug 052011

Ingredients; 400g Potatoes, peeled Melted Butter Salt Pepper Serves 2 These are fairly easy to make and a great alternative to mash or baked potatoes. They do need a bit more effort though, not much, so let’s not think about it and just get started. First you need to peel and wash the potatoes, they [...]

Aug 042011

When shallow frying the food is cooked in a small quantity of fat or oil. There are four different types of shallow frying. Shallow frying where the food is fried on both sides in oil or fat in a frying pan. Sauté where the food is tossed in hot fat or oil to cook quickly. [...]