I had dinner the other evening in Rouge Tomate in Brussels. The main course was: “Coq des prés” chicken filet with seared foie gras, mustard breaded spinach, farro and a thyme and white Sancerre reduction It was incredible. A fantastic combination of flavours in a lovely setting … [Read more...] about Not Your Ordinary Chicken
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Which Non-Stick Wok?
Since I got such amazing and helpful feedback from people when I posted about kitchen knives (I finally ordered some Wusthof ones) I was wondering if people had any thoughts on woks .. Not all woks are made equal.I like stir fry.I don't like the way my wok seems to have a liberal interpretation of the concept of "non-stick".I'm sick of everything sticking to its surfaces, so I … [Read more...] about Which Non-Stick Wok?
Hampers Don’t Need To Be Boring!
As it's nearly that time of the year again I'm currently looking at options for hampers to send friends and relatives overseas.While I do like the options from 4GiftsDirect, Gifts.ie etc., what about something a bit different?It's a chocolate pizza!!It's not just ordinary chocolate - it's high quality gourmet Belgian chocolate!If I wasn't on a diet I'd order one!More info here … [Read more...] about Hampers Don’t Need To Be Boring!
Low Fat Frying Rocks
I mentioned the Actifry back in January, as the idea of deep fat frying without all the grease and oil sounded attractive to me. I didn't buy an Actifry immediately, as I wanted to check pricing etc., before doing so.Finally yesterday I took the plunge. I'd had an overwhelming desire for chips all day and the old deepfat fryer was binned last week (it wasn't working).A plate of … [Read more...] about Low Fat Frying Rocks