The sort of cake CMOT Dibbler would sell on the streets of Ankh-Morpork In Star Trek, counselor Troi can walk up to a digital wall panel and say “Computer, a slice of cake please.” Ten seconds and a few special effects later she’s got a full fork – no doubt chocolate in her case. Well it seems for tiny cakes of all flavours that future is here now… … Read More →
Slow Pork & Quick Pickles... onnabun braise (brāz, transitive verb): To cook meat or vegetables by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. Sounds easy, right? That’s because it is. And it’s perfect for cheaper ‘rough’ cuts of meat that conveniently have more flavour in most cases. Which liquid you choose defines the … Read More →
Quick Cobbler For Cold Nights I know, I know. I’ve been lax in writing. The simple truth is that I haven’t had much interesting to say of late and life otherwise has consumed any spare time I would have had in which to communicate such tidbits. I’m still here. It’s still winter and blizzard-ing. And garden thoughts are at least … Read More →
Don't be afraid of the deep, dark spice Brownies are as much about texture as they are flavour. Whenever I’m trying to dance those two attributes around each other in a recipe I inevitably think of the buzz that chiles can add to the tongue which leads me to experimentation. Where better to try than inside a chocolate sponge laced with other exotics? … Read More →
More Orange, Less Sugar Making jams and jellies is simple stuff. Fruit, sugar, pectin, done. People try to over complicate the method but that’s pretty much the whole formula. It’s just down to getting the ratios you like and cooking it properly. When fruit has enough pectin inside naturally, you don’t need to add any extra. What you do … Read More →
Clementine, Meet Mister Cornmeal With little crates of clementines left over from the holidays and more showing up at the grocery by the truckload every week, I decided to spend half a case on experiments this week. The house smells like Valencia with all the citrus in the air and the cats have retreated to the less aromatic parts … Read More →
Delicious Like It's 1977 Again Orange Julius, for those of you that didn’t visit giant North American shopping malls in the 1970s, is a chain of stands selling their namesake orange and cream drink that’s been around since it started as a single stall in Los Angeles circa 1926. Not really milkshakes, not really fruit ‘smoothies’, they’re… Orange Julius. As … Read More →
