Pasta
Article: Pasta of The Sea
I began my love affair with samphire purely by accident. I received it as a gift from a market fresh produce delivery company called Solstice. They used to have a handy little webshop that had almost everything gastronimic you could imagine. It was good enough to negate a trip to Borough Market and it's droves of food gawkers. When I opened the punnet I was intrigued by the look of samphire. I took a bite of it raw and was completely hooked. Samphire is a coastal plant that grows in the sea marsh. Samphire has vibrant green stalks, akin to baby asparagus. In the states samphire is called sea bean. so seek it out! It has wonderfully crisp and fresh sea taste. I love it raw and lightly cooked.
Article: My First.....
Most people remember their ‘Firsts’....Their first crush, Their first kiss, Their first broken heart and the first time that they did It!! Well I can honestly say I cannot remember my first kiss. Nor do I have any recollection of my first crush. I do have some fuzzy memories of my first broken heart. And you guessed it, the first time i did it is rather hazy. Before you judge me, I've not had so many encounters that I've lost count in a Michael Jordan sort of way, its just that I tend to skip over the less than memorable events in my life. So apologies if by some bizarre cosmic twist of fate you were one of those forgotten participants who just happen to be reading this. I do know what the very first recipe I...
Article: Mac and Montgomery Cheddar
As part of the Fiona Beckett's Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese challenge, I’ve worked my way though countless cheeses to find the best artisanal cheese (In my opinion) to make the best straight up Mac and Cheese. The guys at Neil’s Yard dairy must think that I’m a right cheese nutter! I have been going in day after day, trying all sorts of wonderful cheese's (after all I was looking for the femme fatal of cheese to star in my Oscar quality macaroni and cheese) and then proceeding to buy copious amounts of the stuff. Had I of tried any more of the stuff I would of been pretty cheesed off - excuse the pun!I experimented with a Macaroni and Stilton, which blew my head off it was that strong! A Mac...
