Stuart

Interestingly I was a fussy eater until I left home for university and had to cook for myself. Ever since then I was hooked. I love cooking (so much so that my wife doesn't get a chance to cook), experimenting with new techniques, finding out the origin of recipes and most of all looking for new and exotic tastes.

Most commented posts

  1. The secret to making Restaurant Style Curry at home — 79 comments
  2. English and American English Food Terms — 26 comments
  3. What? Madras is not an authentic Indian curry — 23 comments
  4. Whey Bread – A monstrous Ciabatta — 15 comments
  5. Cullen Skink – A fishy tale of Smoked Haddock Chowder — 12 comments

Author's posts

Aug 17

Hatch – The Chile Capital of the World

Hatch Chiles

I arrived in Texas about 3 years ago just at the tail end of August, and every grocery store seemed to be filled with piles and piles of large green chiles called Hatch. Being a long time chile connoisseur, I felt I had a gap in my knowledge at never having heard of this variety. …

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Aug 15

Pico de gallo – The rooster’s beak

Pico de gallo - The roosters beak

I had never heard of Pico de gallo before coming to Texas, and when I was first asked if I wanted some on my taco, I had no idea what the lady said, let alone what it was. Basically it is a very simple, fresh chunky salsa also known as Salsa Mexicana or Salsa Fresca. …

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Aug 14

This is not guacamole

Mango Avocado Salsa Ingredients

Though this may look like guacamole, technically it is a salsa, but you could easily use it as an alternative to guac. After a ‘guacamole pedant’ the other week decried the addition of blue cheese to my Roq-n-roll-a-mole, I won’t make the same mistake again, for fear of angering the mob.  I make this mango …

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Aug 04

Cullen Skink – A fishy tale of Smoked Haddock Chowder

Cullen Skink

As used on UK Celebrity Masterchef 2014. Last night (10/7/14) Millie Mackintosh was given a basic recipe and our photo to make Cullen Skink. Unfortunately she made a stew and not a thick hearty soup. Even though I know what ‘Cullen Skink’ is, this is one of the harder posts I’ve written. I grew up …

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Jul 31

Homemade Mexican Chorizo Style Sausages

Chorizo Sausages

These sausages that Bill and made a while ago are neither Spanish chorizo or Mexican chorizo, but a different style of Mexican Sausage. The stuffing is in the style of Mexican chorizo, but it is stuffed into natural sausage casings to be then cooked like normal sausages. I love spicy food and I thought that …

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