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

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Jul 02

Broccoli Stem Coleslaw – A thrifty, tasty salad

Broccoli Coleslaw

I was preparing broccoli a while ago, by removing the florets for steaming, and I was just about to throw away the broccoli stems, when I stopped and wondered what else I could do with them. I could have cleaned them up a bit and froze them for making soup at a later date, but …

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Jul 02

Not everyone likes Brussel Sprouts

Brussel Sprouts

I hate Brussel Sprouts! They are the devils food and there maybe a scientific reason why. There is gene mutation that exists in about 50% of the world’s population that cannot detect the bitter chemical, similar to Phenylthiocarbamide (PCT), in Brussel Sprouts. Hence only ‘mutants’ enjoy Brussel Sprouts, which is what I have always suspected.

Jun 30

Step by step photo guide for making Spiral Cut Hot Dogs

Grilling the spiral cut hot dogs

  See “An improved hot dog – The Spiral” for more information on the technique  

Jun 30

An improved hot dog – The Spiral

Grilling the spiral cut hot dogs

Not only is July, National Hot Dog Month (also National Baked Bean Month and Pickle Month too), but July the 4th, US Independence Day, is the biggest hot dog holiday of the year, with 155 million being consumed. Not only is that impressive, but according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, during the …

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Jun 29

Beer Can Chicken – A wobbly dancing bird

Beer Can Chicken posing for the camera

Though there is no official history of ‘beer can chicken’, it certainly seems to be an all American classic to have first appeared in the Southern US in the 1970s. As well as the name ‘beer can chicken’, it does go by other names such as Beer in the Butt Chicken, Drunken Chicken, Thirsty Bird, …

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