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

Mar 15

Haggis Potato Chips

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties

Haggis Potato Chips are coming to the US. Well known for their Ice Cream, Mackies have recently branched out into potato crisps (chips) and have now launched Haggis and Black Pepper flavour with a shiny new USDA-Approved label ready for export to the US. You can buy Mackies Haggis Potato Crisps here Update: Recently, while …

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Mar 15

Hard Boiled Eggs without boiling

Eggs in the Oven

From Alton Browns book I’m Just Here for the Food, how to boil an egg without boiling it. Eh! Okay not quite boiling, but steaming inside the shell. Place your eggs on the rack in your oven and you’ll end up with creamier, less sulphurous eggs. This would be especially good when you are cooking …

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Mar 15

Sandwich Ideas – What is a sandwich anyway?

Sandwich Ideas

Before we get down to some good sandwich ideas, what is a sandwich anyway? In English, the verb sandwich, means something between two other things. The noun sandwich, usually means a two slices of bread with a filling, however there are open sandwiches where the filling is not sandwiched between bread, but laid on top …

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Mar 15

Smørrebrød – Danish Open Sandwiches

Creamed Herring Smorrebrod

Smørrebrød is literately Danish for butter and bread (smør og brød), but has come to mean Danish open-faced sandwiches. If you have ever been to Copenhagen, you will have surely seen shop windows displaying meticulously arranged open sandwiches which are an important part of Danish life. The basis for Smørrebrød is rugbrød, a dark rye …

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Mar 14

A buttery delight – Homemade Rowies

Rowie with butter and jam

After writing about rowies the other week, I thought I should attempt to make them since it’s been a couple of years since I’ve had one. I first made the basic bread dough from the flour, sugar, salt and yeast and then after kneading, I left it for an hour or so to double in …

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