Jun 07
Until this past year or so, I typically left the cooking of fish to restaurants. One afternoon, I was aimlessly walking through the grocery store trying to decide what to cook for dinner that day when I found myself in the fish section of the market. None of the fresh fish in the display counter …
Jun 06
As with most good food, you must start with good quality ingredients. This is equally true for even something as simple as a salad dressing, which a vinaigrette is as simple as it gets. Vinaigrettes are an emulsion of 3 parts vegetable oil (usually olive oil) and 1 part acid (usually vinegar or acidic fruit …
May 30
This weekend, starting 2nd June 2012, marks the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, and also her official birthday on June 4th. Garden and street parties will be held in the UK, the Commonwealth and by British ex-pats throughout the world this weekend to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne, the only …
May 28
Memorial Day in the US is a national holiday to remember those that have died while serving in the US military. It is also the unofficial beginning of the summer and the start of the grilling / barbecuing season. In the UK, Nation Barbecue Week is between 28th of May and 3rd of June, overlapping …
May 27
Making barbeque, specifically barbequed ribs at home can be as complex or simple as you wish to make the process. Not all of us have the space, time or equipment to plate succulent, falling off the bone, sweet, tangy, spicy, smoked barbeque ribs. Most of us can replicate the sweet, tangy and spicy elements, but …
