This really is a quick one. I spotted some chestnuts in the shop yesterday, and thought that my air fryer might make a good mini-brazier for cooking these delicious nuts. First off, cut a diagonal cross on the rounded back of each fruit. Then, boil a kettle with a bit of water, enough to batheContinue reading “Air fryer Chestnuts”
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Creamy Spicy Thai Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Before I start, I need to say that my soup is largely based on a good recipe by Christian Reynoso. He posted the original in the New York Times; I’ve just added a couple of things. It’s naturally vegetarian, you can make it vegan using soya sauce rather than fish sauce or go the otherContinue reading “Creamy Spicy Thai Butternut Squash Soup Recipe”
Asian-inspired smoked haddock chowder
I really like a clam chowder and I really like Asian food – Japanese, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, etc. So, I thought I’d combine the two and use some reduced price smoked haddock I found at the supermarket, rather than more expensive shellfish. Ingredients 1 clove of garlic Three or four firm potatoes A teaspoon ofContinue reading “Asian-inspired smoked haddock chowder”
Crunchy Nutella
It might look like ordinary Nutella, but this jar has a secret ingredient – CRUNCH! I’ve eaten peanut butter and Nutella for years, like most other people I reckon. One thing that has always surprised me is that we take it for granted that peanut butter is crunchy and that Nutella is smooth, but I’veContinue reading “Crunchy Nutella”
Make your own Salmiari
If you have spent any time in Finland, or you have some friends from that snowy country, you may well have encountered a drink called Salmiakki Korstenkova, or Salmari for short. It’s a vodka-based, salted liquorice-flavoured delight that will please any liquorice or aniseed lovers out there. It caused a stir in its native FinlandContinue reading “Make your own Salmiari”
A taste of autumn
My friend Thomas gave me the end of an enormous butternut squash on Saturday and I tried to tell him how I’d prepare it. In the end, I made it and sent him the recipe by email with these pics. Here’s the recipe: I removed the seeds from the end of the butternut squash (andContinue reading “A taste of autumn”