Category: home cooking

Often when I hold a barbecue I use the leftovers in a quiche next day. I had prawns and peppers in this case, so I made a pastry with 4 oz plain flour, a heaped spoon of oat bran, and 2 oz of goose fat. I lined a quiche...

Angels on Horseback were a Victorian delicacy consisting of oysters wrapped in bacon and served hot. The variant Devils on Horseback usually has dried fruit wrapped in bacon, often a pitted prune with mango chutney. My version, which I sometimes cook at BBQs, has a medjool date with the...

There was food left from the barbecue so I made a quiche. I used 4oz of plain flour with a heaped dessert spoon of bran, mixed in with a couple of spoons of goose fat, and crumbled it together to make a succulent pastry when cooked. I rolled it...

A healthy barbecue sounds like a contradiction in terms, but I thought I’d try one. This one came without hamburgers or hot dogs, and without buns either. Furthermore, it had no sauces. I made skewers, some featuring prawns, some with chicken pieces. Alongside I put red, green and yellow...

I make fruit compote with a base derived from my English summer puddings. Into a pan I put 2 tablespoons of crème de cassis, two tablespoons of lemon juice and half a small cup of orange squash that has no added sugar. When this is simmering I add the...

The red, yellow and green peppers and the mushrooms were left over from the previous night’s barbecue, so I sautéed them in a little butter and oil in a non-stick pan with the lid on. I wrapped the salmon fillet in cling film and microwaved it for less than...

I took this recipe off the internet and made it for lunch. I melted 30g of butter and added 3 level tablespoons of flour. When it stirred together I slowly stirred in 250ml of milk. When this was nicely mixed I added 200g of grated cheddar and let it...