Melton Mowbray Pie
The good thing about Melton Mowbray is not only that it sounds like a place in Leicestershire, it actually is a place in Leicestershire. It's also…
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Croquembouche
Back when I was catering in the early nineties, my business partner Nic would always talk about making a croquembouche one day. "It's gonna be…
Beef Wellington, Topless Seafood Pies, Rice Pudding
Ha! The French, inventing a dish that used the favourite meal of the English, therosbif, and then naming it after a waterproof boot. Touché! as they say This…
Backstrap lamb with sherry and saffron sauce with eggless quiche lorraine and roasted tomatoes
Yeah sorry not the best pic but hasn't it been a while? A brief respite while the mag pops into a bit of a canter. Lamb backstrap, don't know…
Spanakopita
Spanakopita [from the Greek spanos – spinach, and kopita – pie] it pretty easy. Lightly blanch a couple of bunches of spinach and chop up. Chop up a few…
Tart Sandwich
Fack! A perfectly good post down the cyberhole after a frozen firefox. I think I'll go and sulk and fill in the bits later when I get a moment/cheer up.…
Chicken and Mushroom Quiche with Movie
Today is International Women's Day. Spiceblog is well regarded as a leader in gender issues on the internet in Australia so I shouldn't let this…
Dhufish in Phyllo; Lamb Racks with a Warm Potato and Pea Salad with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Onion Relish; and Watermelon Mojito Sorbet
Fucking great, really great. Yes it was. There's not anything particularly original or new here but I liked how a lot of different things came together…
Bastani Akbar-Mashti on Baklava
It is, sadly, not enough to just have ice-cream anymore. There has to be an extra carbohydrate bit so I thought I'd lump the Middle East together in one…
Confit of Rabbit with beetroot wontons/pink pappadams with celeriac and parsnip mash, fried parsnip, and a rabbit paté with mustard cream sauce
This is the main course for An Extremely Good Dinner Party Let's get the bits I didn't like out of the way. Technically it's not much harder…