We should know better at times. We know it is a chain. We instinctively know it cannot be better than dim sum made by fully trained chefs. We know the chic surroundings are enticing and the web site images and verbiage are hooking you in. But, we still go, like moths to a light. But [...][...]
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December 17th, 2010 - 10:27 pm § in Food
A tasty Xmas office party
We skipped the restaurant Xmas party this and decided to keep it small but high on quality. Shellfish, sliced meats, chicken and even fruit platters were from Waitrose. Majestic Wines provided the Cloudy Bay Pelorus, Montes Alpha, champagne, etc, etc The Nintendo Wii and Playstation were the enterta[...]
December 12th, 2010 - 10:03 pm § in Food
A pomelo hat
This is also something you can do with the pomelo peel. Cut back a couple of the fingers to make a fringe and then plop onto a kid’s head.[...]
December 12th, 2010 - 10:36 am § in Food, Restaurants
Setting a good standard
It doesn’t all have to be fancy ingredients from abroad, sometime just the best of fish and chips or burger and chips will do. That was exactly what we had from a place called As You Like It. Well cooked and presented food from this quirky looking establishment. It provides a twist of fun on [[...]
December 10th, 2010 - 12:19 am § in Food
Desktop noodles – East meets West
A good lunchtime combination is to marry up the ready noodles in a pot with the cheap hot dogs that are regularly on offer at Tesco. Just add hot water as they say.[...]
December 5th, 2010 - 11:59 am § in Food
Cloud ear fungus and other funnies
Within Chinese cooking and recipes there can be found many strange and wonderful things such as cloud ear fungus, monkey head fungus, sharks fin and so on. Some ingredients may not even have much taste but yet are included. One important factor within Chinese dishes is the concept of ‘mouthfee[...]
Prawns in the Sun
What could be better than being on holiday in sunnier climes with a copy of The Sun, bottle of wine and a big bowl of prawns?[...]
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:41 pm § in Food
How to peel a Pomelo
Now that you have your pomelo, you do have a pomelo don’t you? Cut the top of the pomelo clean off but without cutting into the flesh. Takes a bit of judgement and guesswork. Next, score vertically from the top to bottom but again without cutting into the flesh. Spread about 8 cuts around the [...]
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm § in Food
Have fun with takoyaki
Some say an evening in making pasta is a night of fun. I think you should try making takoyaki, or fried squid batter balls. Sounds good eh? You don’t have to use squid of course, try some chunks of cheese, cooked chicken, spring onions and so on. You need a takoyaki table top maker. Plug [...][...]
November 30th, 2010 - 8:36 pm § in Food
Egg pasta is worth a try
Waitrose had some Italian egg pasta recently slightly discounted but nonetheless they are definitely more expensive that the large packs at 69p. It was that Nigella on a Saturday morning that I saw mention it as a much better alternative to so called fresh pasta in supermarket bags. They only take a[...]