Do you ever find yourself in one of those situations where you put things off, and put them off again, finding the idea of them just too daunting? This was one of those times. Hot and numbing beef just sounded … Continued
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Big beefy short-rib chilli
What a beast of a dish. This meaty monster stands up and wallops you right in the smacker with a full on assault of smokey hot chilli and unctuous beefy heat. Definitely not for the faint hearted.
Moussaka
I hate being sick. Particularly with any sort of stomach bug. As a keen cook (and even keener eater), it hits me where it hurts. As a result, I’ve been off my food this past week, living off bread and … Continued
Vietnamese spicy beef salad
This is one of those iron fist, velvet glove kind of dishes. I can still remember my first SE Asian salad. Innocently taking my first crunchy bite, wondering where the lettuce was and thinking that the ground nuts were a … Continued
French onion soup
Sitting in airport hotels as a child, excited about the impending hours in the air. On family holidays to the Dordogne, days in the car, followed by weeks in the sun. In posh London restaurants for a special occasion. The … Continued
Beef and stout stew
If you’re anything like me (gluttonous, food-obsessed and perpetually peckish) then healthy light meals will only get you so far on cold January nights. But bigger meatier fare doesn’t have to be totally unhealthy. It makes you happier, and a … Continued
Leftovers: cottage pie
I’m going bite-sized today. That’s bite-sized in terms of the blog post, not in terms of food. I rarely go bite-sized when it comes to dinner. Unless we’re talking elephant, or in this case very large bull, size bites. When … Continued
Beef ragu with linguine: the first of the autumnal dishes
There’s something about that first mouthful. Intensely meaty, enough oil to coat your tongue with a rich deep flavour. Very savoury, but with an underlying sweetness as well. There’s the slightest tang of decadence as the pleasure centres of your … Continued
Beef short rib ragu
It was with a little skip of joy that I spotted some short ribs in The Ginger Pig on Lauriston Rd, home of Borut, the butcher king of London town. They were tucked shyly away behind some steaks, just waiting … Continued
The finer side of Georgia food
The States ain’t all about junk food, coffee and down home cookin’, contrary to much popular opinion. Yes, it is the home of the hamburger, and awash with salt-laden processed food and fast food joints. But, just like here, you … Continued