Posts tagged 'pepper'
07 October 2016
Penja White Pepper Is Back
Steenbergs Penja pepper comes from a family farm in the Penja region of the Cameroon. Bought in 1970 from a retiring French pineapple farmer, Salamon and then his son René have converted this 70 hectare plantation over the pepper growing during the...
Read more28 October 2015
Recipe: Potatoes Dauphinoise With Long Pepper and Grains of Paradise
With the nights drawing in and the leaves turning a rusty orange colour, I had promised Sophie that I would make Potatoes Dauphinoise, one of her favourites. This is a tasty, homely dish that is full of the richness from the cream and milk. I prefe...
Read more28 March 2012
Sophie Grigson Cookery Demonstration At The Oak Tree In Helperby
On Monday 26th, we had arranged a cookery demonstration by Michael Ibbotson (who owns the acclaimed The Durham Ox); they have, also, recently taken over The Punch Bowl in Marton cum Grafton and breathed life back into it and are developing a reputati...
Read more20 December 2011
Recipe For A Thoroughly Modern Vegetarian Balti
Once in a while, I really need to go without meat of any form and I am going through one of those patches at the moment. So I have tweaked my Chicken Balti Recipe from earlier this year to be more tofu friendly and so usable as a vegetarian dish. At...
Read more06 November 2011
Lamb Stew With Rosemary & Lemon
I was pottering around the shops the other day and their was some good looking shoulder of lamb. They called out to me "Cook me, take me", so I asked the butcher for them and popped them in the basket. Back at home, I found some lemons that need us...
Read more12 July 2011
How To Prepare The Meat For Your Burger
But the key to the recipe is the meat. You should not just get the nearest pack of mince that you can find, but should go to a proper butcher and get the mince made for you using the right types of meat. The best beef for a burger comes from the top...
Read more05 November 2010
A Journey Back To True Korma Recipes (Part 2) - Banquet Style Korma
Since my blog the other week, I have looked further into the concept and style of traditional korma recipes and have found them a fascinating social history and felt that a korma would be ideal for Diwali. They seem to be a fusion recipe in the firs...
Read more25 September 2010
Recipe For Oven Cooked Smoky Barbecued Ribs
We love spare ribs at home and have started eating them even more recently. It's the primaeval joy of chomping on your food while holding it in your fingers; something our kids truly adore. In these straightened times, it is also great to use one o...
Read more18 September 2010
Recipes Using Venison From Hornby Castle
I bought some delicious venison steaks and diced venison the other day from Hornby Castle in North Yorkshire. Since then, we have been experimenting with a couple of different casseroles, and have come up with two different ones - a traditional rich...
Read more17 September 2010
Recipe For Yorkshire Fruit Tea Bread
We have always loved teabreads here at home like those made by Elizabeth Bothams of Whitby, but I reckoned that some of those homely, comforting cakes could not be too difficult to make. So this weekend I set out to make a traditional Fruit Teabread...
Read more16 August 2010
A Recipe For Meatballs In Tomato And Red Pepper Sauce
Cooking at home differs from fancy cuisine in restaurants in that it is about compromise. While a top notch chef does not need to compromise on ingredients and quality, at home you need to juggle your precious time with what you have got available i...
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