Guacamole is a dish that doesn’t lend itself to two things – mass production and sitting around. Avocado deteriorates at an astonishingly fast rate, so commercial guacamole has to be packed full of mysterious additions to stop it discolouring. After a couple of hours exposure to the air, an avocado’s natural colour is a kind [...]
These are challenging times. The talk at work is of mergers and takeovers, arrears and repossession, cost reduction and redundancy. People are feeling the pinch. A slowly roasted pork belly can’t fail to lift the mood. A cheap, easy and forgiving cut, pork belly is at it’s best when cooked lazily in a low oven, [...]
This couldn’t be easier. Measure out a tablespoon of paprika, a tablespoon of black peppercorns, a teaspoon of cumin seeds, a tablespoon of salt and about half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and grind together in a food processor or blender. Add more cayenne if you’re brave. The powder is fiery and full of flavour, [...]
There are plenty of myths and fables about the invention of Eggs Benedict, which seems a little odd, because the combination of a poached egg on a muffin with bacon and a sauce made out of butter seems fairly obvious. You don’t need to try it to know that it’s going to be delicious. The [...]
No Indian meal, even one made at home, is really complete without a naan bread. Put 450g of strong white flour in a large bowl and add two teaspoons of salt, two teaspoons of caster sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder and a 7g sachet of instant yeast. Make a well in the centre and [...]