Food & Fosh
You Can’t Hurry Love…
In its most basic form, meringue is composed of two ingredients: egg whites and sugar.
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Time to travel around the world with your food
Experiment with a few new flavours from around the world.
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What will the future of our restaurants look like?
We still have no idea when, and more importantly, how we can open.
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Chefs, rock stars? I don’t think so!
When I first started cooking, chefs were mostly unsung heroes who stayed firmly tied their kitchens stoves and never ventured out into the dining room seeking approval every five minutes from their adoring fans.
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Time to reminisce…
A whole chicken is such a valuable and versatile ingredient, and if you get a little creative, it can easily supply fast, tasty meals for 3-4 days easily.
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Easter at home in the kitchen
Luckily the Spanish kitchen gives us plenty of inspiration at this time as fiestas and religious festivals have traditionally been associated with an assortment of pastries, sweets, cakes and biscuits.
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Back to basics
We will still be here on the other side of this pandemic, looking forward to welcoming everybody back with generosity, a warm reception and a big smile.
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New potatoes during these strange days
I find crisp, baby like, new potatoes with thin, wispy skins and a crisp, waxy texture hard to resist.
The humble leek
Like garlic and onion, leeks are a member of the allium family, but have their own distinct flavour.
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Nobody told me there’d be days like these….
Nothing beats the taste and smell of home-baked bread and it’s so satisfying to make your own.
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Beyond Hummus
My bean of choice right now is the humble chickpea; known here in Spain as garbanzos, they are one of the oldest consumed crops in the world.
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Chorizo - The king of the Spanish Larder
Chorizo, the quintessential Spanish sausage, is thought to have originated in Extremadura.
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… Everyday is like Pancake day!
Pancakes have a very long history and feature in cookery books dating as far back as 1439.
Gastronomy
The lost art of charcuterie
I still love them today and it is a great vehicle for chefs to showcase some basic skills.
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Fabada heaven & dirty rice
Good quality chorizo and morcilla (black pudding) is the key to a great fabada.
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Essential ingredients
So which foodstuffs constitute essential ingredients for your kitchen store cupboard and where do you begin?
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Veganism: is it fad or a revolution?
Vegan food is now hip, colourful and extremely photogenic...
Weekend Food
Avocado adulation
Spain today is the single largest European avocado producer, and exports to many countries.
Weekend Food
Get cooking in 2020
Experiment and try cooking with a few ingredients you’ve never used before. Here are some of my favourite, essential ingredients for 2020.
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- The growing problem in the Balearics of the illegal marketing of second homes as tourist accommodation
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- Sunday weather in Mallorca - Feeling some effect from Storm Jana
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars