Archive for the ‘Food and Drink’ Category
Christmas Cupcakes
By Lindsey Sermon
Eric Lanlard
by Steven Hawkes
If like me you are a fan of intricate French pastries, and marvel at the wonders which are gorgeously displayed in the elegant windows of Normandy patisserie, then no doubt you have been an avid viewer of Channel 4′s excellent gastronomic delight “Glamour Puds” and being entertained by the Charming Eric Lanlard.
Christmas Entertaining:
a survival guide.
Now, if your idea of effortless entertaining is to take your friends to a restaurant, preferably within a short walking distance are you wondering how are you’re going to cope at Christmas when family and friends descend en masse, expecting to be royally entertained, housed, fed and watered for the duration?
Fresh Tomato Sauce –
for soup, chilli, pizza & bolognaise
By Lindsey Sermon
Fresh Tomato Sauce – aHow To Fillet Salmon
By: Michael Sheridan
I learned to fillet fish, including salmon, in a very busy restaurant in Cherbourg, Normandy, where the required rate was something like one whole fish every 10 seconds, including gutting and cleaning.
We used razor sharp filleting knives that were kept so with a few wipes on a steel from time to time and the fillets on thicker fish such as cod and salmon were removed with just four strokes. You may well take a little longer to start with, but once you’ve got the hang of it you will find it every easy to do.
If I knew you were coming I’d of baked a cake!!
By Madeleine Roux
It had been one of those weeks which had underscored the old adage ‘Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans’. Doing a fair imitation of a ‘whirling dervishes’ I moved from task to task without hardly time for my feet to touch the ground. Motivated by the solemn promise I had made myself – that Sunday morning I would lie in bed indulging in fresh jam on newly baked croissants from our local bakery, listening to the radio where others were taking care of the world while I smugly snuggled into the luxuriant warmth of the duvet.