You can have it fast or you can do it slow. As winter draws in coming home to a hot and hearty meal becomes more and more important. We tested the Cuisinart CSC400U Cook and Hold Slow Cooker to see how well a modern take on classic cooking works in the households of today.
Miguel de Almeida’s octopus rice
Of all the foods I have tried during my thirty years of existence, nothing comes close to the delights of the mysterious octopus. This mollusc is by far my favourite of all ocean treats. I love it in ceviche with salsa verde, fried as an entrée, roasted with floury potatoes or above all in delicious moist chouriço and red wine rice. It has always been one of the Sunday meals in my parents house.
Speed equals Quality? Yes, When Pressure Cooking
In the age of fast food and microwaves it is suspect to hear about something that is fast and healthy. There is and it was invented a couple of hundred years before those torturers of taste buds and cooking began to mar our kitchens. It’s the pressure cooker! We examine the modern marvel and squeeze in a few recipes too
Situation Vacant: Must Be Prepared to Taste Lots of Chocolate!
Lord Sugar isn’t the only one currently offering the nation’s ‘finest’ a job this Autumn. Premium chocolate brand Green & Black’s (G&B’s) Head of Taste, Micah Carr-Hill, is offering one lucky individual from a nation of chocolate lovers the chance to land the dream job as he launches a UK-wide hunt for his new Taste Assistant.
Mustik, Moorgate
I have never been to the Caribbean, I have never eaten Caribbean food. With my narrow appreciation of island cuisine all I knew to expect from the recently reborn, tropically themed bar and restaurant Mustik was perhaps some rice and peas, possibly a goat curry and a half decent mojito. The only clue from the outside that this is a Caribbean concept is the thatched straw canopies over the windows and main entrance.
Leon brings the New York Breakfast to London
Today Leon started serving their first New York Breakfasts, bringing the joys of eating New York style to the humble mouths of Londoners.
Richmond’s Chez Lindsay’s apple harvest menu
Chez Lindsay in Richmond is serving a special apple-themed menu for two weeks from October 11th in honour of October’s abundant apple harvest.
The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral Celebrates Apples
It’s National Apple Day on the 21st October and to celebrate The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral have created a selection of mouth-watering dishes using apples from British orchards.
Bottlegreen turns into Bottlepink for Breast Cancer Awareness month
In support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer Bottlegreen has turned into Bottlepink, a pomegranate and elderflower drink, for Breast Cancer Awareness month this October.
Heston Blumenthal comes to London with Dinner
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal will be opening his new London restaurant on Saturday January 29th 2011 serving history inspired modern dishes. The restaurant, accessible from the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, will have private dining room for up to ten guests and will command views over Hyde Park.