You don’t need a Thermomix in your kitchen, but then you don’t need a Ferrari in your driveway. It’s all about how seriously you take your cooking and how much fun you want to have getting from A to B. As Jeremy Clarkson might say, ‘The Thermomix is one superb piece of engineering – expensive, beautiful and a joy to drive and I’ve…….. got the keys!’
New Bistro – Fran Warde
You could tour France with this book in the glove compartment and the satnav programmed to visit all the places. Fran features eight regions of France and the bistros she visits have their names, addresses, phone numbers and even opening times (always useful in a country where opening times are a bit of a lottery).
Tapas, Simple Combinations. Striking Flavours
These are all racion recipes, which is to say larger than the average tapas. Again this is to make the home cook’s life easier. It is just too much to ask a home kitchen to turn out ten or fifteen tapas for a meal, but four or five larger portions are achievable. The authors are also advocates of short cuts, such as ready-rolled pastry, as well of borrowing ingredients and styles from around the Mediterranean and not just Spain to bring extra vibrancy and colo
Make it easy with Dorot
Why not beat the credit crunch this year by cooking a delicious meal using the simple straightforward recipes from Dorot Garlic and Herbs. We have given you two recipes to make a sumptuous two course meal – in limited time and on a small budget, and what’s even better with hardly any preparation at all. Minimum effort for maximum results!
Top Turkey Recipes
Juicy Turkey Escalopes with Fresh Pineapple & Mint Relish, Barbequed Turkey Chops with Beets, Sour Cream & Coriander, Moroccan Turkey Patties and Simple Slow Cooked Turkey Salad with Spicy Carolina Vinegar Sauce
Isake 19 Sake.
Now Available From Harrods And Selfridges The Isake 19 Is Ready To Enjoy at just £475 a bottle. Naniwa Sake Brewery have created a new batch of Isake 19, a sophisticated sake born from the ultimate development of rice milling technology and their skill.
Champagne brunch, live jazz, and a whirlpool too for mother’s day
A perfect treat for Mother’s Day is the Champagne Brunch at the magnificent five-star Landmark London hotel. Your mom will enjoy unlimited Taittinger Champagne, a sumptuous buffet lunch and live jazz for an all-inclusive price. On Mothering Sunday, mums will also be offered a complimentary gift of a one day pass to the luxury Spa & Health Club. The pass is worth £30.00 and allows full use of the Spa facilities including a swimming pool, sanarium and whirlpool.
A Turkey is not just for Christmas….
The Goring Hotel recently played host to an event promoted by British Turkey, the body that represents British turkey producers, attended by foodie scribes and representatives from those producers, to see Phil Vickery give a demonstration of the versatility of turkey in cooking. Phil’s focus was on turkey recipes for summer dishes, and he had developed four recipes to demonstrate different from those of his that already appear on the British Turkey website.
Free burritos for mums and kids this Mother’s Day at Tortilla
Tortilla, the taco and burrito specialists with branches in Bankside and Islington, has a treat in store this Mother’s Day that will put a smile on the face of mums and kids alike. To celebrate Mothering Sunday on March 22, any under-12 who visits either of the restaurants with their mother and brings along a short essay on the subject of ‘Why I Love My Mother” will get a free meal for both of them. Even better, the fantastic offer runs the entire week, from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 March.*