Chocolate Chip and Bacon Cookies, originally uploaded by tismey. Back in 2007 I found a recipe for Chocolate Chip and Bacon Cookies on a website called Never Bashful With Butter. I’m glad I took the recipe down, rather than relying on links, because the blog isn’t there any more. I’ve made the cookies a few …
Pimms Duck, originally uploaded by tismey. I finally got around to recreating this bad boy from a few years ago, with a few tweaks, and this time it was a definite success. I reduced half a bottle of Pimms to a syrup. Once the (scored and seasoned) duck breasts were seared off, I basted them …
Dinner tonight was one of those happy accidents, the right things being in the cupboard for the mood I was in. Worth writing down, anyway. I’ve become a big fan of pork shoulder steaks – they’re a slightly cheaper, fattier cut which yields a sweeter flavour. Smoked paprika is my new favourite spice. I use …
I usually liveblog the Brit Awards, but now my mobile internet ability has been reduced to a rubbish, non-password-remembering WAP browser that’s a bit too fiddly. I’ve decided instead to use Twitter for its intended purpose (rather than just to update my Facebook status) and will be tweeting from my table tonight. Updates will appear …