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Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Are printed cookbooks a thing of the past?: 1 of 34
It is interesting to note that as we are now pretty far into the digital revolution we are asking are books a thing of the past. Not just cookbooks but any kind of book. I was watching a program on publishing the other day and it was looking at the rise of the book and the fact that the market in books is growing. It seemed t... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Beef sirloin roast: 1 of 15
Being British, more over English and as the French do call us English "le roast beef" I feel that I am on natural territory when I write about roast sirloin of beef. A dish that is part of every Sunday if you are luck and one that is to me the very best.You will needSome sirloin of beef for as many as you are going to feed .S... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails An introduction to gin: 1 of 12
All About gin.Gin is one of the most important spirits in a bar that you can have. It is a stable of all the spirit world and a base for many a cocktail. It is a dry tasting spirit infusion. The main flavoring in it is that of juniper berries. Other things that you will find in the making of are angelica, liquorice, orris-roo... More..
Food & Drink > Wine How to pair wines with food: 2 of 20
What wine goes with what food was always a simple thing to understand . You have dry white wine with fish and chicken . With game, beef and an other red meat you have red wine . And of course for desert serest wine . This is still the accepted norm for most things and you would not go far wrong with this as a rule of thumb .... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails An introduction to rum: 2 of 15
Rum is and always will be associated with the sea and pirates and every thing nautical. The reason for that is that it is a history of the is steeped in the trade of sugar the West Indies and the British navy as well. The word rum is attributed to a West Country word "rumbullion" meaning hard spirits or drinking .Also this is... More..
Food & Drink > Liquors & Spirits Determining the world's best whiskey: 1 of 7
Whisky is the king of all spirits. But as a king there are many pretenders to the throne .Like all good family disputes that go back years it depends on your name . Whisky is Scottish and stands for scotch whisky . Whiskey is from another part of the world. And with that you have many different houses all looking to what they... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs Common garden herbs to use in your cooking: 4 of 26
Herbs are grate to use in cooking and they give a good flavour to any thing that you use them in and are very easy to grow as well. So even if you do not have a garden you can grow them in a plant pot on your window sill and use them like that.I am lucky as I do have a good sized garden and just out side the back door, my kit... More..
Food & Drink > Beer Reviews Beer reviews: Black Sheep Brewery Black Sheep: 1 of 5
It seems a long time ago now when I was first handed a glass of dark beer in a beer festival in Lincoln by a friend who was trying to persuade me into the virtues of real ale . The dark beer was Theaksons Old Peculiar . It was very good , dame good . And back then it was under threat of diapering . "So what said I the power o... More..
Food & Drink > Soup & Stew Recipes Recipes: Mushroom soup: 1 of 5
Mushroom soup must be one of the most popular up there with tomato soup as a choice on a menu. Something about it that is warming a wholesome.Ingredients.Butter, about 50g or 2oz.350g or 12oz of mushrooms.1 onion, diced.1 clove of garlic, crushed.Salt and pepper.Nutmeg( optional).A thickener. Flour , starch, potato or bread.1... More..
Food & Drink > Dairy & Egg Recipes Recipes: Scrambled eggs: 11 of 45
Now this sounds to be a very easy thing to do and I think it is. How ever in the world of cooking the actual thins that are simple are often the most talked about and fought over. So to avoid getting every one up in arms and saying you do not do it like that you do it like this I will simply just tell you what I do and that w... More..