Wars have been started over less furiously debated topics than how to make the perfect potato mash, and chefs have lost face over substandard lumpen salty mashes. Under-work the potato and you will end up with lumps (a trait some people relish, mind you). Over-work the potato mash and too many of the starch cells
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Have you ever wondered why you are only meant to add stock by the ladleful when making risotto ? Why not just add it all at once and let it boil down like most other rice cooking methods? Well the answer has to do with achieving a perfectly creamy consistency. Making a good risotto is
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In the annals of history pies were originally invented to act as cases for warm food that could be taken on long journeys or as edible and inedible ‘lunchboxes’ for last night’s dinner leftovers – yes medieval pie crusts were completely inedible! No wonder they were obsessed with the devil in this age, for an
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Nothing ‘berries’ the gloom of winter more than a summery bountiful berry laden vegan cream chocolate tart raw recipe! A Little Bird told me this amazingly delicious raw recipe! At NOM NOM you will find we are into raw desserts. This is not because we are raw food purists or vegans, but we are obsessed
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Tequila is the ultimate celebratory drink, so why not celebrate Christmas with a tequila glazed ham! Tequila has a smoky flavour which goes perfectly with ham. This recipe also has chillies and agave syrup. The chillies go perfectly with tequila. As the glaze get poured over the ham it turns the chillies into glacé – which
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When I see salad recipes I read barely any further than the ingredient list. The idea being that most salads are just things thrown together in a bowl. But this recipe includes a technique that is a surprisingly, unexpectedly, delicious way of preparing beetroot. That and the fact that beetroot and orange are a match made in
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This is one of my all time favourite quick, simple, nutritious and low cost meals. My version of Channa Masala (chickpea curry) is quick to make and hearty and satisfying to eat. It is easy to prepare and most importantly of all can be made out of ingredients that can be stocked up and stored
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If you have read the post Toy Soldiers then you will have already realised that asparagus gets me into the singing mood as much as any shower will do “Spring is in the air, Everywhere I look around”. But nothing makes the heart sing more than some freshly blanched asparagus done simply but deliciously. Nothing
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Being an avid food TV watcher I have viewed the cooking of the great Southern American BBQ pork with mouth watering envy many a time, but have yet to experience the finger lickin’ ecstasy of eating it. The American BBQ pork is an art form that requires dedication and know how, not to mention a
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A naturopathic friend of mine once jokingly decreed ice cream to be almost the perfect food. Reasoning that being full of milk and egg yolks that it must be high in calcium and protein amongst other things. In fact she (jokingly) went so far as to say that the only thing it is really missing
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