Author Archives: headchef
The Goods Shed, Canterbury – Review
the Goods Shed lunchtime menu on 14th Feb 2012 I had lunch in Paris recently, in a fantastic restaurant, Terminus Nord, just across the road from the Gare du Nord. It occured to me that you would not find such … Continue reading
Kick-ass Carrot & Coriander Soup
I like carrot & coriander soup, but I wanted something with a bit more kick to warm me up. This kicks ass. You will need: 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp ground coriander 2 small red chillis … Continue reading
Panda Panda
I’m very late discovering Panda Panda… but what a great café! I was in Deptford, London SE8 and tweeted for suggestions of places to eat. @Sarahluv81 suggested Panda Panda, and she’s spot-on. It’s a small café on the busy main … Continue reading
Potato curry
I was making a chicken curry and a vegetable curry and somehow ended up making a mushroom one and a potato one as well. I think the potato one was the best of the bunch, followed by the mushroom. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in curry, potatoes
Leave a comment
Lunch at the Guildford Arms
I’m not sure about branching out into food reviews rather than recipes, but this is a handy place for me to jot down places I’ve enjoyed eating in, so I’m going to give it a go. The Guildford Arms is … Continue reading
Brisket chilli
Adapted from a recipe for 20 people in Issue 22 of the excellent Jamie magazine – this serves about 5. We had it with tortilla wraps, Mexican-style fried rice, grated cheese and lettuce. We love Nigella’s chilli, but we fancied … Continue reading
Devilled mushrooms
Eldest son and I just made these for breakfast. Sadly we ate them before we could take a photo of them. Perfect on toast and with sausages. box of chestnut mushrooms knob of butter tsp dried oregano slug of Worcestershire … Continue reading
Tweaked lamb lagoto
I tweaked the Jamie Oliver Greek lamb stew recipe – using lamb shanks instead of expensive diced lamb. It’s easy and delicious. Read more about here, plus how to make perfect chips: http://www.suppertime.co.uk/pages/2010/10/28/lamb-lagoto/
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Huevos Sloberos
This is adapted from ‘The great Mexican breakfast’ in Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food Made Simple – she’s the genius behind Wahaca, the superb Mexican restaurants. It’s a bit like Huevos Rancheros, but we ate these slobbing out in bed one … Continue reading
Fragrant pumpkin soup
Here’s a fragrant twist on pumpkin soup I’ve just invented. Perfect on a cold evening after a day’s paintballing. 1 medium or small pumpkin 2 carrots 1 onion tablespoon of ground coriander thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 litre of … Continue reading