French-Style potato salad as opposed to one that's dressed in mayonnaise or soured cream. I did play about with calling it 'Herby Potato Salad' because there are a lot of herbs, but the vinaigrette dressing swung it. In my house, this is just called 'Potato Salad'. It's my … [Read more...]
Hollandaise Sauce
No-one needs Hollandaise, but wouldn't life be a poorer thing without it? It's one of the five 'mother' sauces in French Haute Cuisine and I suspect that's why it's got the reputation as 'difficult' - but if you resolutely refuse to be star-struck, it really isn't a diva to … [Read more...]
Dauphinoise Potatoes
Still cooking in 'real' time (must stop that) … but that means, here in the UK, it was Mothering Sunday yesterday. In fact, for us we'd also decided to celebrate my eldest son's 22nd birthday - a little late - so the seven of us would be together. Dom is nothing if not … [Read more...]
Guacamole
The great thing about Guacamole is there is no one recipe for it, which means you can't be wrong. Aztecs were eating this in the sixteenth century and it seems like the only thing you absolutely have to have is avocado and salt. I like mine 'chunky', which is definitely a … [Read more...]
Roast Potatoes
If your roast potatoes are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside the 'game' is already won. The second mortgage you've taken out to get a big enough piece of meat to feed the family, particularly if you've wanted the animal ethically reared, is largely … [Read more...]