24 hour steak recipe, put to the test
A couple of weeks ago I made my first attempt at cooking Heston Blumenthal’s 24 hour steak recipe. The result was amazing, nothing short of genius. See for yourself…
Heston Blumenthal’s 24 hour steak recipe
I was lucky enough to catch the below on TV last weekend. It’s taken a while to figure out how to steal it from BBC’s iPlayer, but fortunately for you I got there in the end. The recipe looks quite amazing and I am wasting no time in trying it out myself. In fact I … Read more
Portuguese Picanha
I’ve just returned from a wonderful week in the Algarve sunshine. I’m a big fan of Portugal. It’s only a short flight from the UK, yet many parts have managed to evade the hordes of overweight, hamburger eating, tattoo infested, string vest clad, British tourists who have polluted most of the Iberian coastal towns. It … Read more
Depressing steaks
What should have been a very pleasant evening – munching through a mountain of meat with my brother – turned into a quite depressing experience when we began contemplating the future of our country. We were both in agreement that the future is quite bleak for (Great) Britain and hence our children. Frederick Mair has … Read more
Xmas beef feast (part 2)
Christmas Eve was spent with Tillie’s family at their home in Fleet, Hampshire. My brother-in-law Matt was left in charge of the food whilst the rest of us went to a drinks party at some friends of the family. Matt is a professional golfer with a very bright future ahead of him. But if things … Read more
Steak & mushroom pie
Daddy Mair Tillie and I had dinner with my father and his fabulous girlfriend Sue on Monday. My old man is a handy chef and he cooked us a delicious Steak & Mushroom pie that certainly deserves a mention. I asked if he would share the recipe and he emailed it to me today. Here … Read more