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Boeuf Bourguignon

18/02/2016 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

The very first time I had ever tried Boeuf ...

Chicken livers in brandy with spinach and romaine salad

04/04/2015 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

Twenty years ago, almost to the day, I made the ...

Black pudding, sautéed apple, red onion and rocket ciabatta

15/12/2014 By Richard Bewley 3 Comments

Due to the joys of the working week, breakfast is ...

Steak with a Peppercorn, Mushroom, and Brandy Sauce

15/07/2014 By Richard Bewley 4 Comments

I categorically love steak. There you go, ...

It is very common that I have not planned in advance what I am about to cook when I get home from work, resulting in scrambling together what to have to shove down my gullet. In most instances I decide what I could based on the ingredients I have, rather than buy ingredients for a…

The very first time I had a Rosti (or so I thought) was at the tender age of 10, when the mother of one of my classmates visited our class to offer a ‘show and tell‘ about Judaism to our culturally challenged group in the small town I grew up in. As this was over…

Just shy of four months ago (still inspired by a trip to Sicily), Marlini had the very good idea that we should make a Clam Vongole dish, for the simple reason that we are hardcore fish and seafood lovers at heart and clams were an ingredient, I had, not until recently, ever cooked. I am…

In January 2012, I experienced the joy of having surgery which, in spite of opting for the ‘keyhole’ method, took a good two to three weeks or so to heal. I distinctly remember asking the surgeon a good few days afterwards why it still hurt so much, to which he replied : “What do you…