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Savoury Thyme, Aleppo Pepper and Cheddar Crepes

13/08/2018 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

A good few months ago, I started to dabble with ...

Seafood Char Kuey Teow with Spinach

01/01/2018 By Richard Bewley 1 Comment

As I sit at my desk in my beloved man cave on New ...

Blueberry Pancakes

08/09/2017 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

Ever since watching Quentin Tarantino's 1994 ...

Egg fried rice with cashew nuts, ginger and lime

21/02/2017 By Richard Bewley 1 Comment

The last three months have been crazy busy. Any ...

Baked eggs with spinach, chilli, and red onion

18/08/2016 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

At the very end of July, I spent a truly ...

The very first time I tried Thai food was at the Chiang Mai Kitchen in Oxford, in 1994. It had opened the year before, and was somewhere I just had to try. Whilst my memory is far from photographic in terms of all the ingredients which made up the Tom Yum Poh Thek (mixed seafood…

One of the worst jobs I have ever done (and there have been a few, sadly) was during my summer school holiday when 17. Desperate to make a few pounds to use on a camping holiday in France and Spain, I accepted a job in the kitchens of a local Oxford hospital. Soul-destroying? Yes. I…

Flambéd Pineapple and Rum

I am not a sweet person. I am not cantankerous and bitter either. What I am alluding to is that I have no craving for anything sweet, and a desert is the course I am most likely going to skip on. I am not a fan of sweets, sugary drinks etc – so much so…

Please accept my apologies for the slight hiatus on Love the kitchen. I have not run out of inspiration or ideas – far from it. In the last fortnight I have been dealing with the loss of Aslan, my very much loved cat who suddenly passed away; entertaining parents for a long weekend (great opportunity…