I have had a good crop of tomatoes on my allotment, far more than I can use in salads so I am going to make tomato passata and store it for future use.
Ingredients
Beer Can Cooking Rub
Every chicken or duck destined for the barbecue with a beer can partially inserted into its body cavity deserves a good rub before cooking.
Confit Garlic
Confit garlic is one of those ingredients that you didn’t know you needed in your kitchen until you tried it.
Edible Fake Blood
Make your own realistic edible fake blood for Halloween. Give your spooky cakes that extra ghoulish touch. Makes a good dipping suace for fingers too!
How to Rehydrate Raisins and Dried Fruit
Do you have some dried fruit or raisins which are too dry? Quickly rehydrate them and enjoy a more succulent taste. Whether you want them for baking or snacking, all raisins will benefit from some rehydration. Place the raisins in a bowl and cover with just-boiled water, then leave to […]
Court Bouillon
A spiced aromatic liquid or stock used mainly to poach fish and shellfish, court bouillon adds a flavour that would be lacking if the fish were cooked in plain water.
Homemade Chorizo
Try and recreate authentic homemade chorizo that tastes much better than the shop-bought varieties, and does not contain any artificial preservatives. A sausage machine either manual or electric would be a great help. Credits: espositosausage.com eyeonspain.com BBC Food – Mark Sargeant
Spanish Chorizo Sausage
Traditional Spanish chorizo is a very tasty sausage found all over Spain, each province having its own variation with most families having their own recipe. It can be fresh, which needs cooking, or cured, ready for eating.
Alioli
A lovely home made Spanish style garlic mayonaise
Crispy Fish Batter
All you need for this fish batter is flour, salt and soda water. The results will be thinly-coated, crispy and delicious pieces of fish!
Hi, I’m Richard aka Grandad
I’m a retired aeronautical engineer living in Tunbridge Wells, England. I love cooking and food history.
My grandchildren said, “Grandad, you ought to share your favourite recipes and histories online”. So here they are!
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