Category: Food

February 26, 2007 Andy 4 Comments

I mentioned that I loved the food in India. All the cheap curries, tasty samosas and wonderful breakfasts. Well, now in Thailand I’m in Heaven. Thai food, along side Italian, is my favorite. Pad Thai, Green Curries, Spring Rolls, Tom Yam soup… It’s all good. Finally, three days before leaving Thailand I got round to doing a Thai cookery course. There are hundreds to choose from in Chang Mai, but I was so impressed by the professionalism of the Eagle Guesthouse that I signed up for their Chili Club course with little further thought. I was not disappointed. After selecting…

November 10, 2006 Andy 1 Comments

Most of my recent posts have been about nice people that I’ve met over the last 4 years. I’ve felt the need to share how these people have influenced me. I guess I’m just getting soppy as I know I’m leaving Spain in 3 weeks time and there are a lot of people that I’m going to miss a great deal. Last night we invited David, Alberto and Paola over for dinner. I met both David and Alberto due to the Mongol Rally, and have remained friends while helping them prepare and watching them take part. Yet more people I’ll…

May 2, 2006 Andy 0 Comments

After the abismal meal we’d had the previous night I felt the need to cook something good. Another new recepie, but one that turned out beautifully first time. This was followed by the somewhat bizarre, but great, chilli choclate that Cathy has so thoughtfully bought for me for Christmas. Mustard & Parsley Chicken Ingredients (serves 2) For the Chicken: 2 chicken breasts 4 tables spoons of olive oil 1 heaped table spoon of Dijon Mustard 1 handfull of parsley 2 table spoons of white wine vinager 200 ml of Chicken Stock For the potatoes: 400 grams of new potatoes 3…

April 28, 2006 Andy 0 Comments

With the laptop fixed with a shiny new motherboard (top marks to Dell for the quick resolution) I can finally post this update: Espe and I spent the weekend down in Valencia visiting her family. It was nice to have such a relaxing weekend in the sun (despite the bad forecast), eating some great food without stressing myself with all the little ‘to do’ things that normally take up quiet weekends at home. I made a good start with Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, and in the process learned more about the Spanish Civil war. Something that has…

March 5, 2006 Andy 0 Comments

You lot seem to like my recepies, so here comes another. I got the idea from “The Circle of Friends Cookbook” (something put together by a colleague of my sister) but changed it based on my Thai cooking experiences. Stuff to cook Trout or Rainbow Trout Green Pepper Mushrooms Potatoes Stuff for the Marinade / Sauce 1 stalk of lemon grass 2 cloves of garlic 1 small red chilli 1 Challot or small onion A thumb of ginger Black Pepper Corriander Seeds Soya sauce Olive Oil Juice of 1 lemon Grated rind of the lemon Chop and grind the onion,…

January 22, 2006 Andy 0 Comments

Even if I do say so myself, I cooked another excellent dinner last night… Despite having done a huge shop a few days previous we were a little short on substantial ingredients. Looking over a few cook books Nigel Slater, once again, came up trumps… 90 minutes later I’d prepared an incredibly simple, yet very tasty dish: Ingredients 3 Potatoes 1 Onion Handful of Mushrooms 4 rashers of streaky bacon 2 Garlic Cloves 2 tbsp Olive oil 50g butter Shed load of Thyme 100g Cheese (the softer the better) First off I sliced up the potatoes and then fried the…

January 8, 2006 Andy 0 Comments

Being on call all weekend I knew a quiet weekend was in store. I planned a Sunday Roast for Saturday evening, and then decided to invite Philippe, Ana, Jon and Pete along to try and dispell the myth about how terrible English cooking is. Even if I do say so myself, it turned out very well. Roast Chicken with roast potatoes, sausages, bacon, (home made) stuffing, carrots, brocolli, peas, sweetcorn and gravy. So here is how I did it: Made the stuffing. Minced up 4 pork(ish) sausages with 120 grams of breadcrumbs and a table spoon of parsley and sage.…