nic cooks

My trusty food photographer has let me down this week, and I’m not sure you’re going to believe I’ve cooked lamb.  So far this week, I had a day off Jamie on Monday, because Monday is left-over night, and I’m running low on recipes, so there was nothing I could do with my left-over roast. [...]

Faggots were my worst nightmare as a child, but as an adult, wanting Great British comfort food on a cold winter’s day, I can’t think of anything better! Courtesy of Gordon Ramsay’s Great British Pub Food I have made possibly the best comfort food I have ever made in my life. And it was a [...]

Sometimes it takes a bit of persuasion to make Graham eat fish, unless it is raw and very expensive! This is due to his childhood trauma of mackerel sandwiches and fish pie. But over the years, particularly since moving to Sydney, I have gradually managed to slip more and more into our diet, and this [...]

I’m nearly 5 weeks in, but I’m starting to get twitchy. I’m determined to complete this challenge but I’m also keen to move onto the next book, so in order to help me along I thought I’d do a progress chart, so I can see the recipes counting down! Soups and Broths 4/6 complete 3 [...]