nic cooks

A friend recently got some chickens for her garden, and she promised me that once the hens started laying excess eggs I could have some. Well Friday was the day, sitting on my desk when I got to work were 4 of Speckle’s eggs. With freshly laid eggs I had to find a suitable way [...]

For a while now I’ve been wanting to write my own cookbook. I felt the need to write my own book because when I cook for others I often get asked for the recipe, but the problem is, more often than not I haven’t followed a recipe, but adapted or sometimes just made it up! [...]

I’ve been at it since June, and I’m nearly done. Well I’ve completed 60% of the recipes in the first Jamie book. The momentum has slowed down a bit, as the more I do the harder it becomes. I have cooked most of the everyday meals and all of the wintery dishes, which only leaves [...]

Well it’s fantastic having a wife who loves to cook, especially when your birthday comes around! Luckily for me my birthday also fell the day Nic does her private work each week but, sadly, she didn’t have many clients booked in this week. More time to cook for me!! So here’s a quick run down [...]