How to make Culinary Foams, Air and Espumas
Espuma is the Spanish word for foam or froth and is the descriptive word for a technique developed by Ferran Adrià.
A culinary foam consists of natural flavours such as …
Espuma is the Spanish word for foam or froth and is the descriptive word for a technique developed by Ferran Adrià.
A culinary foam consists of natural flavours such as …
Finally summer has arrived. Out with stodgy hearty meals and in with light but punchy salads. I love classic recipes and this Waldorf salad is a good old classic but …
This dish is Spring on a plate. I felt overcome with relief when I finally saw the blossoms covering the trees and the grass growing at the speed of light. …
I’m a complete fool when it comes to a good macaron. I have watched my good friend Fabien for years making macarons but strangely never had the courage to attempt …
I have had the baking bug again today. Actually I can say this proudly that I haven’t enjoyed cooking for such a long time, as much I have in the …
Baked cheesecake is one on my weaknesses in life. When I was a catering college student, I learned ‘the magic’ of producing baked cheesecakes. I even told my mother, a …
What is Agar agar?
Agar agar is a mixture of several different carbohydrates extracted from seaweed where as gelatine is a substance produced from animal protein.
The unusual and complex …
I love all the individual elements of this dish and think of them more as petite fours or sweets. I challenged myself to put them all together and make one …
Oh it’s that time of the year again to enjoy hot cross buns. The smell of them baking in the hot oven definitely provokes fond childhood memories. It’s a clear …
When Polly Robinson from Food Safari UK invited me to come along and cook at her’ Wild Meat in a Day’ event, I could not contain myself. I had been …