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My Perfect BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs – Part 2

September 7, 2025 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

My Perfect BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs – Part 2. In part one, I covered what cuts of pork ribs you can use and a Kansas-style rub to help build up layers of flavour. In this second part, I am going to look at the best way to cook the prepared ribs. If you want…

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Filed Under: Allergens, American Cusine, BBQ, Pork Tagged With: BBQ, BBQ Pork Ribs, BBQ Recipes

The Best Homemade Baked Beans Breakfast

August 24, 2025 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

The best homemade baked beans breakfast. We live in an age of convenience. If you want some baked beans for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you open a tin. Tinned baked beans have a long history. H. J. Heinz started making them in 1886. They are a good source of protein and fibre. But on the downside, they can contain shocking amounts of sugar and salt. The good news is that with a little time and forethought, you can make the most amazing homemade baked beans.

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Filed Under: Allergens, American Cusine, Breakfast, Brunch, Culinary History, Ingredients, Lunchtime Dishes, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: Baked Beans, Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dishes, Sunday Lunch

Hail Caesar – How I fell back in love with the Caesar Salad

August 13, 2025 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

Hail Caesar – How I fell back in love with the Caesar Salad. For most of my working life restaurants and pubs have had Chicken Caesar Salad on the menu. In fact, for a long time, it seemed almost the only salad option. Unfortunately, it was not always done well, the salad limp, poor quality…

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Truffle Mac ‘n’ Cheese – A little bit of Luxury

June 5, 2025 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

Truffle Mac ‘n’ Cheese – A little bit of Luxury. You may like me probably think of the dish Macaroni Cheese as almost as American as apple pie. Indeed, Thomas Jefferson was recorded as an early fan. However, you would be surprised to learn it was early English immigrant settlers who most likely first imported…

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