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The Six Best Soup Recipes this Autumn

October 30, 2021 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

Soup is not just great for lunch or supper it can be served as a starter for an elegant dinner party and I have the perfect recipe a cauliflower veloute, and you can find out all about how chef’s make and use veloutes in traditional kitchens.

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Filed Under: American Cusine, Classic Dishes, Culinary History, Culinary skills, Fish & Shellfsh, French Cusine, Seasonal Eating, Soup, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: Autumn Eats, Seasonal Eating, Soup, Soup Recipes

Barbi for Britain – National BBQ Week

May 23, 2020 by Christian Gott Leave a Comment

National Barbecue Week 2020 Monday the 25th May is the start of National BBQ week but as lock down is only just starting to be eased this year is a little different. Bank Holiday Monday is now BarbiforBritain day so it is time to dig out the charcoal, dust off the BBQ, and get cooking…

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Filed Under: American Cusine, BBQ, Chicken Recipes, Culinary skills, Meat, Sauces, Steak Tagged With: BarbiforBritain, BBQ, BBQ Recipes, NationalBBQWeek 2020

Hot Cross Buns

April 10, 2020 by Christian Gott 1 Comment

Hot Cross Buns are spiced bread rolls made with an enriched dough. You will recognise them marked with a cross and traditionally eaten today, Good Friday. Traditionally you eat them to mark the end of Lent.

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Filed Under: Allergens, Baking, Bread, Classic Dishes, Cooking with Beer, Culinary History, Culinary skills, Ingredients, Jersey Produce, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: Allergens, Baking, Beer Hot Cross Buns, Easter, Hot Cross Buns

How to Easily Peel Fresh Ginger – My Weekend Top Tip

September 30, 2018 by Christian Gott 2 Comments

Ginger

One thing I really love about cooking is that you are always learning new recipes, techniques, and tips like the one I’m going to share today. I don’t know about you, but I always struggle with even the sharpest of knives to peel raw ginger without losing lots of the flesh alongside the skin.

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Filed Under: Culinary skills, Ingredients, Spices, Weekend Top Tips Tagged With: Culinary skills, How to peel raw Ginger, Ingredients, Spices, Weekend Top Tip

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