Time:
Like space but more personal and precious, although you are free to use it as you wish, it will force you to travel in only one direction. It will be fair to all equally but some will get less than others. Sharing time with someone is the greatest gift you can receive.
Category Archives: Cooking
Moelleux a la Chataigne
A very nice cake recipe we made when we were in the Auvergne at la Boudio with Manu’s family.
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Beef Casserole
With the recent turn of the weather to a very Wintery style…and the office in full Glacial mode…I am finding the weekend a great place to try comfort food…this one is a great simple slow cook dish. I use my … Continue reading
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Cramique Belge
Got this recipe from the net… Another mucky Sunday and could do with moral lifting food… I used to eat this at my grand’ mother place. Ingredients: 500g of flour dry yeast (enough for the flour quantity probably … Continue reading
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Lemon Meringue Tart
This is a bit of a complicated or more accurately lengthy recipe. It is not difficult but it just takes a few steps and as a consequence you end-up spending a fair amount of time in the kitchen…however the final … Continue reading
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Plum Tarte Tatin
I made some Tarte Tatin today but with plums instead of apples. It is very nice !…Maybe the plums are giving too much juice and water as they cook, so there might be a way by which you could soak … Continue reading
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I love this place – Hakkasan
A great lunch place after some shopping in london : Hakkasan. This is Dim Sum Platter (varied and very nice) Aubergines and Oat and Mushrooms (amazing but needs to be a side dish) Salt Pepper Squid (not particularly special but perfect) … Continue reading
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Beef Cuts
A nice infographic summary of the various beef cuts and cooking levels…
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Smoked Ham or Jambon fume
Last weekend I wanted to make some ham from scratch. Bought a large piece of pork and started the process. Ingredients : Pork (shoulder or other as you want). In UK it is called gammon when ham is uncooked. Cooking … Continue reading
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Avocado Growing
Wanted to add a new plant to my hydroponics experiments. I have had plenty of setbacks recently with my lack of attention to watering….! I really need to get moving on that Raspberry pi controlled watering system, it has been … Continue reading
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Nice juices at Home
After 6.5 years since we have been back from the USA, Manu found the centrifuge machine we bought when we were in Westport ! Been making some very healthy juices with apples, pears, strawberries, bananas etc…. Very healthy for everybody … Continue reading
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Bamix Mayonnaise
Simple Mayo Ingredients : 1 Egg / 300mml of oil (peanut or other vegetable) Salt / Pepper / Herbs (if wanted) 1 Tablespoon Vinegar / 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon Mustard How to Make : Mix all ingredients and … Continue reading
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Mum’s Ham Terrine
Ingredients: 3 Packets of Ham of 130g each (non breaded) 1 Gelatine sachet 1 Chicken stock cube / 1 vegetable stock cube 1 Pack of fine green beans 3 eggs / pepper and spices / Parsley A medium sized terrine … Continue reading
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Preparing Hydroponics for 2015
I have been updating my Hydroponics setup for 2015. I have modified a little the hanging hooks and purchase a new set of propagation lights from Growell. I took some 4X T5 lights as it fits well with the wooden … Continue reading
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Aubergine Farcie
Here is another classic in the family. Always a winner with the kids, really nice with some french fries or a green salad. On the lower grill, the “extra” for a small meat loaf. Ingredients : 500g Pork … Continue reading
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Tarte au Sucre – Traditional – Update 1
Today I made some good old “Tarte au sucre”, family tradition style. Here is the recipe from “Marraine de Quievrain“, collected in person on a piece of paper that was lying around on the day…about 14 years ago (sometime in … Continue reading
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Friday Pizza
It is a lot of fun to build your own Pizza ! Kids can pick whatever they want, they get to roll-it, load-it, cook-it and finally eat-it ! Very easy recipe, the trick is in the making the well and … Continue reading
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Chicken Tagine
With winter almost on our doors and the visit of friends for the weekend, it felt necessary to have a nice dinner dish. The key requirements were : it would be simple to prepare for 9 people, it would need … Continue reading
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