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Working until 4 am last night, previously having dined locally in the fabulous Blackfoot resturant on 3 different deliceous Pork dishes followed by a couple of outrageously expensive cocktails later...
Been watching probably one of the best cooking programs to date and having lived in the 15th arrondissement on Rue du Bac and have an affinity with the presenter Rachel.
Anyhow, Puy lentils anyone...
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I leave for the land of puy lentils, bacon butties and beer this Monday....Oh! and bovril and jubilee clips, and fine wine, fine dining and lawn food, t-shirts, decent drugs, intelligent conversation...
I have the last of a 5lb leg of Pork ready for roasting.
1 x 5lb Leg of Pork
Huge selection of crushed herbs.
10 x Juniper berries.
2 x Onions.
Whole Garlic clove.
Fresh Herbs
Fresh black pepper...
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We had a surprise in el Gouna this week. The mexican restaurant was offering boneless pork rib cutlets and also pork cordon bleu. Both dishes were tried and declared extremely tender and...
Ever since the iftar at the family house - we've been playing the identify the fish game! Whilst knowing the arabic name is nice - I would also like to know what it's called in English. So we've all...
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What is nile perch called in Arabic?
In Francophone African countries, it is known as capitaine and in Egypt/Sudan as am'kal.
This spanish company currently has an offer running 500 grams Italian spaghetti and 500 ml of Spanish extra virgin oil in KZ for only 43.95le, lets face it the egyptian pasta is sh** too thin..cook...
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Try the Italian Pasta in Sudani or the shop next to Attars bakers, by the way he has started to make Lemon Merangue (can't spell it) pie.
Known endearingly throughout the world by it's top chef's, simply as The Restaurant.
My favorite place for 'pigging-out has nearly reached it's 20th year and as such this October I will be once...
I have long since known that eating 'Tomatoes' can upset my poor old aching joints more then almost any other foods I consume. I discovered this some time back by using the old tried and tested...
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Well it is one thing I know I can not bring in for you as a smuggled goody!
When I have been in the same predicament as you (the dreaded bunged up, feeling like a stuffed haggis time) I have gone to...
As I constantly learn the art of butchering the various parts of my Cairean Zabaleen porky, I thought about it. The Zabaleen utilize 'pinky & perky's to recycle Cairo's waste.
I used to live above...
Been off-line for some time doing things other than computer gazing.
I have a few big old banana plants and was wondering if I collect the sap from the trunks can I make alcohol ?
All replies greatly...
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Well that's a non-starter. I tapped a 30 inch circumference stem and after 24 hrs only managed to collect 3 inches of brownish tasting water. Next I shall try date palms...:cool:
When I was traipsing around the desert a few years back with Clementine playing solar powered 'toones and reading at nightime with solar powered lamps one book was The Pharaoh's Feast by Oswald...
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Have you started up your own Mexican jumping bean farm?
Why is it ? since the mainline Supermarkets made their appearance here, 'God bless them even the MB Hood's 'Ragab & sons.
Why is one can get stock cubes but only meat,chicken and vegetable. What...
Yesterday I was given a sample bag of El Farasha Italiano durum pasta, made in Egypt. Just from the look of it, I knew that this was quality and I hope that I convinced Mr. Sudane in the supermarket...
Does anyone know if there are still or already vanille beans in the market? I used to by them at the spice shop.
But since a while now I don't find any.
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Can anyone tell me about how to use the vanilla crystals/powder? I've never been sure! I usually use either the pods or extract.
Fergus has been awarded The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award as part of The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2014, sponsored by S Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, to be held tomorrow at London's...
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All the World's top Chef's have a 'funday at St John's annually, last time I was asked to exit stage left as deemed 'a ligger... :cool:
Ps: John Tarode has a place just round the corner or did do....
Anyone spotted those clever little springy food anti fly nets anywhere in Luxor ? have tried plastic Ali and Mad Sherrifs no luck!
mine from chinese UK pound shop have fallen apart, cheers any...
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Who2, I have sent PM, Again do'nt know where it goes!!!!.
But, it said we will be out 'n' about socialising this afternoon on West bank, so could drop yer foody protection tent off later on. we will...
I have today been given 12 kilo of onions, with the shoots still on and 5 kilo of garlic tops on too, it is going to take me forever to eat it what's the best way to store it?
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Oh dear Carrie,
I think the whole village is going to smell your toom and basil soup cooking. Have you got a 100Lt cooking pot? :lol:
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:
This...
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Never heard before the tip of banana skin on the heel. Will have to give it a try.
The nice things about having guests is they bring what you ask for.
I sit here with a bloody good Bloody Mary, BN's girlfriend bought me many things inc: a bottle of Smirnoff black Vodka.nb: she's...
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8 days later the soup maker of bergen-belsen creates another amazing soup from the makings of just a bloody mary gone wrong.
It's nearly 4am and soon the guy will kick-off telling me to get up and...
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