Month: November 2008

  • Raspbeeries!

    Fruit and beer. For many people, the two concepts don’t belong together. For example, one of my ex-colleagues had a letter published in Viz which sneered at the whole concept of a “lager top” as being the Southern softy drink of shandy under a euphemistic name. Funny though the letter was, I don’t think he…

  • Quick Foodie Quiz 17

    Test your foodie knowledge with our quick quiz. Only five questions but quite difficult, we think. Have fun! What is Bûche de Noël? A French Christmas recipe for a Yule log A well-known Swiss cookbook with recipes for Christmas A Canadian pastry traditionally made at Christmas A Belgian liqueur distilled from birch sap, traditionally drunk…

  • Quick Foodie Quiz 17 – answers

    Here are the answers: What is Bûche de Noël? A French Christmas recipe for a Yule log A well-known Swiss cookbook with recipes for Christmas A Canadian pastry traditionally made at Christmas A Belgian liqueur distilled from birch sap, traditionally drunk on Christmas Eve (You can find a great recipe for Bûche de Noël on…

  • Not Delia’s Chicken Sandwich

    This chicken sandwich makes a great snack or even a quick meal in minutes if you’re not ravenously hungry. It’s certainly filling enough to make a decent-sized lunch for most people. You could also make this with already roasted chicken or turkey. Ingredients (per person): 1 wholemeal sub roll (or any roll, or two slices…

  • Stewing Steak

    How to seal, brown, and cook stewing steak as a basic technique – useful for making many dishes such as chilli con carne, goulash soup, steak pie, and many other things.

  • New Miele Guide Launched

    The Miele Guide reveals the first ever ranked list of Asia’s Top 20 restaurants As part of the launch of the inaugural edition of The Miele Guide, the much anticipated first-ever ranked list of Asia’s Top 20 Restaurants was announced at The Miele Guide Dinner on 31 October 2008. The exclusive red carpet event, held at…