Author: Not Delia
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Guild of Food Writers Competitions
The Guild of Food Writers’ annual competitions to discover the best new young chefs and food writers are back for 2009. Cook It! CookIt! is open to all young cooks between 10 and 14 years old. The theme for 2009 is ‘High Five!’ – entrants will be asked to create a two-course family meal using…
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Tostaditas with Salsa Topping
There’s a nice little recipe for tostaditas in Eric Treuille and Victoria Blashford-Snell’s book, Canapés. These are very quick and easy to make and make an attractive and tasty party snack. For the tostaditas (makes 24) Ingredients 3 15cm (6 inch) flour tortillas ½ tbsp sunflower oil ¼ tsp salt Method Preheat the oven to…
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Mussels – a shut and open case
We always buy our mussels live to ensure freshness. You can buy frozen mussels, especially the New Zealand green-lips, but I’ve never tried to cook frozen mussels and so can’t comment on that. When you’re buying mussels make sure the shells don’t have any cracks. Then there are two things to do to make sure…
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Quiche
Quiche is always a popular dish and goes down well in a buffet or party. It’s good when you’re cooking for crowds. You can always freeze it too so you have a ready meal available for whenever you want it. Just bung a little bit of salad on the side and there’s a quick and…
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Events January 2009
There are lots of food-related events going on. Here are some for January 2009. 31 December – 1 January: Hogmanay/New Year’s Day A traditional holiday celebrated by Scots everywhere. 1 January: New Year’s Day Parade in London There is a free street parade in London. There are more than 10,000 performers (including marching bands, cheerleaders,…
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Oriental Seafood, Penang
42 Gurney Drive 10470 Penang After our disappointment at Shenanigans in Tanjung Tokong, we were keen to move on and try somewhere else. It was that limbo time in the afternoon – too late for lunch and too early for dinner. When we spotted the Oriental Seafood restaurant, which is situated right on the sea,…