I’m not a big fan of cupcakes. They taste of sweetness. With a lingering aftertaste of guilt. I’d take cheese over chocolate, and a sausage roll over sweeties. So if I am going to have a little afternoon nibble of something with a cup of tea, then this is my favourite kind of snack - [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rachel smith’
Date and apricot slices
Posted in Sweet Snacks, tagged recipe, dates, rachel smith, sweet, crumble, porridge oats, date and apricot slices, nutritious snack, sweet snack, dried apricots, something to go with an afternoon cup of tea, healthy snack on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Häagen-Dazs job application — I NEED YOUR VOTE!
Posted in News, tagged ice cream, rachel smith, Häagen-Dazs, haagen daz, tasting assistant, taste test, job, application, vote for me, rachel s on October 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I love ice cream. It’s not a whimsical affair, not just a fad—it’s not like I enjoy a scoop of vanilla from time to time, but I’m full on infatuated with all colours and creed—sorbets, sundaes, syrups…the whole works. So, imagine my excitement when I heard that Häagen-Dazs is looking for an official Taste Testing [...]
Nduja: blow-your-head-off supper
Posted in Maincourses, tagged food, recipe, sausage, salami, the food i eat, thefoodieat, rachel smith, red onion, rach smith, courgette, pasta, meat, nduja, ndjua, Calabrian, orecchiette, roasted vegetables on October 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Any food blogger worth their salt seems to be playing around with ndjua at the moment, so when I came across the glistening meaty log at Broadway market last week, I couldn’t resist jumping on the band wagon myself. And what a super jump it was. The fiery Calabrian meat is often described as a [...]
Butterfly leg of lamb
Posted in Maincourses, tagged food, recipe, roast, roasted, lamb, the food i eat, thefoodieat, garlic, rachel smith, ginger, rach smith, chilli, honey, mustard, Sunday lunch, butterfly leg of lamb, soy, chillie, marinade on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I learned this recipe on a cooking course six years ago, and it’s been my go-to dish ever since. In fact, the first cooking job I did, I was called up at 10 o’clock in the morning and told that I’d be cooking supper in Gloucestershire that evening, so I legged it to the butcher, [...]
National Curry Week 2011
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Reviews, tagged food, recipe, curry, the food i eat, chicken, chicken thigh, garlic, rachel smith, coriander, cumin, ginger, rach smith, chilli, 2011, Ruby Murray, National Curry Week, week, poppadom stacking competition, poppadom, poppadom tower, bay leaf, poppadom tower challenge, chicken ruby on October 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Tomorrow is the start of National Curry Week . Sure, the national event might’nt have as much clout as Christmas or New Year (not yet anyway…) but it is a chance to have a go at breaking the poppadom tower challenge (currently 5ft 1”) or the samosa speed challenge (how many can you wrap in [...]
Strawberry, mint and balsamic cheesecake
Posted in Puddings, tagged food, recipe, balsamic, strawberry, cream, pudding, the food i eat, summer, thefoodieat, mint, dessert, rachel smith, rach smith, Fiona Cairns, cheesecake on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake, so I won’t be waxing lyrical about this recipe. As cheesecakes go though, it’s a real good’un. The addition of mint and balsamic stop it from being one-dimensional creaminess, and turn it into something a bit more sophisticated and interesting. It’s a Fiona Cairns (of royal wedding cake-maker [...]
Pondering pineapples
Posted in Reviews, News, tagged history, food, recipe, cheese, the food i eat, thefoodieat, rachel smith, rach smith, pineapple, pondering pineapples, cocktail stick, story, dole, hawaii on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When a baby bird hatches from an egg, it decides that the first thing it sees is its mother. Well, when my friend Rob came round from general anesthetic, the first thing he saw was a pineapple. Really. His mum had put it on his bedside table. It would be wrong to imply that this [...]
Green Sauce
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged food, recipe, Leon, lemon, the food i eat, thefoodieat, mint, rachel smith, coriander, rach smith, mustard, parsley, green sauce, anchovy on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Usually I make a bit of effort with the photographs of the food I eat…but on this occasion I failed. I blame it on the fact that this sauce is so intensely delicious, it disappeared before I could get the lens cap off my camera, so you’ll just have to make do with this unappetizing [...]
Ottolenghi’s Roasted Butternut Squash with Burnt Aubergine and Pomegranate Molasses
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged food, recipe, Ottolenghi, butternut squash, aubergine, pomegranate molasses, lemon, the food i eat, thefoodieat, rachel smith, rach smith, yoghurt, almonds, parsley, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pomegranate on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients 1 large butternut squash 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp green, unsalted pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp sunflower seeds 1 tbsp black sesame seeds (1 tsp nigella seeds) 10g sliced almonds basil leaves, to serve sea salt, freshly ground black pepper Sauce 1 medium aubergine 150g (I used less, about 100g) Greek yoghurt (I used [...]
Slow roast pork with fennel
Posted in Maincourses, tagged food, recipe, pork belly, slow, roast, fennel, easy, the food i eat, thefoodieat, rachel smith, rach smith, delicious, Sunday lunch, idea on September 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ever since the recession hit and Jamie Oliver roasted belly of pork for six hours, the cut of meat has seen a huge revival. From the mahogany tables of smart London restaurants to the ikea tables of skanky student flats, it’s been the cut of the moment. If you’ve mastered the art of roasting pork [...]