by Russell Brown | Mar 30, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
Well, it took a few attempts but I think we now have a pretty decent hot cross bun recipe sorted! This is something I have made a few times before but didn’t have a recipe written down for, so it has been a while! As is often the case in this situation, I had...
by Russell Brown | Mar 26, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
It has been called an obsession, maybe it is an addiction, but most likely it is just plain old gluttony.I do love good chocolate! I have never trained in pastry, in fact I didn’t go to a catering college at all, but the dessert side of my cooking has always...
by Russell Brown | Mar 12, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
I have spent a lot of time on my photography recently but most of it has been food shots for various things; Dorchester Life, the new Dorset food magazine Menu and, of course, for the blog, so I thought it was time to upload a few new images to the galleries. We did...
by Russell Brown | Mar 5, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
This is proper home cooking. Comfort food, yes, indulgent, possibly a little, but more than anything really tasty! I have made this pie a couple of times recently and in part it was inspired by a visit to Walter Rose and Sons in Devizes, the butchers I use at Sienna....
by Russell Brown | Feb 27, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
I saw them in Waitrose. 1 kilo boxes of Seville oranges and it got me thinking; how long is it since I made marmalade? Ages, that’s for sure. It’s a big topic this year, helped in some way no doubt by the Paddington movie (I have always been a fan and loved the...
by Russell Brown | Feb 14, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
Books have always been a satisfyingly significant part of my life. To get lost in a great story, to learn, to switch off, to revel in the physical act of opening a new book for the first time; this is real enjoyment. That moment when you gently run your thumb down the...
