Food

For those looking for a terrine recipe, take a look here. The whole series of 'Marco cooks for' are superb, as are the ones of him cooking at Harvey's years ago. He's in his pomp here, and Gordon Ramsay is there in the background, meek and cowering. Here Marco makes Raymond Blanc a leek and lobster terrine, so maybe not ideal for this time of year, but gives you an example of the technique.

YouTube - Marco Cooks For Raymond Blanc pt1

Making this kind of terrine is very different to a pork one tho. +1 on Marco Cooks for, I love the pig trotter pierre koffman

Made a cracking lasagne the other day. Had to be cheap so omitted the bacon and white wine, but compensated by putting a glass of leftover mulled wine into the meat sauce. CRACKIN'!

Gordon Ramsay is there in the background, meek and cowering.

I accidentally caught a bit of old episode of Have I got News For you recently with Gordon Ramsay on the Panel. He was totally different to the swaggering, sweary, bullying alpha cock he masquerades as these days. He hardly spoke at all, just giggled nervously, squirmed in his chair, blushed and generally appeared subserviant and ill at ease. He was pinker and didn't look quite so much like a wrinked scrotum back then either. Most odd.

Ha, dooks. Ramsay’s the consummate media tart now isn’t he. Perma-tanned, perfect-teethed, taut, lean cut of prime pork-loin. Same ridiculous hand-movements. Goes to show though, most folk have the same humble beginnings.

The legend goes that Marco is the only chef to have made Ramsay cry, when he was his boss. Natch, Ramsay becomes a bully later on. I’ve been a chef, and it can break you actually. Ramsay has remained ‘credible’ for a surprising amount of time.

Ahhh i don't mind him to be honest. Not a huge fan of his cooking, sleb-felating teevee shows or irritating ticks ("yes?" *bounces on toes * does blair-hands "yes?") but he seems like semi-decent human being behind all the bluster and bollocks. meh.

be that as it may - brand ramsey now almost contractually obliges him to a be an ornery, combative, overbearing twat the second the cameras are on him. his behaviour is just unneccessary, and i suspect his behaviour is often emulated by impressionable wannabe michelin star chasers from lands end to john o groats.

true.

there was a feature on Mushroom foraging in the Times today by hestoneanderthal
wierd, totally missed the season and he was on about picking now....

@Nuknow--
Fig Jam fucking total win well done.

Next thursday, Stockwell, I will bring the Fig Jam and Rillette for tries.
Be there or be clueless.

hope this isn't a repost. made me giggle like mad:

YouTube - Masterchef Final 2010 - Funny

So hungry right now:
YouTube - Double-Double Rainbow

Had a glut of banana's so I made banana and cinnamon clafoutis. piss easy and full of win.

Sorry for the crappy photo

With cream, that must be bonza

I didn't have any but i made do with posh creamy vanilla ice cream

Dinner was...

Also, i'm 'playing' with the fig Jam. Had some critic saying it was 'too intense, what does it mean'... i don't know.
So... decided to reheat it, add more liquid, sieve it, basically make a fig gel out of it. OMFG, it's sooo good, with a ginger, lemon and caramel taste... hmmm.
Also, added some cream&milk and decide to make some toffee.
Hopefully all of this will go to the Stockwell dinner.

a little thought for those who are a fan of food technology humor.
"what happens if you try and make a cake with E-554?"

It won't cake.

hope this isn't a repost. made me giggle like mad:

YouTube - Masterchef Final 2010 - Funny

That was amazing. I love the ketchup back of spoon across plate bit.

Also, probably a repost but amazing /http://http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/

Going to Tokyo supermarket at lunchtime... Hopes..

Any luck on the Giga Pudding?

Need pudding.

Had a glut of banana's so I made banana and cinnamon clafoutis. piss easy and full of win.

Sorry for the crappy photo

oooh! recipe please!

Nah mate... So disappoint.

We were gonna eat out out last night but both felt too tired... Solution? Went to Atlantic Bakeries on Railton Road on the way home and got meat only portions of oxtail and curry goat (2 x £4) and a side of callaloo (£2), so much food for so little money!?! Made some rice and peas when I got in and Hey presto! Just finished the leftovers... Some of the best Jamaican food I've had in my life... The meat could've quite easily fed four...

goes for a lie down

i've never had goat meat. for some reason the thought of eating it always makes me urrhrrrhrhhhrhhrr... might have something to do with being interefered with by one as a young'un (true story - long one). wheres a good place to start?

/inb4 sniggers.

goat meat is lish!