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January 2009
MasterChef
Choose between John and Gregg with their catchphrases “Whoever wins, it will change their life!” and “Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this!” or Gregg on his own saying “Beefy, beefy mushrooms” This and many more designs available from our shop
Fisherman’s Soup with Aioli Toast
I came across this Mitch Tonks recipe on the excellent BBC ‘Get Cooking‘ website. If this dish is anything to go by, fishermen eat exceedingly well.
‘Cooking Doesn’t Get Tougher Than This!’ Apron
This is the first in what will no doubt be an endless stream of ‘MasterChef’ inspired cooking aprons, and is yours for a modest £18.90. Buy now or wait until we’ve come up with some better ideas. Available in a range of fresh and modern colours.
Creationism
“I’ve started to drift towards a belief in God, creationism and intelligent design. When I look at something as complete and intricate and detailed as Professor Dawkins I think, ‘Surely that can’t just have happened by chance’.” A quote from the comedy genius Stewart Lee. This and many more designs available from our shop
Semolina-crust pain de mie
This Saturday I had the urge to spend all day in the kitchen and there is no better way of achieving this than embarking on one of Dan Lepard‘s more involved and elaborate recipes. This loaf takes the best part of a day to create and requires the making of two separate doughs – one for the inside and one …
Sunday (Birthday) Lunch at L’Oasis
A L’Oasis in the desert of KFC and Wetherspoon hell that is the Mile End Road. RIP
Yuckblog 8: Drei Deutsche Imbisse
Like a dog returning to its vomit, here we are once again preparing three unappetising platefuls of instant pasta for this, our eighth yuckblog taste test. Thus far much of what we have tried has been of such a lamentable quality it can barely be described as ‘food’, so this time we have travelled further afield and purchased our specimens …
Honeyed Tomato Soup
Phwaaar! Great flavour combinations. You’ve got the sweetness of the tomatoes, then an explosion of fragrant basil, finishing with the floral kiss of honey. Yes, MASTERCHEF!! has returned to our screens. Actually this is a delicious and unusual dish. If you can only summon the enthusiasm to cook one thing this year, make sure it is this soup. “Agony and …
Spicy Tomato Ketchup
‘A true taste of Mediterranean tomatoes to bring a touch of sunshine to British fish and chips. It’s the ultimate sauce to enhance your haddock or perk up your pollock’. Not my words you understand, but those of Jme (Champion of the people) Oliver describing his ‘Real Tomato Ketchup’ which he is flogging on his website for an impressive £3.50 …
Rosti (potato pancake)
This recipe is for my dad who misses the rostis my mum used to make but has so far been unsuccessful in his attempts to recreate them. There are many ways to rosti a potato – purists would have you boil them first and leave to rest overnight before peeling and grating; others would urge you to add egg or …
Hund T-Shirt
If you’re fond of dogs and like t-shirts, then you’ll love this dog t-shirt. Go on, consume and make your life worthwile. Happiness is a click away. Many more designs available from our shop
Fish Fingers
OK, so it looks as if this particular fish had its fingers variously crushed in a freak piscine industrial accident, but they are tasty nevertheless. Tastier than Cap’n Birdseye’s even.
Yuckblog 7: (Un)Savoury Rice
I had fond memories of Batchelors Savoury Rice. I remember it magically appearing sometime during the 1970s and becoming a regular teatime favourite along with butterscotch Angel Delight, Dream Topping and Arctic Roll. However, having just sampled three miserable variations, I now know that 30 years can play terrible tricks on the mind, and memories, like failed fireworks, should never …
Happy New Year
This time last year we posted a recipe for ‘Minted Pea & Lettuce Soup‘ with the uplifting introduction “Happy New Year. It’s 2008 and it looks like the year ahead is going to be shit”. Predictions don’t come more accurate than that. So what of 2009? Shitter. Much shitter. Shittier than Shitty Jack McShit after losing his car keys at …
Bass Wrapped in Lettuce
Following a traditional Christmas in Suffolk (Turkey or Quorn roast with all the trimmings, a disappointing episode of Doctor Who and Israel bombing Palestine, etc) we had a second, less traditional Christmas dinner a few days later in Berlin (Some photos here). This lettuce-wrapped bass was the main attraction, served alongside an indulgent Gratin Dauphinois and a flourish of buttered …
Gratin Dauphinois
For the definitive yuletide Gratin Dauphinois recipe to accompany the also-blogged lettuce-wrapped bass we turned to Larousse Gastronomique.