Category Archives: Equipment

How to boil eggs?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Another of my desert island dishes. How to boil eggs? ……

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Tonight we just screen printed a small amount of Dinner At Mine aprons……

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

For Christmas Dinner at Mine……..If you’d like one, let me know… annie@hotmealsnow.com…

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Signed, stamped, sealed and delivered Dinner At Mine……

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

50 copies have been signed and specially stamped with the Dinner At Mine stamp. Get set go!…… As you’ve probably gathered the launch of Dinner At Mine was a huge success but for those who didn’t get a chance to … Continue reading →

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Mandoline

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Here is my mandoline. A brilliant little gadget for slicing vegetables thinly. (esp. for potaotes, see Boulangere and Dauphinois recipes) I’ve had mine about 10 years and it’s still going strong. I like this one cause it’s light, (plastic) not … Continue reading →

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To heat a pan or not to heat a pan – ‘Things P Has Learnt’ No.1 leading nicely onto ‘P’s Special Ways’ No.1

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Whilst being about the studio, working with Annie (and also Laura – a brilliant cook and food stylist too), I have managed to absorb a bit of ‘culinary know-how’. And this can only be a good thing as my knowledge … Continue reading →

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Hot Meals Now cook book ‘Dinner at Mine’

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Hot Meals Now cook book ‘Dinner at Mine’ is being cooked up now!…..watch this space….Bursting with recipes, there’s also lots of info on Methods and techniques and equipment and handy tips to make cooking life easier…..Published Autumn 2011..

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Tête de Moine (Monks Head cheese) and Girolles

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I bought one of these Girolles when I worked in Switzerland years ago. Basically a cheese called Tête de Moine, (Monks Head) is speared to a stand and then a handle, with a blade attached, is drawn around  that shaves the top … Continue reading →

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Pestle and Mortar

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

I can never remember which part of a pestle and mortar is the pestle and which part is the mortar. So I Googled. These two images sat side by side in the results……. I won’t forget now.

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