Lobster Thermidor is a classic way of serving lobster. Usually served in its own shell. Cooked in a very rich sauce of béchamel, cream, egg yolks and finished under the grill with Gruyere or Parmesan. There is some debate as to whether the sauce is flavoured with brandy and English mustard. But it is the…
Feta Cheese and Spring Vegetable Salad
Feta Cheese and Spring Vegetable Salad. We are well into the middle of Spring, and the forecast is for more balmy summer temperatures! One of the great joys of living in the Channel Islands for me is the sudden abundance of delicious vegetables growing on the island. Earlier this year my local newspaper the Jersey…
新年好 Celebrate Chinese New Year 2022
新年好 Celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the moon. It can fall anywhere between January 21st and February 20th. This year starts on the first of February. In China, the date is the beginning of the Spring Festival, formally celebrating the end of Winter and the…
The Best Ever Christmas Tree Brownies
The best ever Christmas Tree Brownies. We had some great family fun today baking a tray of my failsafe Best Ever Brownie and getting festive decorating them as Christmas trees. All you and your little ones need ( or indeed just you if you don’t have kids as an excuse ), are some suitable edible decorations and some green food colouring.