Daniel Collier
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How to use Cornflour!
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 9, 2010
- Cooking hints and tips
- Unrated
As a rule, I use 1 tablespoon of cornflour to thicken every ½ litre of liquid. I mix the cornflour with a little cold water, and then stir it into the hot food during the final stage of cooking. It must be brought to boiling point before thickening begins. At that point, it usually thickens fairly quickly and the sauce turns from opaque to transparent. However, sauces will thin if cooked too long or boiled too vigorously.
Cabbage and Bacon ~ Serves 4 ~ Costs £1.50
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 9, 2010
- Side Dishes
- Unrated
Cabbage and bacon, great with Coq au Vin!
Coq au Vin ~ Serves 4 ~ Costs £7
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 9, 2010
- Meals to impress!
- Unrated
A traditional peasants dish from France. So many people make the mistake of adding tomatoes, to which any respectable French person will scold you for!
Vanilla
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- Cooking hints and tips
- Unrated
The best way to buy vanilla is the little pod, but at around £1.50 each they are only for special occasions! Always try and buy Vanilla EXTRACT as opposed to vanilla ESSENCE. Extract may cost a little more but it’s the real deal as 'essence' is just a bunch of chemicals made to taste of vanilla.
Omelette Fillings
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- Cooking hints and tips
- Unrated
Here’s a few to get you started! Baby spinach and goats cheese, tomato and cheddar, mushroom and blue cheese…...
Ham Hock Stew ~ Serves 2 ~ Costs £3
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- Main
- Unrated
Ham hocks are really cheap at around £1.50 each, but may require a trip to the butcher as you probably won’t find them in the supermarket! By cooking the meat this way the end result is tender meat that falls from the bone.
Chilli and Cumin Roasted Peanuts
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- Snacks
- Unrated
You could try other nuts like almonds, macadamia, Brazil or why not a mix of them all!
Poached Pears ~ Serves 4 ~ Costs £2
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- Puddings
- Unrated
One from the first day at catering collage! They taste great, warmed with a scoop vanilla ice cream!
Honey and Mustard Chicken Escalopes ~ Serves 4 ~ Costs £6
- By Daniel Collier
- Published March 3, 2010
- BBQ
- Unrated
By flattening the chicken, you decrease the time needed to cook. A quick and easy BBQ treat!
Buy Mackerel!
- By Daniel Collier
- Published February 16, 2010
- Cooking hints and tips
- Unrated
One of the most underrated, sustainable catches in the sea!! You can buy fresh mackerel from as little as £1 each in the supermarket. Get them filleted, fry in a little oil and they will taste great with just about anything. (Try them with the Greek Salad or Chilli and Cumin Roasted Sweet Potato, both recipes on this website!) You can buy 3 fillets of smoked mackerel for around £1.50 - what a bargain! It’s versatile, ready to eat and has a long shelf life. Go on, get stuck in!