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The whole cooking bit

Wednesday March 29, 2006

The kitchen bit of this site has kinda died; well not kinda, it’s dead and buried.

The main reason is I don’t have the time to convert my pro strength recipes into those that can be used at home; takes too long.

What I do have, though, is a head full of tips and tricks that are independent of any recipe. As a simple example:

Making a good bread and butter pudding better.

If you want to make a good bread and butter pudding a fantastic one, put the recipe together as advised and let the whole thing soak for about 4 hours before baking. It comes out all the more like a souffle.

I have two questions (comments are open on this one).

  1. Is anyone actually interested in me doing this?
  2. If yes, should it have its own feed or should I bundle it with all the other crapmeaningful insight?

  1. Jon Hicks

    883 days ago

    1. Yes you fool, this is great

    2. bundle! Not another feed!

  2. Martin Smith

    883 days ago

    I like to find out a few tricks of the trade John… Just a bit worried that some folk might choose to offer their own ‘better’ methods…

  3. John Oxton

    883 days ago

    How? Comments are generally off! ;)

  4. paul haine

    883 days ago

    1. Yes
    2. Bundle

    Did I win?

  5. Jeff Smith

    883 days ago

    1. Yes
    2. Bundle!

  6. Michael Grinstead

    883 days ago

    After seeing the pics of you and Mr. Hicks on Flickr I was half expecting to see a ‘cooking with john’ site.

    1. Yes
    2. Bundle

  7. Ben Ward

    883 days ago

    Well, my opinion may be a tad biased because Bread & Butter pudding is my single favourite dish of any variety ever ever ever. Ever.

    So:

    1. Yes!!! God Yes. Mmmmmmm...
    2. I actually don’t mind. Bundling would seem wise, seems a much better reflection of ‘you’ to have cooking stuff mixed in with the other things you blog about. But by the same note, I wouldn’t hesitate to subscribe to another food-specific feed either.

  8. Tim Graham

    883 days ago

    1. Yes, even if it’s only once in a blue moon
    2. Bundle, does it even matter?

  9. Matt Robin

    883 days ago

    Trust me: The world can only be a better place with your cooking insights in it – so yes, please keep offering these useful insights.
    Bundled…not bundled…I don’t think anyone’s really going to mind mate!

    Pies – I love ‘em….but they’re a fu**er to make….tips please! :)

  10. AJ

    883 days ago

    YES!
    I like recipe tips, and who better to give ‘em than a grumpy old ex-chef…. I mean talented web design guru thingy :)

  11. St?©phane

    883 days ago

    1. Yes!
    2. Bundle!

    Cooking and design, a great combination!

  12. Ian Phillips

    882 days ago

    1. Yes.
    2. Bundle.
    3. The occasional “pro-strength” recipe may even be interesting.

  13. Bastiaan Terhorst

    882 days ago

    Bring it on!

  14. Kate Bolin

    882 days ago

    Yes, yes, yes. I want recipes!

    And if you start putting up recipes, then it gives me an incentive to start copying in the recipes I have from this 1940s “Introduction to Mexican food” cookbook that my grandmother gave me.

    (And to finally put up those photos of my king cake baking that I took back in February…)

  15. Richard Rutter

    882 days ago

    1. As someone who has scoured and devoured the Kitchen section: too bloody right I’m interested.
    2. Bundle, dude.

  16. Martin

    882 days ago

    1. Depends if you rather wait 4 hours.
    2. Feed me, sir!

  17. mike

    882 days ago

    do it

  18. jacob

    882 days ago

    1. yes
    2. more feeds means less hungry so bundle please

  19. Graham Bancroft

    882 days ago

    1. yes
    2. Pile on

  20. karmatosed

    882 days ago

    Cooking, webby stuff, ranting …. what more can a girl want? Yep please with an extra dollop of recipes to bend your mind and stretch your wooden spoon.

  21. James AkaXakA

    882 days ago

    1. Yes you fool! (As Hickerson said)

    2. Own as well as bundled maybe, guv.

  22. Julian Schrader

    882 days ago

    1. Yes
    2. Bundle

  23. lm

    882 days ago

    1.as everybody.
    2. separate rss for comments would be nice

  24. Kevin M

    882 days ago

    Yes, bundle. I cook and enjoy your insight.

  25. Darren

    882 days ago

    Yes please. Keep the cooking tips coming. Thanks.

  26. Joram Oudenaarde

    881 days ago

    1. Heck yeah… I’m a cookingfanatic :)
    2. Bundle, and more bundling! You got the “feed” part right, but we can’t eat through the internet, hehe.

  27. Dave HS

    880 days ago

    Just in case you haven’t already been persuaded I say ditto Hicks et al – Yes + Bundle.

    I had bread and butter pudding made with brioche last night hmm delicious… (best leave comments off to avoid ones like this)