Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup / Lemongrass Chai Tea / 3 Surf-Club Meals

Blog Post & Recipe: Philadelphia pepper pot: the soup that won the American Revolution?

But true, tripey pepper pot has dwindled in popularity, and is now merely a curio in a few Philadelphia restaurants. The famous City Tavern sells a West Indian version on its lunch menu which reportedly does neglects tripe altogether.

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemongrass Chai Tea

If you had asked me about 6 months back if I would use lemongrass in tea I would have probably thought it was some strange Thai fusion version of tea. I didn't know then, that I had been having lemon grass tea for years only I knew it as "Chai Patta"

Article & Recipes: Surf-club cuisine

An ''oarsome'' (thanks for the title, Noosa Surf Club) prawn salad makes an easy-breezy lunch, with its freshly cooked prawns, avocado, radish and leaves drizzled with creamy green goddess dressing. Then there's a towering surf-and-turf burger that tops juicy chorizo and beef burger meat with crumbed calamari rings, beetroot, lettuce and tomato that's just plain surftastic.

Surf and turf beach burger ... Oarsome prawn salad with green goddess dressing ... Breakfast bruschetta

Port-Braised Oxtail Cakes on Yellow Corn Polenta / Stir Fried Anchovies (Myulchi Bokkeum) / An A to Z of offal + 3 Offal Recipes

Blog Post & Recipe: Port-Braised Oxtail Cakes on Yellow Corn Polenta- It’s the Little Things

I turned a soggy pile of oxtail mush into a panko-fried cake and I put it on a round of polenta. Then I topped my savory “sundae,” but not with a cherry. Instead I used a port-poached plum.

Blog Post & Recipe: Stir Fried Anchovies (Myulchi Bokkeum)

This dish is a staple in most Koreans' refrigerator. It is easy to make, lasts for a while and can be eaten as a side dish with any meal. Also it is perfect for lunchboxes. Once you get over the weirdness of eating so many tiny fish in one bite it's really delicious.

Article & Recipes: An A to Z of offal (links to the recipes are over to the right)

Jump to: Blood | Brains | Caul | Cocks' combs | Ears | Eyes | Feet | Giblets | Heads | Hearts | Intestines | Kidneys | Liver | Lungs | Marrow | Palates | Spleen | Sweetbreads | Tail | Testicles (Fries) | Tongues | Tripe | Udder

Pig's trotters in milk recipe ... Steak and kidney pudding recipe ... Curried tripe recipe

Moroccan Style Ossobuco / Tomato Soup with Tripe and Sausage / Freezing Food

Blog Post & Recipe: Ossobuco Tagine (Moroccan Style Ossobuco)

For the recipe, I started out with my ossobuco recipe and then I added some dried apricots and prunes along with a blend of warm spices.

Blog Post & Recipe: Tomato soup with tripe and sausage (a.k.a. leftover soup: recycled)

You can do this trick with any leftover meat and vegetable soup with a clear broth. The tripe can be substituted with just about any kind of meat. The only thing to remember is not to add any raw ingredient to the leftover soup then simmer until the raw ingredient is done because that would turn everything in the leftover soup into an indiscernible goo.

Blog Post: Freezers give waste the cold shoulder

Taste-wise, you have to choose and use frozen veg carefully. Frozen peas are the most popular frozen vegetable in the UK as they taste good and hold their shape and texture. Other frozen veg which (in my opinion) pass the taste test are broad beans, sweetcorn and leaf spinach (reheat it very gently) ... The big no-nos for freezing are salad, egg-based dished, such as mayonnaise (tends to separate on thawing) and whole eggs (they will burst as the liquid content expands).