Posts by butzy

Hi Yvonne, What might help is to make little samples of a 15 degree angle out of wood or cardboard and check on a regular base if you are keeping that angle. One of the most important things is to keep the angle the same at all times...

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Hi Janet,   Can you tell us a bit more? Like how many people are you going to cater for? Is it going to be a sit-down dinner? Have you done anything like this before? Do you have any info about what your guests really don't...

I'm not fond of tofu either. I find it boring. However, there is something that's made of soybeans as well and goes by the name of tempeh or timpeh. I don't think it is widely available but it is delicious. It's sold in blocks, you...

Just wondering, the aioli I remember from holidays in northern Spain (catalonia) was not mayonaise-like in consistency at all. It looked and tasted like just garlic and olive oil. Are there maybe 2 types of Alioli? Is there anyone with...

When I still lived at home, I often cooked for my parents. My mother was on a low sodium diet and not fond of meat, so i learned to cook with lots of spices. Most other people coming for dinner wouldn't notice that there was no...

Chicken soup, indonesian style.... First try and worked out pretty OK. Simmered the chicken (drumsticks) with a lot of spices like ginger, garlic, chili, galangal, lemon grass, bay leaves, black pepper and onion and towards the end...

I think the simple answer is to buy a 1000 grit waterstone, watch the video's on chefsknivestogo and start working on your old(er) knives. After a couple of tries you should get them sharp enough to cut easily through a tomato and...

I didn't know what microgreens were either. Thought it had something to do with a leafy vegetables and a microwave or so. Silly me. I haven't seen them in any of the shops here. We can occasionally buy bean sprouts though, but they...

That's funny. I did one yesterday as well for a fishing competition. The weight was about the same. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures this time around. We had it going by about 09:00 and served by about 19:30. We served...