CHEF-EXPLORER

I intend to get the hang of this Blogging business, and recite a regular weekly blog. Honest! Just too busy Cooking! ok, coming up for the next few months will be a Blog with 4 short parts. 1.The History of Food 2.Chef-Explorer Events or Book development 3.A Day in the Life ( Down Under Mate!) 4.The Thinker Until then, its nearly Easter so here is my recipe for Easter Biscuits just published in my loval community paper. PS. I have just melted some real Belgium chocolate for a sauce...Yum.....! Autumn is here and in the southern hemisphere brings the Easter Holidays with it. So here is a traditional biscuit to nibble on with a cuppa! Just remember when you are making any pastry or cake, the freshness of the flour and eggs will affect the final product. So, if a dough is a little too wet, add more flour, if too stiff, soften with a little milk, to required consistency. EASTER BISCUITS 350 g plain flour Pinch of salt Pinch ground mixed spice 175 g butter 175 g sugar 1 egg 60g currants 25g...

Excuse me if I am new to this blogging business, so I will learn as I go! Since I published my first book and presented myself at a few book events to read a story, I often get the big Q, like Who, What is Chef -Explorer? Hmmnn, good question. Well to cut a long story short (and that can be hard for me, once I get going, believe me! Ask my students!), it and I am a combination of being a Traveller and a Chef. Thats the simplist definition. But its more about Exploring the Culture as well as the Food and that can open all sorts of exciting possibilities from exotic ingredients, adventure, music and even some mind boggling philosophy! Over the last 30 years I have kept diaries, and even with my first book, I have not even touched the surface of them yet. So expect many an entertaining Tale to come. Ultimately the aim of Chef-Explorer is to get families and especailly kids sat around the table But also link to local suppliers and seasons, protecting the envirionment in the process. Lets a...