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THE STOCK POT OF LIFE

When making stock, you combine basic ingredients that, on their own, may not hold much value.  However, by taking time and effort to clean, simmer, and reduce, you can create something greater than the sum of its parts.  In some classic French restaurants, the stock p...
30.05.24 04:58 PM - Comment(s)

This is one of those warm nostalgic childhood memories. My mother used to make these pots of comfort very often, I would say stews raised me. It was always served with rice and sweet and sour beetroot salad.  

So as the season is currently changing I thought it would be great idea to start ...

27.05.24 07:37 PM - Comment(s)
In an industry that really asks so much of the individual, how do you get to the top alive? 
The easy answer is real hard work, but there is nothing easy about working in a kitchen. With a head chef constantly in your face, guests complaints an absolute reality, a kitchen that is warm and stuffy...
18.12.23 04:49 PM - Comment(s)

Coriander Dressing:

  • ½ cup coriander chopped fine
  • ½ cup spring onion sliced finely
  • 2 tsp. crushed garlic                     
  • ¼ cup lemon juice              &...

02.02.15 07:38 AM - Comment(s)
"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons." -- Jim Rohn, Motivational Coach
30.10.12 10:50 PM - Comment(s)