http://menscookeryclub.com 3 Blokes, a blender and a bag of chickpeas, learning to cook. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have grown some courgettes and I have rather a lot. I have made a courgette cake (courtesy of a Nigella Lawson book) and, I have taken to pickling them as well. it’s a recipe we’ve mucked about with, so we can safely call it ours. I’d be happy to post ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2008/07/31/test-post/ Gee went to Brighton for the night for her best friends birthday, so the kids and I thought that we'd cook. Cool. I thought about an amazing lamb dish I saw on the F Word the other night, but thought better of it. It might work, it might not and ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2008/05/26/wild-garlic-burgers/ While perusing Gizmodo I discovered another one of those "gadgets" that defies belief - Toaster Tongs - so that you can safely get toast out of the toaster. I love toast. I've been eating it for about 30 years and I can't once ever burning my dainty little fingers trying to ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/08/02/toaster-tongs/ Should have posted this ages ago as an update to the Sesame oil regime that I started with my son. Anyway his eczema completely disappeared after about four weeks use, he still gets a little itchy every now and again, but nothing that would indicate a full on eczema attack, ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/07/16/update-on-the-sesame-oil-and-eczema/ Good afternoon fellows of the world. We've been hibernating from the awful "summer" that we three Brits are having. So to get us back into the MCC madness we'd like to get some ideas for summat to cook. Any suggestions? Nothing too complicated, something that we can learn from and then post ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/07/16/weve-been-eaten-and-regurgitated/ My boy(7) gets eczema on his arms, it's nothing compared to some of the people out there, nevertheless it's highly irritating for him and he scratches it until it bleeds. We took him to the doctors and asked not to be given any steroid cream and were given an alcohol ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/03/16/sesame-oil-and-eczema/ Lightly toast some bread. Add a really, really thin spread of marmalade (optional, but try it...). Top with grated cheese and apply the MAPP torch. You'd be surprised just how close you have to hold it to get the cheese to brown—I started waving it vaguely in the direction of ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/02/18/now-this-is-man-cooking/ Crikey. I got tagged too, so here goes. My second favourite cheese is Edam. My wife is Danish. I look great in a kaftan. I have three bad habits. One of which is very popular. I have a tattoo. There you go then. I feel sort of naked now. Is that normal? http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/02/17/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-phatty/ Kathy from Startcooking.com has tagged me and phatty in some kind of virtual grown up game of, err, Tag. So, five things you don't know about me... This is going to be easy... I used to organise Acid house parties. I'm so hairy it looks like I'm permanently in a body sock. I have ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/02/16/five-things-you-dont-know-about-redeye/ Why do they always pick on the chubby one for puddings? I mean, if I don't already have enough to contend with; what with the weather and various "other things". Anyway, we all have our cross to bear and mine is clearly a little wobbly around the edges. Onwards, dear ... http://menscookeryclub.com/2007/02/16/ris-alamande-aka-almond-rice-pudding/