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The NHS and the State Of The Union by Kevin Ashton I'm British born but I have worked for almost 14 years in the USA so I think I am better qualified than most to talk about the pluses of Britain's NHS versus medical care or lack of it in America. It is so annoying to hear all the scare... ( added 82 days 12 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work-White Chocolate Cake with Roasted Peaches (serves 6) Kevin Ashton 2008 I wanted to combine peaches and chocolate in a dessert, but felt dark chocolate would be too bitter and milk chocolate would simply not work. I reasoned if I were careful to make sure neither the white chocolate filling nor the... ( added 233 days 14 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work--Basque Chicken Pie (serves 6-8) Kevin Ashton 2007 This wonderful traditional Basque Pie is great served either hot or cold. Filling 1 yellow pepper 1 red pepper 1 green pepper 1 onion finely chopped 200g (8oz) ripe tomatoes 2 garlic cloves peeled 50g (2oz) cooked ham 300g (12oz) diced cooked... ( added 250 days 11 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work--Chicken with Pasta and Pesto Sauce (serves2-3) Kevin Ashton 2008 During the warmer months I grow 1-2 basil plants in my kitchen window. I just buy a living plant from the supermarket and with a little love it grows and grows and gives me enough basil for most of the year. In fact my basil was getting far too... ( added 250 days 12 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work-Lemon Yogurt Cake with Red Fruits Lemon Yogurt Cake with Red Fruit (serves 6) copyright Kevin Ashton 2008 *This first appeared in my column in January this year hence the reference to the holidays. After eating a little too much during the holidays I thought it might be... ( added 263 days 11 hours ago.)

Great recipes That Work-Bramley Apple Crisp (serves 4) Bramley,the best cooking apple in the world celebrates it's 200th birthday this year. Throughout the year various chefs and food pundits will be telling you this, but don't forget where you heard this first. Wanting to make this "apple crumble"... ( added 267 days 14 hours ago.)

Tip of the Week-Valentine's Day Don't go out to eat on Valentine's Day, it's too expensive too crowded and definitely not romantic. This year Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday, which is a pet hate for restaurant owners and operators. You see when Valentine falls on a Monday... ( added 278 days 15 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work-French Onion Soup (serves 4) Ok I've given in to the changing weather, the cold damp autumn nights. I guess this is the time of the year when a warming cup of soup comes into it's own. In the '80s and '90s, soup making went out of style for lots of home-cooks. But in... ( added 289 days 16 hours ago.)

Warm Smoked Duck Salad with Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette (serves4) 1994 Thanks to all those people who turned up to watch me cook at The Royal Show on Monday July 2nd. As promised here is the first of four recipes I demonstrated there. Smoked duck is a delicious versatile dish that can be used in many ways.... ( added 301 days 12 hours ago.)

Lemon Roulade with Homemade Lemon Curd (serves 6) Kevin Ashton 2007 In the next day or two lots of us will feel like we overdid it in the food or drinks department. I thought therefore you might appreciate my light lemon roularde. In this recipe I decided to make my own Lemon Curd to show you how very... ( added 308 days 4 hours ago.)

Hot Food News-Food Banned From Schools Still Served Up To Toddlers In Nurseries *This news item came across my desk recently and I felt that I should retell it to a wider audience. When my (ex) partner and I considered sending our daughter Felicia to nursery we felt it important to find one were there was an... ( added 308 days 12 hours ago.)

Great recipes that work-Crab Cakes with Thai Curry Sauce Kevin Ashton 2008 I'm sure that lots of you have seen enough turkey for a while so I thought you might like to try some of my crabcakes. It was during my first stint working in the USA in the seaside resort of Ocean City that I fell in love with a crab! The... ( added 310 days 13 hours ago.)

Great Recipes That Work-Marble Chocolate Torte with Sour Cherries Often for an occasion like New Year's Eve you want to push the boat a little and create a dessert that gets talked about for weeks after. This dessert I first saw created in Amsterdam at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, by an outrageously good... ( added 325 days 2 hours ago.)

Cookbook Review-Cooking with a Private Chef It's been quite some weeks since I was sent a copy of this cookbook to review. This delay has been partly due to my busy schedule and because of this I wanted not to rush through the book but give the care and consideration it deserves. Chef... ( added 325 days 2 hours ago.)

Great Recipes that work - Christmas Stollen Stollen has become a firm Christmas favourite in Birmingham since the arrival of the German Christmas Market. The event is very well received year after year and adds something different to the festive celebrations. For people who can't get to... ( added 326 days 17 hours ago.)

Great Recipes that work-Orange Spice Cake with Chocolate Ganache (serves 8) I have rarely shared any of my cake recipes with my blog readers or the folks who follow my newspaper column so I felt this recipe was overdue. My thoughts took me back to an Arabian tent and the two mighty turbaned guards and their razor sharp... ( added 326 days 18 hours ago.)

Cookbook Review-Gary Rhodes 365 When I heard of Gary's new cookbook, I was to say the least a little sceptical. 365 recipes is an incredible number of recipes to pack into one book. To put it another way I've been writing a weekly recipe column for just over 5 years. ... ( added 1 year 5 days ago.)

Cookbook Review-Cornucopia at home If you ever spent any amount of time in Dublin then you're bound to have heard of Cornucopia. It's a well-established, much-loved vegetarian restaurant. Open 1986 by Neil and Deirdre McCafferty. Situated on Wicklow Street it has a warm inviting... ( added 1 year 5 days ago.)

Hot food Issues-Halloween Special We all like a fright from time to time, whether on a scary ride at the amusement park or in a horror movie. Here are some scary facts that I hope scare you into waking up! War of the Worlds One thing is for sure: we are not eating... ( added 1 year 5 days ago.)

Hot Food News-Genetic Roulette A long-term feeding study commissioned by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, managed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth, and carried out by Veterinary University Vienna, confirms genetically modified (GM)... ( added 1 year 14 days ago.)

Tip of The Week-Parmesan Cheese v Grand Padano Cheese In Europe up until 5-6 years ago Grand Padano Cheese was called and considered a type of Parmesan cheese. Then EC laws made it illegal to call it Parmesan Cheese (in Europe) unless it was produced within the recognised Parmesan area. This... ( added 1 year 14 days ago.)

Hot Food Issues-Why are Bees Disappearing? This is an important global story rumbling on in the background, barely getting the news coverage it deserves. With the wars is Iraq and Afghanistan, and then this global financial crisis, surely the problem of a few dead bees can not be of equal... ( added 1 year 15 days ago.)

Great recipes that work--Chicken with Morel Mushrooms and Country Ham *Just wanted to point out that this recipe was published September 2007 in my newspaper column before anybody starts sending me get well cards. The foot except for a scar has healed though it did take over two months. MY week's holiday... ( added 1 year 38 days ago.)

"Grumpyoldmen"-Patrick Moore..better than bushy ears After reading our recent posting "The Scary thing about Clubbing and Bushy Ears", one of our readers bemoaned that they have luxurious growing eyebrows indeed the person expressed a fear of becoming Patrick Moore (ish). So I felt a need to... ( added 1 year 48 days ago.)

"Grumpyoldmen"--The Scary Thing About Clubbing and Bushy Ears When I was 18-25…..I enjoyed night clubbing, dancing. Occasionally a side effect of not finding a girl when clubbing was you had too much time to drink your beer and you'd ended up drunk. It was rare to go out and... ( added 1 year 49 days ago.)