Ok, I’ll be honest, I had NO IDEA what a risotto was, sure, I’d seen it on menus before, but I really thought it was a pasta… shock horror, it isn’t. It is a kind of short grain rice (I know I’m not the only person this is a revelation to!). Read the rest of this entry »
Well today is the first day of Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere, sadly Cape Town, my beautiful Cape Town is cloudy and drenched… not exactly spring time weather… Read the rest of this entry »
Ok, along with my self imposed cooking challenge I’ve upped the ante by giving myself a few other milestones I’d like to achieve in the same time frame, one of which is a salad and herb garden.
I’ve wanted one for a while and actually bought myself a book months ago by the incredibly talented Jane Griffiths, called “Jane’s Delicious Garden”, filled with everything you need to know about starting one with the most comprehensive information on there cultivation, set in a South African context (great for me, since it is where I reside, if I was in Greenland, it probably wouldn’t be all that helpful…).
I decided to build a raised bed, the benefits of which are numerous, though key ones include having control over suitable drainage and soil quality, 2 MUSTS. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello, my name is Matt Allison.
In 2010 I committed myself to cooking all 60 of Jamie Oliver’s “20 minute meals” in under 90 days, documenting them as I went along.
The challenge has long since completed, but the blog remains active as a resource to Jamie’s iPhone apps.
If you need to contact me you can do so on matt(at)imnojamieoliver(dot)com
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