Ness Hash, using some of the finest ingredients to come from the North of Lewis x4 Slices of Black Pudding – I used Cross Stores black pudding but any pudding will do x6 Smoked streaky bacon rashers x4 Potatoes, cooked and peeled x4 Eggs - I use Air an Lot eggs when avaiable x1 Punnet… Continue reading Let’s cook! – Ness Hash
Author: theniseachchef
A balanced diet is a piece of chocolate in both hands
The Rice Krispies have been bought, the scot bloc has been broken from the original whole bar into a little mountain of neat, if somewhat waxy and already blemished looking squares and placed into a plastic bowl touching the top of the water in an overfilled pan. In later years I learned that this process… Continue reading A balanced diet is a piece of chocolate in both hands
Like Gran used to make
When it came to choosing a pudding for this weeks blog post, I got all excited about what I wanted to choose but the more I thought about it, the harder it got. It was like choosing of the menu in a restaurant and the waiter/waitress is looking at you after they've taken everyone else's… Continue reading Like Gran used to make
Brain over Brawn
Brawn/brɔːn/noun meat from a pig's or calf's head that is cooked and pressed in a pot with jelly. This is a dish that I have made several times in the past. It is a dish of simplicity, respect and appreciation but still in a time old fashion sense. A bit laborious for the yeald and… Continue reading Brain over Brawn
Lets cook! – Roasted Salmon
This salmon dish a relative of a dish I used to have on a menu years ago. Consisting of basic ingredients kept simple to produce a fresh, healthy dish. The coriander seeds bring citrus notes to the sauce rather than fresh coriander which can be like punch to the face to some (I do like… Continue reading Lets cook! – Roasted Salmon
Trip down memory lane
In most households growing up, you had two options for dinner: take it or leave it, but in our household there was sometimes more than two options. I can only speak for myself here by admitting not only was I a spoiled little meban but when it came to food, I was a living nightmare.… Continue reading Trip down memory lane
Mary had a little lamb…
Here on the island, we have very traditional culture, especially when it come to our food. With our crofting way of life we have produced our own food for centuries, ensuring fresh food from croft to table. Lamb is the most common produce when it comes to the crofting community and one of the most… Continue reading Mary had a little lamb…
How’s your New Years resolution going?
1st of January rolls around and everyone is full of resolutions and changes their going to make throughout the year. They vary from "I'm going to stop smoking this year" and "This year I'm going on a diet, I'm going to eat healthily" and so forth. Did you know that the 12th of January is… Continue reading How’s your New Years resolution going?
Back to basics
So, I feel like I should introduce myself. For those who don't know who I am, I'm Allan and I've been cooking in kitchens both on land and at sea for almost 20 years. The idea behind this blog The Niseach Chef is to share the little knowledge I have on cooking and help inspire… Continue reading Back to basics
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