I have created Japanese inspired dishes used with that ordinary tin that has been forgotten on the shelf in UK supermarkets, and it has led me to this question: Why aren’t Brits cooking with it in their kitchens? … Why Aren’t You Cooking With SPAM? Okinawa made me look again at one of Britain’s most […]

When Was the Last Time Brits Cooked With SPAM? Britain hasn’t forgotten what SPAM is, has it? But perhaps we’ve forgotten what we can do with it and why cooked right, it’s deliciously tasty. Walk down the tinned-meat aisle of almost any sizeable British supermarket and there it is. That familiar tin of SPAM. Most […]

WOK UNDERDOG BOWL – Crispy Sausage and Creamy Mushroom Noodles with Kale, Chillies and Spring Onion… A warming bowl of crispy sausage, creamy mushroom noodles, kale and chilli — with a little fusion thrown into the wok. Sometimes the best home-cooked dishes don’t begin with a strict recipe. They begin with an ingredient, an idea […]

What a Simple Japanese Drum Prop Has Taught Me About The Art of Non Verbal Coaching Based on an Iconic Scene from a Movie… In an age of AI, sensors, apps and high-tech training equipment, could one of the most powerful coaching tools simply be an object that reminds you what you already know? By […]

WOK UNDERDOG: Creamy Crispy Pork Bowl with Rice & Greens Crispy pork. Creamy mushroom saucey soup becomes a kind of Risotto. Egg rice. Greens. One wok. Proper comfort food. Sometimes a dish starts with a complicated recipe. This one didn’t. It started with a simple question: what happens if you take crispy pork, keep it […]

Although Christmas maybe a few months away yet, there’s nothing wrong with discovering what NEW recipes you could do from simple ingredients, inspired by flavours from other countries for that UK version over the Cheistmas period. So with it being NATIONAL BURGER DAY this week on Thursday, then you could head to your local supermarket, […]

Don’t just think of a meal as one meal, but as the potential for at least three meals over three days. All you need to do is change or add an ingredient, and you’ve got a completely different meal! For example, this linguine could become a cream of mushroom dish with rice instead of pasta! […]

Okinawan Karate: Going Back to Being a Beginner… Later this year, I am hoping to travel to Okinawa — the birthplace of karate – around the month where OKINAWA celebrates KARATE DAY on the 25th each year – and KARATE was born in 1936 and has transcended many countries – and evolved. My interest in […]

This may look a straightforward get out, but this was what I faced during a frame at the weekend. Would you have been able to escape it? I knew if I put enough left hand side on, it would have got close to the reds. There’s no guarantee – but this game sometimes is trial […]

Relax with a tea of your choice for half-an-hour or so, close your eyes and just CHILL…