Ah, London and its familiar smells. That tantalising, fatty waft of fish and chips. That grey electric dust that gets up your nose in the Tube.
But what we love best about London is the food culture. Fresh ingredients are plentiful in the fruit and veg stalls on the street, the multicultural stores, the market districts, and the new “gastro pub” movement is adding another dimension to the culinary scene.
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After our transatlantic flight from Toronto we “dossed” with Lenny’s brother Cam for a few days while we found somewhere to live. We did our research and ended up moving into the first place we saw.
The good news is our new kitchen is EXCELLENT! Good lighting, plenty of bench space and, best of all, a gas stove. Continue reading ‘Here’s steak in your pie’
So you’ve been wondering where we got to? Well, we’re on the move again, jetting out to parts unknown.
Canada has been good to us, and our Crash Test Kitchen Canadian Safari has been a fantastic adventure. But you know that endy stuff they say about good things.
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We bid a sad farewell to our good friend Gus the Bus, our mobile Crash Test Kitchen, in Toronto. We managed to get a good price from a builder and Gus is now settling into life as a working-class van.
As for us, we’ve recovered from our jet lag and right now we’re settling into new digs in a different corner of the world. Watch the video carefully and you just might be able to figure out where. Continue reading ‘Where did they go?’
We saw a moose! Two or three, in fact, right here in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia. One with a great set of antlers that any hunter would have been delighted to bag. Luckily they’re protected in this park.
A few weeks into our road trip we developed a superb roast chicken recipe using a pistachio and plum stuffing of our own invention. When Lenny’s brother Cam flew in from London (UK) to join us for a few days, it seemed the perfect welcoming dinner.
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Well, as you know, things don’t always turn out as planned on Crash Test Kitchen. Our portable barbecue ran out of gas, and that should have served as a warning. Continue reading ‘A chicken crashes and burns’