From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 5. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe.

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From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 5. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe.

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From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 4. Sorry, again, no transcription for this one.

From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 3. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe.

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From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 2. Sorry, no transcription for this one, but easy enough to figure out for yourself, no ?

Since it’s almost summer it’s time to post some summery recipes. The best way to kick this off is with a salad. I have for you a handful of recipes from Rick Stein’s French Odyssey, and this is the first one.

From Rick Stein’s French Odyssey episode 1. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe.

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From the book “Gordon Ramsay’s Sunday Lunch” come a series of video recipes that form a complete menu. If there is one thing Gordon is good at, it’s making you want to cook. He makes everything look so easy and so delicious. I’ve taken the time to put online all the video recipes, and I’ve tried to add the recipe transcription for most dishes. If you can’t figure out the recipes from the videos that don’t have a transcription, stay out of the kitchen! If I incidently run across those transcriptions I’ll add ‘em (or if you have ‘em you may contact me).

Antipasti:

Ricotta Stuffed Courgette Rolls

Marinated Mushrooms

Balsamic Beetroot With Roquefort

Main Course:

Salmon Baked with Herbs and Caramelised Lemons

with a Grapefruit Hollandaise

Dessert:

Passion Fruit and Banana Soufflé

Before I forget to say it, support the author by buying his book “Gordon Ramsay’s Sunday Lunch“.
Watch and read all the recipes by clicking “more”…

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This video originally aired on the F-Word season 1 episode 9. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe!

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This video originally aired on the F-Word season 1 episode 8. Click on “more” to read the whole recipe!

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My favorite food is fish, so it was no surprise that when I first saw one of Rick Stein’s cooking shows on TV I was instantly hooked. Maybe cooking show isn’t the right word, his programmes are more like quests, odysseys. Rick Stein didn’t start out as TV chef, but as a passionate chef his enthusiasm for the great local seafood led him to make his first TV cookery series in ‘95. In my opinion, Rick is one of the better seafood chefs around, who doesn’t tend to make his dishes overly complicated. The only thing you might notice lacking is a decent plate presentation, but who needs a fancy presentation when you use the freshest best ingredients in a simple recipe.

If you ever saw Rick Stein in one of his series, you must know Chalky, his faithful Jack Russel. Unfortunately Chalky passed away earlier this year. He may never have actually wielded a knife, but Chalky the dog had one of the greatest fan followings of any star of a chef show. The writing on the wall came when Rick Stein declined to bring Chalky on his French Odyssey. Chalky was deemed too old and tired for a long trip. Chalky, who finally passed away in January 2007 will be missed by alot of fans. You can watch a little tribute to chalky by clicking “more”

In the near future I am going to post some video recipes of Rick Stein, but meanwhile you can download one of his cooking series “Rick Stein’s French Odyssey” from DigitalDistractions. Unfortunately at this moment I have no link or source for “Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey”, but sooner or later I might be able to get my hands on the dvd set (if anyone wants to part with his dvd set or can get me some nice rips, please contact me).

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