Oliver Jobson

Author: Oliver Jobson

  • My friend makes a living building treehouses..

    This thought amuses me greatly, and yet is also slightly depressing when I’m sat at my desk -Especially when I get an email about his paid trip to Mexico to build a treehouse in the jungle… http://jonnylikestrees.blogspot.com/

  • Microwave Golden Syrup Sponge

    The Ingredients: 100 g self raising flour 100 g butter 100 g sugar 30 ml milk 2 eggs (beaten) few vanilla essence grated zest of half a lemon 3 tablespoons of golden syrup The Method: Cream the butter and sugar together. Gradually add the eggs and vanilla essence. Add the flour, milk and lemon zest.…

  • Soft center chocolate puddings

    First, preheat oven to 220. Melt together 125g of dark chocolate & butter over a gentle heat Whisk together 2 whole eggs and 2 egg yolks and then, when light & fluffy, combine with the melted chocolate. Add 2 tablespoons of icing sugar (or was it flour? can’t remember!) Pour in to tall ramakins that…

  • thai style prawns

    The Ingredients: 100g wide rice noodlesr 1 tblspn veg oil 1 finely chopped garlic clove 2 finely choppedd lemongrass stalks 1 egg beaten, seasoned. 150g raw peeled prawns 1 tblspn fish sauce 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar 2 tblspn soy sauce large handful of roasted peanuts coarsley chopped beansprouts (handful) coriander leaves to dress. The…

  • Carbonara

    This is such a simple dish that everyone should be able to cook it from memory! You can add cream or oil if you want a looser texture / more sauce. Onion or garlic has no place in this dish. And I can’t mention this sort of elitist ingredient gate keeping without posting this amazing…

  • Fish Cakes

    Serves 4 The Ingredients: 500g Hebridean white crab meat 2 tbsp Desiccated coconut 50g Coconut cream 5cm Fresh root ginger, peeled and grated 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1 tbsp Oyster sauce 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 Eggs, beaten 1 Lime, juice (or enough to taste) 25–50g Fresh white breadcrumbs 750ml Vegetable oil, for…

  • Slow roasted lamb with butterbeans

    This takes a while to cook, but it’s definitely worth it when the lamb is falling off the bone and melting in your mouth! Serve with crushed new potatoes or mash and fried Greens. Serves 6 The Ingredients: 1 shoulder of lamb, bone in (about 2.2kg) Salt and pepper 1 head of garlic, cloves separated…

  • Chicken, Red Wine & Bacon Casserole

    The Casserole is named after the dish it is cooked in that shares the same name and harks back to the 1950s, but this type of cooking goes back much further with loads of variations from Lancashire Hotpot and Shepherds Pie to Cassoulet and Timballo. Ingredients ( 4 drumsticks 4 wings 4 tbsp olive oil…

  • Nokia CK-7W Car Kit & iPhone Echo…

    To fix: Go to (iPhone) Settings > General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth Off then go back to settings and turn Airplane Mode On. Wait a few seconds and turn Airplane Mode back to Off. Go back to General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth back on. Works Like a charm and I have had no…