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Top 5 Summer Sweets
Summer’s here (kind of) with its long daylight hours bringing with it all kinds of new opportunities to enjoy tasty treats. BBQs, picnics, sporting events … you name it! Here’s a list of my five favourite sweets for cooling down, chilling out and making the most of the season … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, cooking, desserts, Food, SPONSORED POST, summer, summer baking, sweets
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Sneak Peek at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013
It’s time again for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Got tix? Here’s a sneak peek from the VIP and press day of what you can expect. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Celebrities, Design, Food, London, Photography, Shopping
Tagged andy burgess, Art, BBQ, beatles, big green egg, carving, Celebrities, chelsea, Chelsea Pensioners, chris osburn, cooking, dame helen mirren, design, drummer, fair trade, flower, flower show, flowers, Food, Garden of Magical Childhood, gardening, gardens, hats, helen mirren, herbert smith freehills, horticulture, jerry hall, joanna lumley, London, NSPCC, pachacuti, Panama hats, photographs, Photography, plants, RHS, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, ringo starr, royal horticultural society, Royal Hospital, sculpture, sneak peek, SW3, SW3 4SR, The Beatles, tikichris, wateraid
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Recipe: Mom’s Tuna Salad
A classic taste of my childhood, I love making this easy and cheap dish for myself. The recipe is based on something my mom often used to make for me when I was a kid. For her, it was a last minute pleaser that required little prep and minimal cleaning up. I always saw it as a special treat though, and from time to time I find I still crave for it. My version’s slightly different than the way Mom would make it, but I think it yields essentially the same level of yumminess at very little cost. Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes
Tagged chris osburn, chris osburn cooks, cooking, easy, Food, hard boiled eggs, Mom's Tuna Salad, my recipes, recipe, Recipe: Mom's Tuna Salad, recipes, tikichris, tikichris recipes, tuna, tuna fish, tuna recipe
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Christmas Feast Ideas?
As I mentioned on the blog yesterday morning, despite the fact that I’ve lived in London for about a decade, 2012 will be the first year that I’ll actually be here on Christmas day. I’m gonna do it up with … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes
Tagged chris osburn, christmas, christmas dinner, christmas pudding, christmas recipes, cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, MINCE PIES, mulled wine, recipes, tikichris, turkey
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#Soupsearch Continues … in Leeds
I spent yesterday with Ainsley Harriot and crew up in Leeds at the Symington’s factory (where Ainsley Harriott Foods products are produced and packaged). We chatted about my #soupsearch adventures, trial-and-error-ed our way through all sorts of concoctions based on … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Food
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, beard snood, chris osburn, cooking, cup soup, japan, japanese food, leeds, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tikichris, yorkshire evening post
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Talking Turkey 2012
Big turkey, little oven. That’s how my saturday din-din rolled out. In the end though, my dinner guests had no beef with the bird I served. Phew! As mentioned a couple of days ago, my 2012 Thanksgiving dinner came a … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, england, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes, Shopping, Thanksgiving
Tagged american thanksgiving, chris osburn, christmas, christmas dinner, cooking, copas farm, copas turkey, Dominic Chapman, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, recipe, recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving in london, tikichris, turkey
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Mom’s Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe
Some of y’all might know this dish as stuffing. I guess it’s a regional thing. Growing up in north Georgia, we just called it dressing. Technically the two are the same. Since this recipe doesn’t call for putting the goop … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Feast 2012
T Day came early for me this year. It’s one of the blessings/curses of being an American abroad. You’re most likely not going to be able to be free during the actual Thanksgiving Thursday or the following Friday. But if … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Thanksgiving
Tagged american thanksgiving, chris osburn, christmas dinner, cooking, copas turkey, dinner party, London, recipe, recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2012, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving dressing, tikichris, turkey
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Guinness Cupcakes
It’s really cold. And I’m such a cheapskate I don’t want to turn on the heat. But if I can find a simple baking recipe then I can have something to eat and warm the flat by having the oven … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, baking mad, baking with beer, beer, chris osburn, cooking, cooking with beer, Guinness, guinness cupcakes, recipe, SPONSORED POST, tikichris
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Japanese #SoupSearch: The Adventure Continues
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. Now back in London, the next step of my #SoupSearch Challenge is to meet up with Ainsley and crew … Continue reading
Japanese #SoupSearch Day Four: Kyoto
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. What a fantastic opportunity! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a kid learning the importance … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Drink, Food, Halloween, Hotels, Japan, restaurants, Shopping, Travel
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Three: Hakone
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little kid rushing … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Food, Hotels, Japan, restaurants, Travel
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Two: Exploring Tokyo
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Food, Japan, restaurants, Shopping, Travel
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day One: Tokyo!
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun. For me, Japan has been a dream destination since I was a little kid watching episodes … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Food, Hotels, Japan, restaurants, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, chris osburn, cooking, cup soup, destination asia, friendly airport limousine, hinomaru shokudo, hotel villa fontaine, japan, japanese food, narita international airport, shinbashi, shiodome, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tikichris, tokyo, yakitori
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Me and My Aga
Viral video by ebuzzing Post sponsored by Aga Beneath the classic looks of every AGA is a heart of cast iron: the entire cooker is an outstandingly efficient energy store, steadily transferring the heat from its core into its ovens … Continue reading
My Japanese #SoupSearch for Ainsley Begins!
Yep, I’m all packed and ready to go, just sitting here waiting for a car to take me to the airport. The next several days are going to be awesome as I zip around Japan (Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto to … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Food, Japan, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cooking, cup soup, facebook competition, japan, japanese food, shiitake, soup search, symington, symington's, tikichris
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Recipe: Monkfish Biryani
As mentioned last week, I had a lot of fun attending a recent Curry Club at pan Indian restaurant and lounge, Carom, in Soho. As I also wrote in last week’s post, I learned a great recipe for a tasty … Continue reading
Posted in Food, London, Recipes, restaurants
Tagged Balaji Balachander, basmati rice, biryani, biryani recipe, carom, chef, chobani, chobani recipes, chris osburn, chris osburn cooks, coconut milk, cooking, curry, easy, executive chef, fat free yoghurt, GREEK YOGHURT, indian food, indian recipe, London, monkfish, monkfish biryani, my recipes, recipe, saffron, tikichris, tikichris recipes, UK, yoghurt
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I’m Going on a Japanese #SoupSearch. Slurp!
Guess what? I frickin’ won that trip to Japan. Obviously, I wouldn’t have won without help from good people like you. So, if you voted for me or even took a moment to consider it and wish me well, thank you. … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Blogs, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, Japan, London, Recipes, Social Media, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, belleau kitchen, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, food i fancy, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, my cooking hut, rachel cotterill, recipe, shiitake, shiitake steak handrolls with wasabi mayo, soup search, steak, symington, symington's, tamake, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, win a free trip to marrakech
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One Last #SoupSearch Request. Am I Going to Japan?
Looks like I still have a decent lead in Ainsley Harriott’s #SoupSearch Challenge. But my margin’s eroding bit by bit each day. The contest ends tomorrow, September 25th, at 11.59pm … which seems like an excruciatingly long time away for … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Social Media, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, recipe, soup search, symington, symington's, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, win a free trip to marrakech
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Going Offline for Awhile but Thanks for the #SoupSearch Surge!
Just a very quick word of thanks to everyone who’s been voting for me in Ainsley Harriott’s #SoupSearch Challenge. I have a definite lead over the competition with 33% of the vote at the moment (not bad considering there are … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Social Media, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, belleau kitchen, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, food i fancy, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, my cooking hut, rachel cotterill, recipe, shiitake steak handrolls with wasabi mayo, soup search, symington, symington's, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, win a free trip to marrakech
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Woke up Last, Went to Bed First! Thank You So Much! #SoupSearch
Thanks to everyone who’s voted for me thusfar in Ainsley Harriott’s #SoupSearch Challenge. I started yesterday morning in a distant fifth place (out of five contestants), and I now have a slight lead over the competition. But there’s still quite … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Social Media, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, belleau kitchen, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, food i fancy, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, my cooking hut, rachel cotterill, recipe, shiitake steak handrolls with wasabi mayo, soup search, symington, symington's, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, win a free trip to marrakech
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Recipe: Shiitake Steak Handrolls with Wasabi Mayo
Okay. Before I give the recipe, let me just say … Please vote for me in Ainsley Harriott’s #SoupSearch Challenge! If I win I get to go on a foodie adventure to Japan. It’s easy to vote. Just click here … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, chris osburn cooks, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, my recipes, recipe, shiitake steak handrolls with wasabi mayo, soup search, soup search challenge, symington, symington's, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, tikichris recipes, win a free trip to marrakech
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I’ve Got a Chance to Visit Japan for Free. Will You Help me Win?
Hi. I recently participated in a blogger cook-off sponsored by Ainsley Harriott Foods. There were four other contestants. All five of us are now vying for a chance to win an “all-inclusive trip of a lifetime to a top international … Continue reading
Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Blogs, Celebrities, Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Social Media, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, belleau kitchen, blogger competition, Blogs, chris osburn, competition, contest, cook off, cookery school, cooking, cup soup, facebook, facebook app, facebook competition, food i fancy, free, freebie, freebies, japan, japanese food, London, marrakech, morocco, my cooking hut, rachel cotterill, recipe, shiitake steak handrolls with wasabi mayo, soup search, symington, symington's, THE COOKERY SCHOOL, tikichris, win a free trip to marrakech
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Can You Name This Cake by My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines?
Wanna know how to make a wedding cake? Check out this great post by Eloise, my outsourced content creator from the Philippines. The Wedding Cake Dilemma A friend of friend was getting married and told me one time that they do not … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Food, MOCCP, Recipes
Tagged baking, blogging, chris osburn, cooking, cupcakes, eloise, MOCCP, My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines, outsourcing, recipes, tikichris, wedding cake recipe, wedding cke
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Making Pizza Dough from Scratch
Last night I tried Baking Mad’s “how to make pizza dough” recipe, my first attempt at making my own pizza completely from scratch. The results were promising with any imperfections having more to do with my own general inadequacies in … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, baking mad, chris osburn, cooking, home made pizza, how to make pizza dough, pizza, pizza sauce, recipe, SPONSORED POST, tikichris
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Red Velvet Cake and Cupcakes for Dummies by My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines
Did you read last week’s introductory post by Eloise, my outsourced content creator from the Philippines? If you did then you read about her love of baking. For her second post, I bounced around a bunch of ideas with Eloise, and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Food, MOCCP, Recipes
Tagged baking, blogging, chris osburn, cooking, cupcakes, eloise, MOCCP, My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines, outsourcing, recipes, red velvet cake, tikichris
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Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers (Great British Chefs)
I’d recommend trying these burgers or your own variant of them at your next barbecue. But don’t tell anybody they’re venison. I think it would be fun to see … Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers Great British Chefs, 30 May … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes
Tagged burgers, chef, chris osburn, cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hamburgers, home made pickles, josh eggleton, pickled cucumbers, pickles, pickling, recipe, tikichris, venison, venison burgers
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Making Martin Wishart’s Puy Lentils with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette (Great British Chefs)
Making Martin Wishart’s Puy Lentils with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette Great British Chefs, March 20, 2012 The recipe’s ingredients are pretty basic, a good number of which you probably already have in your home. Plus, the recipe includes two kinds of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes
Tagged bacon, chris osburn, cooking, dijon, dijon mustard, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, lardons, lentils, London, Making Martin Wishart’s Puy Lentils with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette, martin wishart, mustard, puy lentils, recipe, tikichris, vinaigrette
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Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips (Great British Chefs)
Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips Great British Chefs, February 23, 2012 As a freelancer who works out of my flat, I found these chips a brilliantly low maintenance snack that required not much attention and had … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London
Tagged Béarnaise sauce, chipr, chips, chips recipe, chris osburn, cooking, french fries, fries, frites, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, lobster, London, potatoes, recipes, shaun rankin, tikichris, triple-cooked chips
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Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! (Great British Chefs)
Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! Great British Chefs, January 14, 2012 All right then, time to make some burgers. And not just any burgers. Mega-yum and mega-massive cheeseburgers a la Marcus Wareing’s ‘cheese burger with caramelised onions’ recipe. READ … Continue reading
Nice bit of fluff (EggMag)
Nice bit of fluff EggMag, Issue 7, The White Issue, January-April 2011 Yes, I love eggs, particularly their yolks. For me, egg whites have always been the boring, less flavoursome bit merely there to surround and protect the gloriously golden … Continue reading
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Tagged chris osburn, cooking, egg whites, EggMag, eggs, tikichris
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Roast Broccoli Salad Recipe with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)
Roast Broccoli Salad Recipe with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk Londonist, March 19, 2009 3:50 PM Here’s another simply scrumptious recipe from Eat Drink Talk‘s Jennifer Klinec, a tasty one … keep in mind when cooking for vegetarian friends … Continue reading
Posted in Food, London
Tagged broccoli, chris osburn, cooking, Eat Drink Talk, Jennifer Klinec, London, Londonist, recipe, Roast Broccoli Salad, tikichris, vegetarian
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