Hi Jamie I have searched all your books but am still struggling so I need some help. I am organising a 3 day festival in my house  and the theme is Hawiian. friday night start with cocktails so thats pretty easy. We have a three course sit down meal for 25-30 so it needs to be simple. Starter is sorted with your melon and proscuito salad. The meat for mains is chicken  I have 4 whole birds any suggestions, the desert will be your cheese cake. But I am stuck for starters and desert for the Saturday and as I feed about 45 I need help The meat for Saturday is overnight pork with a spicy rub, any suggestion for accompaning dishes. Thanks Maziee 

How can I make pear sorbet? I had it on holiday once years ago and I loved it. I can't find it anywhere in the UK though, and recipes all seem to call for icecream makers, which I don't have.

I bought some nduja by the 100gm, (not in its skin), and I've had it in a tub in the fridge for about 5 or six months  now.  I thought of it as a spice paste and assumed it would be fine to keep for a good while, but now I know it has pork in it I'm unsure about its keeping qualities.  Can someone tell me just how long it will last in the fridge this way.

Thanks everyone for looking after this thread for me, it's been a busy busy time. Few answers for you to follow.

Nice one

Jamie x

alanjns wrote:

Hi, can you recommend a non-smoked alternative to chorizo sausage?

Hi Alan

It's the Paprika in the chorizo that gives it that smokey flavour, you could try using regular salami. I am a big fan of chorizo...


cheers

Jamie