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How many people make curry paste from scratch? With so many ready prepared pastes on the market it's pretty easy to rustle up a curry in a hurry. However, it's more fun and authentic to try making a curry paste with individual herbs & spices. Danny Kingston aka Food Urchin delved into his spice cupboard to set about this task. Did he have everything he needed? Discover in his entertaining post

Junior MasterChef, the competition to find the best young cook in the country, is  set to return to our screens later this Autumn on CBBC. And alongside seasoned veteran, John Torode, we have a new presenter in shape and form of Irish food writer and photographer, Donal Skehan. Danny Kingston aka Food Urchin & father of 4 year old twins, is very keen on seeing how this new series pans out.  Read on to discover why

Scotch eggs are back in fashion.  No longer the last resort food for people at service stations desperately looking for a snack. Pubs and restaurants are now re-inventing the Scotch egg into a tastier dish that stands up in its own right.  There is even an annual Scotch Egg Challenge with a host of respected foodie judges and supported by Fortnum & Mason, which Food Urchin aka Danny Kingston, reports on for us.

National Allotments Week runs from 6th - 12th August 2012. At Great British Chefs we were keen to learn more about allotment gardening and harvesting your own home grown fruit & veg. Who better than to tell us about the joys of tending an allotment than food blogger & proud allotment owner Food Urchin aka Danny Kingston 

Do you find cooking therapeutic?  For some it's relaxing to spend time preparing food for dishes, such as peeling veg or popping peas from their pods. Discover how Great British Chefs blogger Food Urchin finds pleasant distraction by squeezing broad beans from their, err  "jackets".  He also share a delicious recipe by Geoffrey Smeddle - Lamb’s Kidneys with Crushed Broad Beans, Lemon and Capers 

With Father's Day fast approaching you may be looking for recipes to give your Dad a memorable meal (our Father's Day recipe collection will help). But if you're a young father yourself, your children may not be old enough to prepare a great meal.  This is the situation that Great British Chefs blogger Food Urchin finds himself in.  In this fun post he wonders what meals he may get for future Father's Days and whether his cookery style will rub off onto his twins.

Summer must be finally here, as the food gods have decided that it's National Barbecue Week.  Up and down the land we'll be dusting off grills and various BBQ implements in the effort to cook some tasty meat, fish and vegetables outdoors.  Great British Chefs blogger Food Urchin aka Danny Kingston, decided to start off this weekend. He doesn't actually  own a barbecue proper, so thought it would be fun to show you just how easy it is to make your own. And take a look at the difference between barbuecuing UK style vs US style along the way.

It's May and that means asparagus season.  The wet weather this spring has put somewhat of a dampener on the crop of asparagus this year.  The annual asparagus festival was cancelled as a result.  Asparagus growing takes much careful planning & tending of the young plants.  Allotment owner and keen gardener & blogger Food Urchin aka Danny Kingston had a word with one of the older gardeners at his allotment for some words of wisdom  He also also makes one of the delicious recipes from our asparagus collection.