Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
If you’re looking for ready-made products to shove in your picnic bag this summer, on the off-chance that there’s a big enough gap in the clouds that is, then i’ve got a little round-up for you of some gems on the shelves at your local supermarket. Walkers Hoops and Crosses These fun and crispy treats [...]
I was sent this rather beautiful kMix blender to test from the lovely people at Kenwood, and as you can see it looked like it had always meant to be in my kitchen. Did they mean to send me it in red to match my mixer or was that a coincidence? Anyway how did we [...]
Convenience food doesn’t have to mean you compromise on ingredients and taste. Tideford Organics‘ range has got no nasties in it, just the kind of things you’d put in if you were making it yourself. Started in 1996 on the family aga in Devon, Tideford Organics is an independent organic food manufacturer who produce award [...]
It’s taken it’s blinking time, but Spring has finally sprung and it’s got me in the mood for sprucing up the house. I operate on three levels when it comes to cleaning: The 20 minute ground floor dash with a packet of cleaning wipes that makes downstairs look acceptable, as long as you don’t look [...]
As you’ve probably noticed I’ve been doing a lot of Easter baking in my freelance work, so I thought I’d do a round-up of some of the products I’ve used. If you’re planning on entertaining the children with some baking this holiday, then here’s where you can track down some great seasonal goodies… From Lakeland [...]
Greetings from the vegetarian firefighter! A few weeks ago we were sent some grub from a firm called FRY’s, a South African company that knocks out meat free meals. I’ve tried food from FRY’s before, which I enjoyed, and I like the way the firm goes about its business, as close to ethical as business [...]
I came across Burrata cheese for the first time at a cookery masterclass run by Finish dishwasher tablets with chef Florence Knight. The Leiths-trained head chef at Soho restaurant Polpetto might have been beautiful and tiny, but she was a steely sort so there was no messing around and any corner cutting like using a [...]
Mmmmm a big fat halloumi sandwich… imagine having the power to actually create the salty squeaky cheese that is peeking out of this bread by yourself… I never thought to try making my own cheese until I saw a demo at Lakeland over the summer and couldn’t believe how simple it looked. Lakeland kindly kitted [...]
My raspberry red KitchenAid, my pride and joy, the kind of gadget that has to sit out on the work surface to be universally adored, the one that makes you feel like Nigella, yes that one, it’s been banished from my kitchen. It’s taken me a little while to come to terms with it. I [...]
If you’re looking for a bit of inspiration on what put in your shopping trolley over the festive season, here’s a quick round-up of some of the bits and pieces i’ve been trying out over the last month… Ferrero Rocher booze and choc matching We felt like we’d scored an invite to the ambassador’s party [...]
