Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
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 [...]
Chiswick High Road was the first place I lived when I arrived in London in the 1990s, so i’ve always been very fond of hanging out there. These days it’s just a bus ride away from where we live in Ealing so we can pretend we’re almost residents Jamie Oliver’s ever expanding portfolio of restaurants [...]
I had a lovely email ping into my inbox a few weeks ago from Ben May, asking if I’d review his family’s latest cookbook Nosh for busy mums and dads. Bypassing conventional publishers, the May family decided to go it alone producing Nosh for Students 10 years ago when Ben was away at university learning [...]
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 [...]
Ah Christmas, that time of year when we desperately try to scramble our finances to fund another pile of toys for our dear offspring and wrack our brains for inspiration. So I thought I’d do a round-up of a few of the must-have gifts i’ve been reviewing and buying along the way: Wappy Dog on [...]
The huge juggernaut that is the Great British Bake Off just keeps on trucking, rolling out brilliant telly and making stars of some pretty good home bakers. This last series was compelling stuff – the steely blue-eyed Paul Hollywood playing attractive silver fox bad cop to twinkly eyed kind Mary Berry’s good cop, they were [...]
Christmas party season will soon be upon us, and shortcuts to quick party canapes are a valuable weapon to have stowed in your fridge. I’ve been sent some fig and nut flavoured Boursin to try, and Matthew and I guzzled it quicksmart. Creamy cheese, sweet figs and crunchy nuts… it’s good stuff. We spread it [...]
By far my favourite contestant on last year’s Masterchef was Sara Danesin Medio – the likeable intensive care nurse with a huge passion for Italian cooking. So when I got an invite to travel up to York to her home to have her cook Garafolo pasta for a group of food bloggers, I was properly excited. [...]
The guys at OXO Good Grips sent me this little fella to play with – I’ve not seen a hand-held mixer like this since I did Home Economics at school! It’s hardly a dinosaur though as this new model has a sleek and stylish design with bags of clever features. It’s much quieter and less [...]
