Creative Cooking from Leftovers & Storecupboard
Many recipes, though very good, are just that – a recipe. No help with creative cooking, using leftovers or making it your own. Here’s some help with this …
How to Store Eggs – depending on where you live!
I am a bit confused about how to store eggs. I have never, in the UK, kept them in the fridge. They have always been absolutely fine and so far as I know this has always been the norm here,…
How to Make your Food Lovely & Crunchy
A great way to really up the ante on your food is to add a crunchy contrast and here are lots of ways to do this. In no particular order …
Leftover Nuts? Lots of great ideas here …
Having found an inordinate number of leftover nuts that needed using up I’ve been adding them to all sorts of things. If you find yourself in a similar situation here are lots of nutty ideas!
Granola – How to Make It, How to Enjoy It
Homemade granola can be just how you like it. Here is an easy basic recipe plus lots of ways to make it your own.
Easy Way to Make the Best Shortcrust Pastry Ever!
I recently had a superb and fairly sudden lunch thanks to brilliant shortcrust pastry making advice from my friend Carol. A few weeks ago it was my birthday (don’t ask – OK it was 67) and a few days later…
How to Sneak Turmeric into your Food ~ even if you don’t like Curry!
If you are not keen on curry or highly spiced dishes but would like to add turmeric to your food here are some good ideas.
Small Kitchen? You need a Kitchen Triangle
This layout is the very best way to organise a kitchen whatever space you have but is particularly brilliant for a small kitchen!
4 Chilli Condiments You Need in the Storecupboard
There are, of course, numerous delicious hot sauces and pastes available but these four chilli condiments are storecupboard basics for spicing things up.
How to Make Homemade Croutons and why you should!
Make your own fresh, crisp croutons flavoured to your precise requirements for about a sixth of the price of bought in. Here's how and lots of ideas ...
Sweet Compound Butters – Yum!
Updating some older posts recently I realised that when writing about making flavoured butters I had forgotten to mention sweet compound butters. I remember that I started adding a section on these but had so many savoury ideas I decided a…
How Mise en Place can be Helpful For Home Cooks
Being organised in the kitchen – setting up your mise en place – is not just for restaurants, it’s a great idea for home cooking too!
