Ferment, Pickle, Dry: now is the time
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Nostalgic Delights: William Curley presents stunning cakes and sweets
There’s a scene in A Little Princess, a book I adored as a child, where the once-rich-now-poor heroine puts nose to glass at a bakers. On the other side of the glass are penny buns. They’re big and shiny; she’s hungry. I do that. OK. I’ve stopped pressing my nose to…
Cocktail Cookbook by Oskar Kinberg: beautiful and inspiring
Do you make cocktails at home? I do. I keep the spirit cupboard well stocked and always have the ingredients for my favourite tipples (Martini, Negroni, Kir Royale) in large bottles then top up with small bottles for concoctions I have less often (Margarita, Manhattan). Cocktails add a sense of…
Palestine on a Plate by Joudie Kalla: delicious home cooking
I love middle-eastern food. The cuisine venerates the lamb and offers great vegetarian dishes. So offered Joudie Kalla’s Palestine on a Plate to review I said an enthusiastic yes! It’s a beautiful book. What I love about it is that it’s home cooking: recipes tried and tested in the every-day.
Korean Food Made Simple by Judy Joo: hot and fresh
A couple of weeks ago, all I knew about Korean cooking was that it involved kimchi and pretty noodle bowls from Heathrow T5. Now, I’ve read and cooked from Korean Food Made Simple by Judy Joo and know more about Korean cooking. I’ve also got a new favourite dish.
Celebrate Real Bread Week with inspirational cookbooks
Real Bread week (14 to 22 May 2016) is all about celebrating a true unadulterated loaf of bread. We hope it will encourage you to seek out bread made by artisan bakers in your area. You might find that your children are involved in a bread baking class. Or you…
Fast and Feast Days 5:2 Diet
Elly Curshen (also known as Elly Pear) runs the Pear Cafe in Bristol. Five years ago, her weight had increased. She wasn’t the sort of person that tried one diet after another. Like many of us, she had watched Michael Mosley’s Horizon documentary Eat Fast and Live Longer. Michael discovered…
Diabetic? Robin Ellis’ tasty recipes are fabulous
This year, we’ve a big focus on healthy eating on the Edinburgh Foody blog. When you’ve been diagnosed as diabetic, its not just about a desire to eat healthily it’s a necessity. Two years ago we relished Robin Ellis’ (the original Poldark) recipes in his book Healthy Eating. Now he’s…
Delicious Donburi from Japanese Soul Cooking
I love Japanese food but the stuff worth paying for is usually quite pricey – so occasionally, I make it at home. My sushi has had limited success (to be fair, most sushi chefs train for decades) whilst my ramen gets better every time. I can’t get enough of the umami-rich noodles…
Foody books to add to your wish-list for Christmas
I write: for a living, for fun, because it’s what I want to do. And as a writer, and a reader, I love books. This week, I bring you three foody books that would be on my Christmas wish-list if they weren’t already in my bookcase: The Social Bite Cookbook, Taste:…