Hot from my post on sous vide cooking last week, I am looking at the slow cooker this week. It really seems to be having something of a revival. Caroline has just purchased one and there are many people out there who are passionate users of their cooker on a…
If Martin Morales has anything to do with it, Peruvian cooking will become the taste of 2013. Owner of Ceviche in London, dubbed the hottest restaurant of the year, he has just completed a 10-venue whistle stop tour of the country. Each night, he and his team created a pop…
Are you entering the first ever World Bread Awards? With categories for the professional and home baker, it celebrates the very best of real bread. There are just two months to go before the awards, sponsored by Tiptree, close to entries on 31 August 2013. Ever up for a challenge,…
I’ve been making bread since my early twenties. Just recently though, I’ve become obsessed. Why do I make bread? The taste is just amazing and it’s so good for you. It’s also great to share with friends and colleagues although there I nearly caused an upset recently when Mr EF…
Yes. I live with a vegetarian. And yes, I like haggis. I like the meaty, sheep’s stomach, bits of blood and guts version. I also really like the veggie version. Particularly MacSween’s veggie haggis. A good few years ago, you could buy wonderful Indian patties filled with vegetarian haggis from…
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Why do I write a food blog? Wherever I go, food is a great starting point for a conversation. Those passionate about food are some of the loveliest people you could hope to meet, whether they are growing the product, cooking it, writing about it or indeed promoting it, and…
“The essential guide to edible species with recipes and plants for natural remedies and materials to gather for fuel gardening and craft” Foraging seems to have had a renaissance over the last few years. I took part in a very enjoyable event at the Royal Botanic Gardens earlier in the…
If you love cooking, have you ever tried to find a cookbook that will instil even just a little bit of your passion in someone else? Not an easy task. I’ve tried and have had limited success, but now I’ve found one Virgin to Veteran: How to Get Cooking with…
Just recently, I helped gather some recipes for a diary project. It was only when I tried to convert some american measurements into metric that I discovered how challenging it was work out all the equivalents. There are so many times you get stumped in the kitchen. At Christmas time,…
