This month, it’s all about the little things that make all the difference. Cooking and eating is more than just the ingredients. We think that the could well become indispensable. It also seems to be about achieving the right temperature.
We’re lucky enough to be asked to try all sorts of things from different foods to apps. Sometimes, these don’t warrant a whole post to themselves and don’t quite fit into our newsletter, so we thought we’d include a monthly round up of things we love. The best place to drink…
If you buy a loaf from your local artisan baker or enjoy a pizza cooked in a wood fired oven, what is it that you appreciate the most? I’m guessing a really good crust is high on your list. If you bake bread or pizzas at home, a good crust…
Stuck for what to buy at Christmas? In the run up to Christmas 2014 we’ll be adding to this page, to give you 12 delicious foodie ideas. Check back often!
I guess we’ve all been there. We’ve bought something from a well known kitchen store that claims to solve that problem you didn’t really know you had. After a few uses, it sits in the drawer and you forget about it. Having been in France for a few months, I’ve…
How do you mash your potatoes? In the Edinburgh Foody household we’re divided. Mr EF favours the traditional flat soled masher, I use a potato ricer. This week to try and resolve our differences, we have tried a new masher to the market which was created in Australia by Dreamfarm. Named Smood (A…
How do you cook most of your meals? Do you use an electric or gas oven? Are you a big fan of the pressure cooker (like so many French households)? Do you use your microwave? Or perhaps a slow cooker? Quite probably you use a mixture of any or all…
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,…
I admit it, I am a messy cook. Even when I’ve managed to assemble all my ingredients, inevitably I will managed to spill something over the cookery book. Now that I use my smart phone to look at recipes, it’s worse: floury smears adorn the screen. I know some organised…
It took me years and years to find a good pepper mill. I had ones in all shapes and sizes but none worked too well. Until I discovered one in of all places TKMaxx. I didn’t realise it was a “Rolls Royce” of pepper mills created by Peugeot at the…
