Celebrate July 4th with these New York Times lemon bars The big American celebration of 4th July is almost upon them and no doubt we will also be plunged into it a little, so I thought I’d find a fun recipe that is perfect for a celebration of summer food and very American. There are […]
Deliciously edible food, just tiny! Are these miniature renditions of tasty meals the most peculiar culinary trend yet? From courgette pasta to cauliflower pizza crust, the online culinary community is no stranger to the unorthodox or avant garde. This latest trend, however, sees chefs creating tiny plates of beautifully presented, deliciously edible food. With dolls […]
Exploring Indonesian Cuisine A second article on exciting international cuisine is inspired by a piece in the New York Times about a restaurant in Queens. Awang Kitchen sounds fabulous – Chicken is poached in coconut water for tenderness and a hint of sweetness. Catfish is saturated for hours in lemon and lime, then fried and […]
Preparing summer fruit Summer is a wonderful time and there is such an abundance of fruit and hopefully the warm weather to fully enjoy it. We have a whole category full of products to help prepare fruit and summer vegetables, including soft silicon tongs for those who want to turn softer items such as peeled […]
Holiday treats – make your own ravioli! Now here is a good way to get messy and to get the any kids, or students hanging around with too little to do, busy in the kitchen – and with luck get some great food into the bargain. We have great starter pasta maker complete with […]
Kitchen myths you can ignore I found this great article in the Telegraph which debunks some well known kitchen myths. The actual information is from a New Scientist article where they asked a group of food scientists to evaluate fifteen kitchen myths to find if they were accurate or not. They range from time and energy saving tips, my […]
Modern Ethiopian cooking is the first in a series of interesting and tasty cuisines that I thought might be fun to talk about on the site and add recipes where possible. This is from a wonderful article in the Washington Post – click here to read and enjoy The dish shown looks spectacular and I […]
Victorian cooking implements There is a very interesting article in the Mail about Victorian kitchen cooking equipment coming up for auction. All is hand powered and looks hard work to keep clean but a quite a few items have recognisable modern counterparts. You can read the article here and see many of the items to […]
Cloud Eggs – the foodies latest trend! No more poaching, scrambling or frying, it seems it is now time we all whipped our eggs – whites that is before re-introducing the yokes and then we should bake the whites and yolks, to create a fluffy cloud. There is even a health benefit as the cooking involves no […]
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway appeal tops £1.3m meaning we will be getting the final mile of the heritage railway and a new station at Broadway. As well as being wonderful news for the volunteers and enthusiasts of the GWSR, the extension of the track and new station at Broadway is bound to […]