Well, not quite, but I couldn’t resist the alliteration! In fact, I’ve been doing live on-line bake-ins for blind students in both Hertfordshire and San Francisco this week. The Brits wanted some tips about baking so I explained my only…
You probably know this pastry from pork pies or those gala pies with an egg in the middle: served cold straight from the fridge or lukewarm in a picnic. Can I strongly commend this pastry when it is still fresh…
Actually, they weren’t until spread out in the sun for a day. These aren’t any old cherries but the sour Morello variety from the historic Porter’s Lodge garden www.portersgarden.org in Portsmouth Naval Base. My great friend, Joan, is a…
You probably won’t want to serve both at the same meal, especially as the strawberries need some time to macerate, but a little morning prep gives you the basis for lunch and supper. 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 orange,…
I’ve been looking for something very simple, quick and easy to make to serve with desserts: to add texture, crunch and spice. These ginger biscuits fit the bill and a tray of 12 is more than enough sugary temptation…
Pavlova, meringue, Christmas pudding, bee hive, British Bee Keeping Association, BBKA disastrous day in the kitchen: meringue melt-down and pudding pot welded to pan. I was experimenting with the new food processor and its special beating blade. The goal was…
Huge thanks to everyone who responded to my “opening” dilemma. Your solutions worked and the key was to ensure that my wonderful assistant read the packaging. To be fair to him, the words “Peel to open” were quite small and…
Highly dangerous comestible. To whom it may concern, I wish to raise a…
Whoever named these fish as pollocks did them no favours! Yet this white sea fish is a good sustainable alternative when our favourite cod and haddock stocks are less plentiful. We bought online a super selection of fish from…
Clearing out the freezer and store cupboards brings surprises and challenges. This week, a pack of Spanish dried ham emerged blinking into the daylight from a Christmas past. I confess to using de-frosted bought shortcrust pastry to make the…
