cooking Archives

cooking in a small kitchen–and an announcement

First, I’m excited to announce that the eBook I’ve been working on for so long will be available from the 27th June. The title of the eBook is Plan, Cook, Save: a busy person’s guide to eating healthy on a budget. During the week prior to the 27th, I will be sharing some of the [...]

tip tuesday– essential cookbooks

I have many, many cookbooks but there are a few that I refer to again and again and that are invaluable to the home cook. These include: – A food dictionary – A common sense guide – A herb and spice dictionary With these books, you can cook just about anything, without a specific recipe. [...]

cooking for one on a budget

I have to admit that there are times when I miss the fun of my single days, including the fun of cooking for myself. They were the days of subscriptions to Gourmet Traveller, experimenting with verjuice, Jerusalem artichokes and the finest quality Dutch cocoa, and leisurely whiling away the evenings with a strong blue cheese [...]

tip tuesday – tricks with onions

I hate chopping onions. Within the first few cuts, my eyes are stinging and watering, I’m sneezing, my nose is an itchy, runny mess – me and onions aren’t best of friends. I’ve tried all the tricks and have found that refrigerating onions prior to chopping really helps. Dicing onions is a handy skill to [...]

food on a stick. bbq entertaining for less

Summer. BBQs. Burnt bangers. Now is the perfect time for outdoor entertaining. The long sultry evenings lend themselves to the yearly ritual of sharing burnt offerings with close friends. More often than not, meat is the main attraction at a BBQ and with the cost of meat skyrocketing, hosting a BBQ can certainly put a [...]

making handmade chocolates at home

Resources for making your own handmade chocolates at home.

un-boring brown bagging – lunch box solutions

We all know that brown bagging it to work saves money, but we don’t do it because it’s boring or soggy. Make lunchtime interesting with these ideas.

creativity and cooking from the pantry

With 24/7 supermarkets, and the ability to buy what you need to cook and eat every day, it’s not that common these days to keep a well stocked pantry. While it may seem restricting to cook with only what you have on hand, if you keep a well stocked pantry, the variety of meals possible [...]

food blog roundup – 10 favourite food blogs

10 of my favourite food blogs.

One Cake Batter – Over 40 Variations

One cake recipe – infinite variations. With just a few pantry staples, you can whip up a cake in no time and add whatever extra ingredients you have around the house to make this week’s cake totally different from last weeks.