cooking Archives

Ask the readers–are you vigilant with used by dates?

Ask the readers: what is your policy on used-by dates and what are your tricks for using food before it expires?

how to get your five serves of vegetables

TIps on increasing your vegetable intake by including veg in more meals during the day.

tip tuesday–frugal toasted sandwich press

Don’t have a sandwhich press? Try this easy and free tip for ‘pressed’ toasted sandwhiches.

tip tuesday – recycled mini cookie cutter

Here’s a nifty way to cut mini cookies from cookie dough and it doesn’t cost a cent. And the resulting cookies aren’t too bad either.

tip tuesday–the most important cook book you will ever own

Here is the most important cookbook you will ever own. Every recipe will be one that you like and you will cook it over and over, much to everyone’s satisfaction. It will be well used, stained, loved and passed down to your children and grandchildren.

tip tuesday–making peanut butter and honey more efficient

Make a family favourite that much easier to prepare with this tip. Also, my version of an old classic.

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 [...]