Okay, let’s get this out of the way without further adieu: Macerating Fruit is NOT the same as making Jam or Compote. I got a bunch of feedback on yesterday’s post on Drunken Fruit and it’s clear that some of my faithful readers are still unclear on the differences – which are major!Read More →
Today we inaugurate a series of recipe posts reviving real old-fashioned dishes, the way they made them in your Grandma’s day. We’re literally mining the pages of the Domestic Science Text Books from Prairie High Schools of the 30′ and 40s to bring you simple delights from an age when Lard was King!Read More →
If you thought Rice was Rice was Rice – all the same – I’ll bet you were shocked by my post in this space yesterday, giving the lowdown on how to cook the two main types of rice and how to kick them up with colours and flavours. Let’s look, now, at the different kinds of rice you’ll find in the store…Read More →
I must have touched on the art and science of cooking Rice at some time in the past few years in this space. But I couldn’t find the reference when I searched it a few minutes ago. So I decided to put all the Rice wisdom I may have imparted over the years in a single, comprehensive post…Read More →
In this post, our third on Greens, we’ll look at the Peppery leaves that put some zip into otherwise bland or bitter Salads and challenge dressings to step up the flavour! You probably know some of these plants already, but I’ll bet others will be completely new to you – as Salad Greens, at least!Read More →
We’ve recently looked into pedigree of the Lettuce Family. Now, it’s time to look at some other popular Salad Greens. We’re going to start with a group of small, leafy-headed plants which look similar in some respects but have very different colour and flavour characteristics…Read More →
Lettuce is one of the oldest domesticated plants – aside, perhaps, from grains – and it’s one that can be found in almost all major cultures an cuisines. We’ve all eaten at least one Green Salad in our time, and most of us enjoyed it. But there’s a lot more to know about lettuce…Read More →
A post I ran across in Yahoo! News recounts a tale of woe that’s affecting many Brits these days;. Seems there’s a minor epidemic of the runs over ‘ome which has been traced back to poor storage and reckless reheating of leftover food. It’s a good opportunity to talk about food poisoning…Read More →