Once again with the Italian food! You’d think I was obsessed or something. I’m having a week of savoury before all the sweetness that lies ahead during July. Now, I love fresh pasta, it is truly one of the fine things in life, once you’ve had it you’ll never want to go back to dried. [...]

A complete mish-mash of cuisines! I love making risotto, it’s so much fun, it tastes delicious. I get all excited about it and enthusiastic. That lasts right up until about halfway through the stock adding part of the process, I’ve been stirring near constantly for 10 minutes and have at least another 10 to go [...]

So, I don’t have a post for today *looks sheepish* I got all excited making fresh pasta instead. There’ll be a post tomorrow to make up for it, on risotto.

Once again a WTF moment from Japan, they are good that those! This is an advert for sushi. The Supreme Court lifted a ban on Monday on genetically modified alfalfa to mixed opinions. While the University of Sheffield (UK) is trying to develop a new rice plant that will have a higher yield. More beef [...]

Sticky buns have a Germanic origin, it’s thought that they originated in the form of Schnecken, they travelled with the German settlers, and have remained long after other traits have vanished. Traditionally a fairly plain white dough, this helps to carry the sweet glaze. Walnuts are traditional, but pecans are popular and the additions of [...]

That it has taken us this long to post about chocolate chip cookies is a travesty, how could we have passed over something so basic yet so loved? Cookies are one of those strange beings, so simple, but there are so many ways they can be screwed up if you’re not paying attention, and you’ll [...]

If you hadn’t noticed there’s a rather large sporting event going on right now. We’re not into sports at all here at CC, but found a beer version of the World Cup which seemed far more preferable. A beer has been picked to represent each country taking part, and paired up (for round one at [...]

The name biscotti derives from the Italian meaning twice baked, telling us how they are cooked. Biscotti however is the English name for them, in Italy they are called Cantucci, with biscotti referring to any type of crunchy cookie, the way American’s say cookie and the English say biscuit. Originally baked for the Romans to [...]

Bread pudding is widely considered comfort food here in the southern states, but it was something I had not experienced. I grew up with Bread and Butter pudding, which is sufficiently different. However the basic premise is the same so I was willing to give it a try. Michael made me my first bread pudding, [...]