Now, I’ve always known these delicacies by the name Macaroon.. I’m starting to learn that most people think of the wrong type of macaroon when I say that, the French style Macaron is more known in relation to these treats. Of course, if I said it with the true French pronunciation I’d probably still face [...]

Single use party plates, ever considered going compostable? Made from sugar cane fiber, bamboo, and reed pulp WASARA is made in China and can handle hot or cold foods. Of course, their compostability (is that a word?) depends on what foods you have on them and what sort of compost you’re making, but a fantastic [...]

Of course, after the success of the last batch, pasta had to be made again. I’m sure if it wasn’t so time consuming I’d be making it weekly! I had been intending to branch out into filled pastas at some point, and then Michael went and spoilt me with some ravioli presses for my Birthday. [...]

I never realised just how simple and easy fruit leathers are to make. Of course the store bought ones are full of additives and preservatives, they’re also mostly full of either apple or pear with just enough of the “main” fruit to flavour it, since apples and pears are considerably cheaper. We had a punnet [...]

As a follow up from last week, here’s the top ten cookbooks from the list. In a moment of shock and horror I don’t actually own any of them! Chefs’ pencils… quite frankly if the chef in your life needs these they may want to consider a change of career.. The BBC had an interesting [...]

We’re a fan of making our own pizzas, once you’ve had home made you don’t want to go back to store bought if at all possible (though that does go for most things, not just pizza). The best thing about home made pizza, you can top it with whatever you like, whatever takes your fancy. [...]

Before I tell you about making mozzarella, I need to tell you how we got there. A while back, I can’t remember when, there was a cheese festival at our local Whole Foods.. We went for the free samples! There was a woman there with fresh handmade mozzarella, it was warm and soft and oh [...]

I didn’t almost forget to do the round up today, no siree, not me.. Honest! Or something like that *grins* Biscuits are under threat in England, as American style cookies take over. Would your cup of tea really be the same without a digestive, or a jammie dodger? Hate carrots? Love bacon? Some clever (insane?) [...]

The important thing about crumpets is that they must have the holes in them, it’s vitally important. Served warm from the pan, or toasted up later you can spread with butter or your preserve of choice, the heat melts the topping and it fills those holes up soaking the centre. Crumpets were an Anglo-Saxon invention. [...]