Virgil Evetts I’m currently feeling massively smug and self satisfied (not really sure that these are different things, but anyway), having just harvested my first sneak preview crop of honey from my beehive. I’ve had the hive for a couple … Read more
Janet Chang I’ve been really into making my own condiments. It’s generally cheaper and I know exactly what goes in it. I wrote recently about how much I love ketchup and that I used to slather it on everything. I … Read more
Laurel Watson This is one of the strangest recipes I’ve ever come across in my travels through the internet… it intrigued me immediately.. a French woman posted it (always a good start) and claimed it made a lovely short, sweet … Read more
Virgil Evetts I’m a cook, DEFINITELY not a chef, and barely or at least very reluctantly a baker. It’s not that I can’t bake, I can hold my own given a bit of persuasion and arm twisting, but I’ve … Read more
The Truth about Low Cholesterol Diets – Deborah Land a. Myths about Cholesterol – the Good and Bad Sides Most people view cholesterol as a bad thing, but the truth is there are actually two types of it. There is … Read more
summerfields foods In our post on making quince paste, we mentioned we came across a recipe for doing the same thing with sweet potato. Dulce de Batata as it is also known. It sounded quite an interesting idea. Dulce de … Read more
Virgil Evetts After many years of treading the 9-5 commuter grind, I’m now working from home. So far it’s a welcome change and I’m liking it more every day. I could get quite used to the hours of uninterrupted silence to … Read more
Janet Chang I’ve been having major cravings for ice cream. Maybe it’s because summer is on its way out and I’m trying to hold onto the last bits of summer in denial of winter’s arrival. I bought an ice cream … Read more
Virgil Evetts What is it with people and their coffee preferences? Once upon a time coffee was either white or black, filter or instant. Sure it tasted bloody horrible, but at least there was little room for pretensions and misguided … Read more
