Happy Valentine's Day! As those of you who have come across my cake-centric thoughts on the BakeNation blog will know, I am a keen admirer of baked goods, and on this romance-themed day, I would even go so far as to say that I love them. This fanaticism surrounding eating ...
I love the fact that in America, you send a Valentine's card to your best friend, your daughter, not just your lover. Recently I was contacted by a Mom whose daughter is here in Edinburgh at University. She wanted to send her something special, decadent, on Valentine's, that was produced ...
Total Food Geeks came together because of a united love of geeking out about food. Over the past few weeks I've come across some things which I've thought were the epitome of this group mentality, so I thought I'd share them with you all... 1. The first is a book - ...
A verrine is a dessert originally from France made by layering different ingredients in a small glass. I’m going to show you how to make a verrine of Pistachio, Pineapple and Milk Chocolate. It will have layers of Pistachio Crème Brulee, Poached Ginger Pineapple, Biscuit Cuillere and Milk Chocolate ...
Last night was an evening of firsts: the first Edinburgh December snow, the first time Georgia tried bratkartoffeln and the first time Total Food Geeks went filming with Cook That! At 5 o'clock on Sunday evening we braced the winter chill and ventured out in search of warmth, food ...
With just one month to Christmas day as of last week, I began contemplating a suitable alternative to Christmas pudding in advance of the festive preparations this year; something rich and a little bit boozy but not too sweet, that bypassed the cinnamon and dried fruit of the usual seasonal ...
Banana = summer. Beaches, cocktails, fruit smoothies and ice-cream splits. Creamy, caramelised brûlée: winter. Thick, comforting, electric-blanketed indulgence, with a shell to crack through like ice on a pond. And dark chocolate – well, no explanation or excuse ...
