Experimenting with food for me usually means putting ingredients where you wouldn’t expect to find them. So when I heard that the latest craze sweeping Australia was lemonade scones I knew that it was time to get in the kitchen and get experimenting. I have experimented with fizzy drinks before: my ...
Retox, it’s an interesting concept and one that’s dangerous in my view; think about it, an indulgent December followed by an abstemious January makes my body go into shock – and then, once your body has just about adjusted to the age of austerity that is a January detox, ...
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 ...
This weekend my partner was treated to a selection of puréed foods any baby would be proud of. Vegetables, meat, pastas and accompaniments were all thrown into macaronmistress's borrowed blender and served up with swirls of cream and sprigs of herbs to try to make his weekend of toothache ...
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 ...
I have an unassailable soft spot for roasted chicken. It may not be the most exciting of meats but when done properly and paired with a generous helping of good roast potatoes there is little that can beat it as comfort food to my mind. The smell alone is something ...
Comfort food conjures up a number of different images for me. At different stages in my life "comfort" has been associated with many a thing. From a simple packet of biscuits with a cup of tea to dunk them in after playing out in the rain as a ...
When faced with October's theme of "Comfort" I have to admit that I was flummoxed; surely almost all good food is comforting in some way or another? So I had to think long and hard (and sample a few treats along the way) before coming to my final topic. At ...
