Aug 04
As used on UK Celebrity Masterchef 2014. Last night (10/7/14) Millie Mackintosh was given a basic recipe and our photo to make Cullen Skink. Unfortunately she made a stew and not a thick hearty soup. Even though I know what ‘Cullen Skink’ is, this is one of the harder posts I’ve written. I grew up …
Jul 10
I recently came back from a business trip to South Africa, where I tried lots of really great South African food, and just had to buy a cookbook before I left, to give me some ideas to try at home. I was torn between a choice of two South African cookbooks, but in the end …
Jun 14
Why even write about an egg salad sandwich? Surely there must be more interesting and exotic pairings available for discussion and review? Of course there are options that are far more interesting, but when it comes to simplicity and ease, the egg salad sandwich is hard to beat. It requires little effort to think of …
Jun 13
Macaroni cheese (mac and cheese in the US) is my ultimate comfort food. It is the one dish that every one of my siblings asks mum to make when we visit home. Like everyone else’s mum would say, my mum’s macaroni cheese is the best, and nothing else comes close. Not only does it fill …
Jun 07
Now that summer if official here, gone are the heavy stodgy foods of winter and out comes the salads and bbq. This salad of steamed salmon with an avocado dressing is light, flavourful and a perfect dish to enjoy outside at the end of a day with a cold glass of white wine. Though I …
