“Karina fetched what I recognised as a Dutch oven, oval in shape and of heavy enamel, inside which were neatly packed many little dark green rolls, much like th...
I recently had to buy a new bread slicer.... well, in fact it's not a dedicated slicer of bread, it can slice anything - ham, salami etc... but primarily I use ...
"This season she tackles a spiraliser, which did make me sigh. Et tu, Nigella? But then she resorts to using it to make what are, essentially, chips. This is pu...
For my sins I am involved in fitting out kitchens for rental properties. Everything gets some pretty hard wear and one of the first things to go is the salad sp...
I love my wooden spoons – the discolourations, the nicks, the scratches all represent one event or another – they have the warm patina of age, the comfort of ol...
"Take eggs and break them in scalding hot water and when they are sufficiently cooked take them out."
A Forme of Cury, 14th century
Simple eh? There...
Out of all my friends I only have one who never even enters her kitchen. All the rest make frequent use of it. And even those (or perhaps especially those) who ...
This month's guru is Laura Hasson - founder of Meadow Cottage Bakery and lover of cake - who gives us her learnt-from-long-experience baking tips and simpl...