I don’t think quite so many belts have had to be tightened in a long while and whilst many people have had to put meat into a Dickensian ‘luxury’ category, there are many ways to make meat go further. The … Read More
The Dukan diet – another of these harsh and frankly unsustainable regimes that will naturally produce the desired weight loss in your first week (up to seven pounds apparently) with the restricted intake to consist of protein only. How balanced … Read More
The delicious ‘weeman’ Alex who ran to the garden to pick the chives for the salad Why isn’t cooking in schools compulsory? Why do we not engage our kids at home to join in on the process of what has … Read More
Juice fasting is big. All the A listers are doing it. Muddy, gloopy and pond like, I guess they hold their nose and get on with it. Before you cover up the ears of the latest juicer in defence, I … Read More
The mixture of spices that you use, depending on what recipe you are following is of ultimate importance. Getting the delicate balance of spices right is a skill that can take time, patience and practise. Grinding your own spices If … Read More
DON’T experiment on your dinner guests. They aren’t lab rats. I am amazed that contestants on Master Chef prepare a dish they’ve never cooked before. Why? Feeding people should be a pleasure, not a hair pulling, high blood pressure inducing … Read More