Kitchen

You may have noticed that Valentines Day is coming up. Maybe like me, you've been pointing and laughing at the poorly made mass produced soft toys carrying love hearts (commonly gorillas) and the...

I love making people gifts and I'm always keen to make my gifts homemade. I didn't have much time for crafting unfortunately so I decided to make some goodies from the kitchen. Reasons I like...

The festive season is well and truly upon us and seeing as we've had a good and fruitful year, we're in high spirits and are pulling out all the stops to provide a few guiding hands to help...

I am an enthusiastic cook who is at times, prone to burning things. Especially when toasting spices or trying to make toffee and I get distracted by something else… So here's some helpful...

Making stock is a great way to use up vegetables before they go off. Making stock also allows you to get extra nutrients out of your vegetable scraps and to add extra flavour to your cooking. Stock...

Freezing food is a useful and easy way to cut down on food waste. If you buy a large amount of vegetables on special, or have a surplus growing in your garden, freezing them is a good way to save...

Preserving is another good way to reduce food waste. It allows you to use up excess fruit and vegetables for consumption later and is especially good for things that are getting overripe. It's...

Use very ripe tomatoes for the best flavour. If you can afford to buy good quality vinegar, such as apple cider vinegar, do so. Otherwise you can just use cheap white vinegar but it will give your...

Here a few recipes for different sauces and dressings that are full of flavour and easy to make. PestoAdd to soups, pasta, salads or sandwiches. For a vegan version just leave out the cheese. 1 cup...

Zucchinis are cheap and plentiful during summer and if you have zucchinis growing in your garden there will inevitabley come a week when your plants produce more than you could possibly eat. This...