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Herb workshop
Every good cook knows just how valuable fresh herbs are to being a culinary whizz. But you really don’t need a kitchen garden to provide your own herbs most of the year - to find out how why not take the Kitchen Door Herb Workshop which is to be held at the National Herb Centre […]
Seasonal Duck recipes
We’ve plumped(!) for duck as our Christmas bird this year, so a hunt for appropriate recipes was called for. Problem is of course that ducks tend to be a tad smaller than Turkey or Goose, so depending on numbers you may need more than one bird. Waitrose offer a couple of promising recipes - and […]
Online Kitchenware
Trawling around the web looking for Christmas presents for some food-obsessed friends I came across www.onlinekitchenware.co.uk - a great clean site with good graphics and lots of info - very seductive and very easy to spend somewhat more than you intend!
The range includes some great pots and pans, all sorts of kitchen gadgets, and designer […]
Chocolate is good for you!
Now there’s a headline which turns the head - I ignore most of the “scare” stories which tend to suggest that anything enjoyable like cheese, salt, alcohol etc are bad for you. But the Independent (15 Nov 06) headline caught my attention!
A study in the US found concluded that
snacking on just two tablespoonfuls of […]
The cheeseweb.com
Cheese is one of my great indulgences, and I pity a friend of mine who cannot tolerate it in any form. But until today I did not truly appreciate that there are 7 main types of cheese - Fresh (no rind), natural rind, soft white, semi-soft, hard, blue and flavoured. This and many other interesting […]