An egg must be the ultimate pre packed food and one of the first..So many ways to cook them and so cheap and filling.I often wonder when man or woman started realising they could cook an egg. Did they drop and break an egg on a hot piece of ground and it started cooking? I [...]
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Eggs…So many ways!
Posted in cheeses, cooking, eggs, food, greek recipes, herbs & spices, onions, packed lunches., peppers, potatoes, recipes, spices on November 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Herbs & spices
Posted in curry, fennel, herbs, herbs & spices, preserving, spices on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Over the years , I like many people have used more and more spices.Growing up in the 50′s I had hardly heard of a spice except perhaps cinnamon or mixed spice on the top of a rice pudding ! Now the amount used in cookery and food is amazing and new spices come to light every day.We [...]
Casseroles & stews
Posted in beans, beef, casserole, chicken, chilli, cooking, curry, herbs & spices, lamb, leeks, recipes, spices, stews, vegetables on November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is the time of year when we need to eat warming food that makes us feel good and are easy to prepare , bung in the oven and leave while we do other chores.Of course you do not have to stick to the original recipe,just add other ingredients you may have in the store [...]
Some like it hot!..Chillies and mustards
Posted in chilli, cooking, herbs, herbs & spices, honey, mustards and chillies, orange, peppers, recipes, spices on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have been experimenting with mustard seeds lately with quite a bit of success.I did not realise how many different flavours you could have.Of course you can have black ,yellow or white mustard seeds in your store cupboard but it’s not that important if you only have one type..
