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On the greatness of Kenji Alt-Lopez, food blogger supremo
Kenji’s posts on all things food continue to be nothing less than inspired. I still use some of his tips for making the perfect french fries for my roast potatoes (add vinegar to let you par-boil for...
View ArticleBritish names for American ingredients (and American names for British...
(Warning: the following video contains some classic Izzard swearing and might therefore be NSFW. It however perfectly sets the scene for this post, so watch it anyway). I read a lot of American food...
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Herman the cake
I’ve never been a fan of chain mail… until my wife got this one from a friend in the village. Using a sourdough starter, a set of instructions guided Amanda through the process of making a very tasty...
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Lactofree yoghurt
I wish I was a teenage American girl so I could say “OMG this stuff is the bomb” or even a teenage Welsh girl so I could say “this stuff is lush.*” Because after years of having to eat soy or ‘healthy’...
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The supermarket lottery of life
We’re trying a different online grocery service – Ocado. After years of using Tesco.com and finding that it had by far the best online experience of all the online grocery stores (I’ve tried Sainsbury,...
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Innocent smoothie sugar content – not so innocent?
Damian was round the other day, and with his tired hat on (as much as his business journalist hat) he was commenting on the sugar content of an Innocent smoothie. He referred to it as a great ‘sugar...
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A real barbeque…
Weber family, complete with pig In Denmark, in addition to banning marmite (!!!), they seem to be pretty passionate about barbecuing – at least as far as Amanda’s family is a benchmark. However, there...
View ArticleBaby taste buds
Until Emily started weaning, I noted food combinations that babies were sold with some mystery. Who thought that salmon, parsnip and courgette were a sensible thing to blend together and feed to...
View ArticleMcDonald’s English pub burger
I spotted this on one of the food blogs I read. Was wryly amused at US McDonald’s interpretation of Britishness: The burger is described as a 1/3lb Angus Beef Burger with hickory-smoked bacon, white...
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Produce update
The garden keeps on giving; more potatoes have come up – they’ve been OK – I think I’m perhaps not a massive fan of this particular varietal, but I haven’t tried them chipped or roasted yet. I need to...
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Pots of love–Rumblers granola and yogurt pots
My Rumblers ‘Pots of Love’ arrived this week, following a pitch by email from their marketing team. The review samples (which I didn’t pay for) arrived in a refrigerated box at work, which was a...
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On hating food
The diet has begun again in truth now, having suffered badly for the last 9-10 months with detrimental affects on my weight and sense of self. I’ve regained 30% of the weight I lost, and, no long...
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Malaysian food tour
A brief diversion; at our friends’ wedding a couple of weeks ago, there were a few Singaporeans there. Singaporeans and Malaysians are cultural and cuisinal [sic] siblings – we often have a similar...
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The bounty continues
This weekend, the first yellow courgette and tomatoes were plucked; we’ve been gradually denuding the plum tree as the fruit ripens with increasing pace and deliciousness (Emily loves home grown...
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Eat Summer/Winter bolognaise soup review – Very Big Bold @eat_news
Wow, it’s been a while since I did one of these. Sorry – the diet has lapsed. It’s back now! Description: From Eat website: ”Minced beef in a chunky tomato, garlic, oregano, red chilli and fresh basil...
View ArticleChapati making
I tried making Chapatis this weekend with the girls. For all my Indian heritage, I’m better at a roast or BBQ than I am at this sort of thing but we gave it a go. All of my output was a little too...
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Public commitment – soup reviews. Today’s edition: Pret Italian Meatballs,...
I was in a session led by a workplace psychologist this morning and did a self-assessment on how ‘stressed’ I am in different aspects of my life. Thanks to my compulsive running I scored pretty well on...
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Heinz Beef Broth Big Soup review
Description: Not ones to overstate things, Heinz simply says this is “Beef, barley and vegetable broth” on the can. I concur. Health: 180 calories for the can. Nutritionally relatively insubstantial –...
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Heinz Farmers’ market slow-cooked lamb and root vegetables soup review
Description: “Quality lamb is slow-cooked to perfection & partnered with wholesome chunks of root vegetables sourced from our favourite British farms. A touch of rosemary brings out the natural...
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Eat Italian Meatball ‘big hero’ soup review – big bold @eat_news
Eat soups fuelled my wedding diet back in 2009, so this is a true return to form… Description: “A rustic Soup of meatballs and cannellini beans in a chunky tomato sauce with chilli, basil and oregano....
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