I always believe that something you can make yourself is probably going to be better than something you buy – well, apart from fancy sugarcraft things. I am far too ham fisted and clumsy to turn out beautifully sculpted flowers, say. Actually, anything dainty is probably beyond me, now I think about it. But I [...]
When I made Ham Hock Terrine I thought there was something missing. In the end, I decided that I needed just a little something to go with it… something both sharp and savoury, something to moisten the bread… that was what I wanted. And what better than some delicious mayonnaise, made specifically to go with [...]
I know we only have a very small balcony and it is incredibly windy up at the top of our building,but I have managed to grow things up here. This year the chillies have been fantastic and even though it is now getting towards the end of November there were still chillies ripening It really [...]
It’s always handy to have the makings of mayonnaise in the house. In just a few minutes you can have a lovely thick, tasty dressing that you can modify in all sorts of ways to match whatever you want to use it with. I made fish and couscous and wanted something to tie it all [...]
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