Kitchen

Spud Sunday: Mixing It Up

Having received a shiny new stand mixer from the lovely Fairy Hobmother, there was nothing else for it but to make some of this yeasty potato-tomato bread


Spud Sunday: Mushy Mushy

It’s not all about good looks. This colcannon cake may have stuck to the non-stick pan, but it still tasted good…


Spud Sunday: Good At Mash

The pursuit of perfect mashed potatoes and the tips and tricks that I have picked up along the way, including a recipe for mash made with nutty browned butter…


Rate My Kitchen Fail

Some days in the kitchen are worse than others – use this handy scale to rate how bad your kitchen experience really was!

Topics: Mishaps

Spud Sunday: I’ve Been Shunned

Not one but two Shun knives scored at IFBC – my cup indeed runneth over…


The Gingerman

Gingerbread men were a feature of my childhood, though I never had a fancy cutter then. Now that I had obtained such a cutter, it was time to recreate some gingery childhood memories.


Waste Not, Want Not

I abhor food waste, so much so that, unless they are utterly inedible, I generally eat the results of my kitchen disasters. This cornbread of sorts is a case in point…


A Bunch of Flours

My baking cupboard is full to bursting with flours, and quite a few of the new additions anticipate my launch onto the gluten-free baking scene. These rice cookies from the Cornucopia book were my first gluten-free baking effort and not a bad one at that.