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!
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.









