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Do you have your list of best 10 cookbooks? Do they have dog-eared corners, stains across the pages, scribbled notes in the margins? Is this the test of a good cookbook? Read the Observer Food Monthly’s list recently published in Britain. What do you think?
Are you trying to grow your kitchen garden? Are you daunted by the many factors you must take into consideration? Well, not only should you read Lolo Houbein’s book One Magic Square, you should also follow the link to this great website …
Have you ever eaten Congee at Yum Cha? This is comfort food the Chinese way - it’s usually served in the mornings as a nourishing way to start the day. But when you add chilli, black vinegar and other yummy things you can turn this soup into a Sunday evening winner …
Baked Beans out of a can? Of course. One of the best standby meals around. But there is another way to enjoy really really good baked beans and that is to make your own. Rewarding to cook and eat, with lots of thick buttered toast of course …
I tweeted a few weeks ago about soaking dried fruit in Guinness before baking a fruit cake on the weekend. I promised to pass on the recipe and here it is - a long standing favourite from my kitchen and one that I think you’ll like very much too …
Have you noticed that Creme Fraiche is mentioned in quite a few recipes now? Do you dutifully go out and buy some of the imported cream or opt for an Australian version? Instead, you can actually make your own delicious version quite easily and have it on hand for lots of uses …
The Kitchen features home cooking from my kitchen - the recipes are favourites that I cook often. You know that selecting and cooking food that is nourishing and nurturing is important to your health and wellbeing and that of your family. And most of us do this daily. So what we all need are reliable recipes that give lots of flavour and inspiration …
