The clock is clicking and Black Friday is just around the corner so check out these books in case you can make a saving buying them that bit earlier. One: Pot, Pan, Planet by Anna Jones – A greener way to cook for you, your family and the planet by Anna Jones. Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly. ( Sunday Times best seller). In this exciting new collection of over 200 simple recipes, Anna Jones limits the pans and simplifies the ingredients for all-in-one dinners that keep things fast…
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Are you struggling to get to sleep at night? Have you tried counting sheep and you still cannot drift off? The importance of a good night’s sleep should never be devalued. Your sleep will dictate how you feel the following day and it can also have a huge impact on your health. In order to rectify your sleep issues, you need to figure out why you are having them to begin with, so let’s take a look… Are you feeling stressed? – In most cases, people struggle to sleep because they are feeling stressed out. Stress is something more and…
A few did you know this on food ?… 1.To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. 2. When a cake recipe asks you to flour the baking tin, use a bit of dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on the outside of the cake. 3. Wrap celery in aluminium foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. 4. Always crack an egg on a flat surface, never the edge of a bowl. Otherwise, you’ll risk shell shards and possible contamination of your food. 5. Do…
When you get home after a hard day at work, open the fridge and realise that there’s basically nothing in there, you’ve got two choices. You could go back out again and buy some ingredients or you can try to make do with what you’ve got. You can cook some pretty incredible meals with just a couple of ingredients but there is a certain art to it. Use these three simple tricks to master cooking with limited ingredients. 1. KNOW YOUR FLAVOUR PAIRINGS… Strawberries and cream, cheese and tomato, lemon and garlic. Some flavours just go well together and they…
Christmas is nearly upon us with advent calendars to remind you of what day it is. Here are a choice of ten advent calendars for tea lovers. Organic Tea Advent Calendar by The English Tea Shop. English Tea Shop Organic Green Advent Calendar Puzzle – 25 Loose Leaf Tea Pyramid Bags – 13 Different Flavours.,£11.99 24 Reasons to Smile: Tea Bag Advent Calendar by T2 TEA – T2 Tea 24 Reasons to Smile: Tea Bag Advent Calendar for Christmas 2021, Countdown to Christmas, 24 Assorted Teabag Sachets, Black, Herbal, Green, Fruit Teas – £22 PUKKA TEA Advent Calendar – Pukka…
1.14 Reasons to Read Through Afternoon Tea4Two’s posts for September Food Awareness Days/Week 2. National Curry Week – Monday 4th – 10th October 3. Food Awareness Days/Weeks and Food Festivals for November 4. World Egg Day – Friday 8th October 5. World Food Day – Saturday 16th October 6. Chocolate Cupcake Day – 18th October 7. Apple Day – Thursday 21st October Other posts included:- 8. October Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables 9. The Pros & Cons to Buying A House 10. How to Make Caramalised Sugar 11. My Favourite 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe 12. 10 Tips on Baking…
Legend says that the Chinese were the first to invent tea and also teapots. The first ones were made around the 8th century, and appeared during the Sung Dynasty (960-1270) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). These teapots were made of porcelain and were commissioned directly from Chinese artisans. They were very expensive as they were brought halfway around the world which in those days took around three years to get there and back. They were also quite a status symbol of the well to do, however, the desire of the middle classes to also enjoy a nice cuppa fuelled a…
Flour is made by grinding grains, legumes, nuts, or seeds into a fine powder. When these substances are ground into coarse powders, the result is referred to as “meal” rather than “flour.” When most people think of flour, they’re thinking of wheat flour, which clearly is off-limits on a gluten-free diet. In fact, flours made from wheat, barley, or rye contain gluten and will make those with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity Fortunately, there are a ton of other options and it’s getting easier and easier to find a variety of alternative flours. You can find them in the natural foods section…
Did you know that the most expensive coffee is made from cat poop? “Kopi Luwak” is the most expensive coffee in the world. It comes from Indonesia …ANOTHER FASCINATING FACT ABOUT COFFEE MADE FROM CAT POOP…
The basics of baking will ensure that the ingredients you use are properly combined. Nine basics to great baking:- Blending is the combining of two or more ingredients together so that they lose their individual characteristics and become smooth and uniform. 2. Folding is an important baking technique. It is used to mix delicate batters and mixtures; the aim is to incorporate ingredients or components without causing deflation. Folding is required, for example, when incorporating beaten egg whites into a soufflé base. 3. Sifting will break up any lumps in the flour, which means you can get a more accurate measurement. Sifted…
Nadiya Hussain’s cookbook “Nadiya Bakes” includes her version of the traditional scone. The Daily Beast wrote “Topped with clotted cream and blueberries, this creative scone from “The Great British Bake Off” champion Nadiya Hussain’s cookbook is deliciously improper. Once she began baking one of the first recipes she learned how to make was for the traditional scone. But while she may be a star baker now, her first try making this quintessential British treat didn’t go so well. “I very much over handled [the dough], so it was tough and chewy,” says Hussain. “My teacher told me, ‘Overworked.’ It’s one…
Green Tea can contribute to so many health issues that I am surprised its not talked about more in the medical profession. According to India News, Green tea is known for its weight loss ingredients. A lot of people who are on their path of shedding the extra kilo prefer the consumption of green tea. Green tea is famous for its weight loss ingredients. People from different parts of the country rely on green tea for shedding those extra kilos without skipping a meal or missing out on important nutrient consumption. In Times of India they write that a cup…
With Autumn closing in fast and colds going around like grease lightening, it’s time to make sure you are eating all the right foods to keep you healthy. Here are ten of the best vegetables from General Medical. 1.Brussels sprouts Like it or lump it, whatever your thoughts are about Brussels sprouts, they’re a highly nutritious vegetable. They’re rich in vitamin K and high in the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid which is beneficial to those with diabetes. 2. Cabbage Cabbage is very low in calories and rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that may help reduce inflammation. Increasing your intake of…
When I am trying to lose weight I do not have any chocolate in the fridge as I cannot resist it but if I get absolutely desperate then I have to admit I make my favourite 5 minute chocolate mug cake recipe. I will put my slight adaptions which make it less calories in brackets. Using the adaptions I made your chocolate mug cake is around 177 – 190 calories Enjoy… Ingredients 2 tbsp. self-raising flour2 tbsp caster sugar ( 1 heaped tbsp Canderel or alternative sweetener)2 tbsp. cocoa powder1 egg2 tbsp. milk (skimmed)1 tbsp sunflower oil ( one cal…
Have your always wanted to know to make caramelised sugar. Well, its easy when you know how. Caramelised sugar can upgrade a dessert to a new level of lusciousness. Many people are apprehensive about trying to make caramelised sugar, but while the technique might seem daunting, the process itself is actually very simple – and watching snow white sugar transform into a golden brown liquid is pretty magical. Once you master it, you can use it in many different ways and your dessert repertoire will be considerably more alluring. You can practise by making salted caramel sauce, or this beautiful chocolate caramel…