Weekend Project: Lavender and Honey Cupcakes
I came across this perfect cupcake recipe online and though it too good not to share. I think its a great variation on the usual cup cake recipes, and, as I’m such a lavender fan, I’ll be baking these again, later in the year with lavender from my own garden. Lavender has an aromatic sharpness, [...]
Object of Desire: Pink Rose Print Cool Bag
With the picnic season now in full swing, this beautiful bag from Garden Boutique is just the thing to keep on hand. No need to be a walking advert for your supermarket anymore, you can now keep your food and drink insulated in style, as you hit the outdoors with a cool bag that’s as [...]
How to Make Real Lemonade
My Grandma used to make me lemonade. I can clearly remember her mixing the boiling water and the lemons. After she died I claimed the jug and the couple of matching glasses she used to use. I think they were from Woolworths. Glass with a dainty painted flower. I was thinking the other day that [...]
Book Review: Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
Julie Powell, a 30 year old secretary at a Government agency in Manhattan, commits to working her way through all 524 recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. She sets herself a time limit of 365 days and, to add to the general pressure of the task, has a tiny apartment [...]
Bottled Seawater: On Sale at Last!
The first bottled seawater in the world aimed at the culinary market was launched this week at the Edinburgh Taste Festival. Acquamara seawater from the Outer Hebridean island of Berneray is set to be the latest must-have gourmet delight. Acquamara is made from purified seawater from the Outer Hebrides, and will be sold in three- [...]
Six of the Best: Accessible Cookbooks
Cookbooks are all well and good for perusing and looking at the glorious photos and exotic ingredients, but sometimes only an accessible cookbook will do. By accessible, I mean a proper cookbook with more than a handful of recipes you’s actually want to follow. And cookbooks that are good for everyday dishes, not just the [...]
Culinary Delights: Herbes de Provence
Seasoned Pioneers Herbes de Provence is one of my all-time fave dried herb mixes. It’s the added addition of dried lavender which makes this rounded mix of tart and sweet herbal flavors with notes of fennel sing. Seasoned Pioneers say it’s great in slow-cooked meat, game and poultry dishes and it also goes well with [...]
Carbing Like the Romans: Spelt Bread Recipe
Curious about what the Romans baked? Apparently Spelt was the grain of the time. This week we experimented with a recipe for a Roman Style Loaf: 500g/1lb Wholegrain Spelt Flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp Quick Yeast 1 tbsp Honey 400ml/ 14 floz warm water 1tbsp olive oil 1. In a large bowl mix together [...]
