Eat well - travel often
For the next two weeks you can be transported to Mexico without leaving sight of London’s South Bank. To help celebrate Year of Mexico in the UK, Mexico has launched an interactive exhibition near City Hall on The South Bank. You enter a pop-up dome […]
There has been a lot written lately about the benefits of making and drinking fresh juice every day. One of the things that you need to watch out for though is that if you only use fresh fruit you may end up consuming quite a […]
Pancake Day – I bet most people in the UK have the thin ‘crepe’ like pancakes with lemon and sugar. I have never had much luck with these and combined with being American I tend to make the thicker American style pancakes for Pancake Day. […]
In January I hosted ‘In My Veg Box’ and the subject was sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are so good for you and it’s so interesting to see the different ways people use sweet potatoes in their meal plans. I want to thank all those who […]
When I was growing up in America the baking culture was moving away from weighing and measuring ingredients to make a cake and welcomed ready to make cake mixes such as Betty Crocker. Although trends have now swung back to weighing and measuring ingredients there […]
Chinese New Year is a time of celebration for Chinese people all over the world. It is a time of dragons, street parades and lucky red envelopes given to family and friends. Each year “Kung Hei Fat Choy” or Happy (Chinese) New Year brings good fortune and […]
Last year I attended the Edible Garden Show at Alexandra Palace in North London. I am an avid gardener and love having my allotment nearby our house. The Edible Garden Show is a showcase for some fantastic gardeners, producers, celebrities and it’s where I met some […]
New Year New Broom is the expression I think. Although my life revolves around food sometimes I get the inclination to do a bit of cleaning and the early days of the new year are a good time to start. I have been sent a […]
I seem to really be stepping out of my comfort zone and adding the spent sourdough starter from keeping my sourdough starter alive, to my baking since I attended Vanessa Kimbell’s sourdough course at the beginning of January. For years I have made my grandmother’s […]
