Cravings

I think when someone is a naturally greedy person, such as myself, it’s natural to crave food. While eating my lunch I can be thinking about what I am going to have for dinner, and sometimes I’ll find myself in a kind of reverie of food, imagining a delicious slice of cheese or piece of […]

Poached eggs

Poaching is my default way of cooking eggs. I love a solid white and dippy yolk, whereas Andrew likes his yolks set like bullets, so with poaching I can leave his in the poaching water for a bit longer than mine. I’ve seen and heard lots of tips for poaching the perfect egg – here’s […]

Why I love … Clarence Court eggs

As I explained in the introduction to this ‘Why I love …‘ series, I wanted the opportunity to shout about some brands, products and services I love. The motivation for writing this series is because I think what I am writing about is a good thing, and I want to share my views with you. The […]

Crab and chilli with homemade tagliatelle

As I may have mentioned (boasted) in previous posts, Andrew has been making very heavy hints about wishing for more pasta to feature on our menus … by buying me every conceivable piece of pasta making kit to attach to my beautiful KitchenAid. Not that I am complaining – I love pasta, and I love […]