I’m a big fan of coffee. I’m pretty sure I was drinking coffee from when I was about 5 years old, which I’m not sure is particularly appropriate but has led to a lifelong love affair. Sunday mornings meant a pot of filter on, and everywhere I worked I’ve kickstarted a coffee club. When Puro Fairtrade sent me some samples […]
Read moreSnuggle down, because it’s cold and wet out there. Time for a sausage ‘n’ starch dinner to both fill up and warm up. This started, as many of my recipes do, from a single ingredient and spiralled out from there. Knorr sent onion gravy pots to try. You whisk a blob of jelly into simmering water and it creates a […]
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A couple of years back Jamie Oliver made waffles without using a waffle maker. He used, rather brilliantly I thought, a griddle pan. Genius! Searching around for the recipe, it’s fair to say there’s some grumpy people out there that have tried it. Esther of the always-readable Recipe Rifle was particularly scathing about them, Kooky Girl has issues, and the […]
Read moreBeing sent mystery packages in the post is intriguing. When an odd cardboard box arrived in the office, I took one look and then let people have a rummage through it. Cue lots of “ooohs” and “aaahs”. The good people at Ben Shaw’s sent me a box of their retro drinks, with flavours like Dandelion & Burdock, Cloudy Lemonade and Cream Soda. […]
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