Category Archives: Tips & Techniques

These posts are all tips and techniques designed to make your life in the kitchen, that much easier.

A bowl of freshly cooked vegetables for salad

Cooking vegetables

Methods of cookery There are many vegetables, so it stands to reason there are also many ways to cook them. I am going to cover just a few ways in this post, which are my “go-to” ways. How you cook them, can change the flavour and texture of the vegetables. So it may come down …

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herbs oils, ginger and garlic

Kitchen time saver

Food waste We’re all guilty of it, but by trying to make the most of left-over ingredients, not only are we helping to save our environment, we’re also saving a little money too. Rather than throwing away herbs because they’ve started to wilt, why not make some herb oil you can save. Making stocks from …

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how to make the avocado rose

The Avocado Rose

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Ingredients for the natural Electrolyte drink

The natural Electrolyte

Store bought Why do I need to make an electrolyte drink when I can just buy one? Just like many food products, home made is always a better option, for the simple fact you know exactly what is in it. It won’t be full of chemicals and artificial fillers that serve no beneficial purpose to …

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