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On a Self Assembly Mexican Meal

We had wraps for dinner last night. I realise this may not sound very interesting or exotic, and we’re not talking elegant or haute cuisine here. But as a crowd pleasing family meal they’re great. These also aren’t your average “a bit of chicken and some lettuce” wraps. These are make your own wraps that suit vegans [...]

On the Perfect Chocolate Brownie

I’ve got brownies on the brain. At work we make a lot of brownies, and this week we’ve gone into a bit of brownie overdrive. There could be worse things I suppose – I’d much rather make hundreds of brownies than hundreds of tuna mayonnaise sandwiches, for example (but that may be because I can’t [...]

On the Alfonso Mango

I think it’s fairly obvious that I like food and have a certain enthusiasm for it. But there is something about truly seasonal foods, primarily fruits and veg, which in my mind gives them a special place in my food world. Asparagus, cherries, blackberries, tomatoes (the home grown kind), English apples (there are seriously good [...]

On Cooking With Kids (26/03/10)

I will start by saying that I am completely shattered. Physically and mentally. It doesn’t help that it’s 5:37am (although it’s starting to get light, which is amazing for morale). Mostly it’s because I spent a large part of yesterday cooking with kids. 

You may be wondering what ever possessed me to do that… Well, this [...]