Calm Your Beans

If you go down in the woods today your sure of a big surprise, well, a garlicky one. It is at that time of year again when a little bit of foraging can give you amazing returns. However it is not like the garlic cloves that you would normally purchase from the super market. The [...]

If you’re anything like me weekly shops are a bit of a chore, who wants to spend their two days a week off in the supermarket? Worse still, is when you go after work at 6pm, when lots of hungry, tired people who have just finished work (you are probably one of these people) pop [...]

Spring represents rebirth and regrowth and is the most colourful of the four seasons. Spring is also the season where some of our most beloved ingredients are at their best.

I like food, I like it to be nice and tasty and healthy, but I do not like messing about for ages in the kitchen. You will never find me slaving over a hot stove; in fact you are far more likely to find me lounging on the couch while something is brewing in the [...]

In terms of your monthly expenditure food is probably where you spend the most money, but what if you want to cut down your food bill and you’re on a budget?

I hate wasting food. I hate it even more when I’m the one who’s paid for it! While my mum and dad are off gallivanting in the slightly warmer climates of Hong Kong, I’m left to fend for myself. Since when did food cost so much?! I’m living like a student again and I’ve been [...]

I got the Jamie Oliver 30 Minute Meals cookbook for my birthday this year. Apart from the fact that nothing actually takes 30 minutes (not unless you have Jamie’s incredible oven or fancy gadgets and someone cleaning up after you) it is a fantastic book with wonderful recipes in it. I’ve started doing a ‘recipe [...]

Creating a healthy meal for your family can be stressful. As well as finding the time to visit the supermarket and making sure you have all the correct ingredients, it can be hard to think of new recipe ideas which keep everyone happy. If you have been working all day it can be the last [...]