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Basics – Storing Herbs
One of the very first ‘Basics” I ever posted, this is THE definitive way to store herbs. If you have only just discovered this site, you may not have seen it, but this simple way to store herbs will...
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Basics – Home-made Ranch Dressing
One of the great salad dressings from North America, this is not a shy or retiring partner that lets the salad do all the work, oh no. It’s a full-on taste sensation and so it’s imperative to match it...
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Basics – Homemade Greek-Style Yoghurt
Source Making your own yoghurt is a very popular money-saving activity for thrifty cooks, but in this country we tend to stick to commercial thickening agents available on supermarket shelves to give...
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Basics – Chimichurri
The story goes that 19th century English landholders were enjoying a barbecue prepared by Argentinian gauchos and said “give me the curry”. The word ‘chimichurri’ evolved and the recipe is said to have...
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Lime and Garlic Mayonnaise
Making your own mayonnaise is far simpler than you may think and with the help of a food processor or blender you can make it in less time than it would take to go to the shops and buy a jar. By making...
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Basics – How to Cook a Steak
Photo courtesy of Another Pint Please (www.anotherpintplease.com) A while ago a girl friend and I went out to dinner at a bistro in the pub of my former home town. It was a Tuesday night and I was...
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Basics – Butter Cream, Cream Cheese Icing and Ganache
EDIT: A recent discussion on our Facebook page centered around kitchen failures, those apparently simple recipes that other people seem to do effortlessly, but that we always struggle with. Mine is...
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Basics – How to Choose a Chef’s Knife – And a Giveaway!
EDIT: Thank you everyone who left their comments about working with knives. Congratulations to Suzan Warnes in Queensland for her randomly-drawn winning comment. Thank you everyone. If you are...
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Basics – Cordial
I don’t drink soft drink and would be hard pressed to tell you the last time I had anything other than tonic or sparkling mineral water, but goodness I enjoy a good old-fashioned cordial, especially in...
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Basics – Butter Cake
In the mid 1970s while still living in Cornwall, I commenced what was then called O Levels. As well as the mandatory English and Maths, my subjects included Biology, History, Geography, French – and...
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