I like food. I like eating food; I like sharing food; and I like cooking food: for myself, for my family and friends, for anyone who will come share it with me. I like cooking new foods and recipes; I like cooking old familiar favourites; and I like putting new twists on old recipes and finding new things to do with known ingredients. This is a record of some experiments and experiences. Enjoy!

Cured Egg Yolks

These are essentially just salted egg yolks. The salt sucks all the moisture out by osmosis, and leaves the yolk hard and preserved. You...

Back in the autumn, my dad shared a video with me by Pro Home Cooks on making your own vinegar at home. I was intrigued, and after...

Since first trying to candy and then chocolate cover orange peels last spring, I have branched out to ginger and other citrus fruit...

I was going to save this post until the autumn, but accidentally bought a bag of apples which turned out to not be very good eating...

This next pantry ingredient I'd like to share is the humble nettle. I had heard for a few years that it makes a great tea, and that it...

This next Pantry post is a spice, or two spices really, that I have been cooking with for as long as I can remember because my dad has...

This is a very basic element in the pantry, and one which I have always taken for granted. Growing up, turkey carcasses and often chicken...

This next Pantry post is a relatively new spice for me, but one which I have enjoyed getting to know. Also called methi in India, it is a...

My second post for this Pantry section of the blog is a request. I use dried orange peel in rather a lot of my recipes (you may have...

Sumac is one of my favourite spices of late. I first encountered it when Hubby and I spent rather too much - both time and money - in...

Cooking for me is very much a shared experience. Please do feel free to send me requests, comments or questions.