Archive for the ‘ Notes from the Kitchen ’ Category
Wow, what a fun idea to have a National Baking Week 18th-24th October. So I called the National Baking Week team and suggested that we do something together with my kitchen cabinet, as that is the perfect time to put the 2 together. They loved the cabinet and my products, but really annoyingly Pyrex is [ READ MORE ]
Living in the sticks, it is rare that I get to visit my favourite supermarket, Waitrose. So when I do go, I am always on the lookout for something new and delicious that I cannot get at Harry Tuffins (you need to get to Shropshire to fully understand that shop!) or Tesco. This time, I [ READ MORE ]
Well, it was a huge success. I was really impressed by their maturity. 6 primary school kids cooking for 40 of their classmates is no small feat. The headmaster’s wife just sent me a lovely message, which is so thoughtful. Here is a photo of the vol-au-vents in progress! Wow it was exhausting but my [ READ MORE ]
I occasionally let you know about the progress of the cooking lessons that I teach at my childrens Prep School, well I just got this email… Your cooking sessions continue to be the most popular my children have ever done at Moor Park! How about that! The older class are in a frenzie of excitement [ READ MORE ]
Hotel Factor Now that many Restaurants and Bistro’s have the voyeur effect (a window looking onto the chef at work) we have a first hand view of how a commercial kitchen functions. This has resulted in an overwhelming desire to recreate a similar effect in our homes and foremost in our kitchens. The last 5 [ READ MORE ]
There is a dilema, can an antique item suit a new kitchen. People often comment that my kitchen cabinets for example are perfect for the country kitchen and cannot imagine that infact they were used in City houses and flats. Here are some images that show what I mean. The first is my blue Kitchen [ READ MORE ]
I had completely forgotten that I kitted out this amazing cookery school in the lake district with 6 of my cabinets. Lucy the lady behind this school is amazing and passionate about what she does, Ambleside really should be called Lucyside, she has a restaurant, store, cookshop and a B&B! Here is the link to [ READ MORE ]
I have just had a really fasciniating conversation with a passionate bread maker called Andrew from Bread Matters. It is worth having a look at his website. He is also one of the movers behind the Real Bread Campaign which is where my cabinet comes in. For people who make their own bread unless they [ READ MORE ]
This is a subject close to my heart. Many people do not choose fish to eat because they are scared. Scared of not knowing if it is fresh or not, scared of over cooking it or under cooking it and also scared of choking on the bones. Lets deal first of all with picking your [ READ MORE ]
Fantastic news for anyone who has been to Scandinavia and loves our crispbread that comes with a hole in the middle. There is a bakery in Edinburgh that makes just that. I love the website and I believe they deliver! http://www.petersyard.com[ READ MORE ]
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