Barley – old fashioned goodness

Barley has become one of my favourite comfort foods, not just cooked in soup, but added to a stew, threaded through a roasted vegetable salad or steamed in a pilaf.

Barley has become one of my favourite comfort foods, not just cooked in soup, but added to a stew, threaded through a roasted vegetable salad or steamed in a pilaf.

Thai basil has definite sweet liquorice notes – try it with spicy pork patties and Asian slaw.

Most of us have heard of cock-a-leekie (a Scottish soupy stew made with chicken and leeks) but hat-a-leekie is something else. Why anyone would want to wear a leek in their hat is beyond me.

There is no such thing as a cheap prawn.

This is one of the most effective tools to grate ginger. Why is it so good?

A citrus-skin character that at its best is hot and nose-tingling, sometimes eye-wateringly hot, with a fleeting whiff of turmeric, that’s ginger!

Time for a little knife talk.
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