Funny spellings

Funny spellings

You may notice some funny spellings of words on Shared Kitchen and that’s because I am a New Zealander. We spell colour with a u, as they do in England, and fibre, centre, metre as they do, too.

Ras el hanout

Ras el hanout

The ‘top drawer’ of spices – literally – the best spices a spice merchant can put together.

Touch test for cooked beef

Touch test for cooked beef

The temperature of meat will increase for up to 5 minutes after it is removed from the oven or heat source.

Rosemary

Rosemary

Is rosemary easy to grow? So they say. Mmm. I’ve ended up with more dried arrangements than I care to remember.

Coriander/cilantro

Coriander/cilantro

Coriander has a pungent cut-grass cat-pee character offset with an intriguing lemony metallic overtone. As you’d expect, it’s not to everyone’s taste.

Useful to know – green beans

Useful to know – green beans

Beware of out of season beans sold in tinted plastic bags – it’s a scam to enhance their green colour.

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