A clutch of eggs
The chooks are going off! Spring fever. Laying like crazy. That’s good!
The chooks are going off! Spring fever. Laying like crazy. That’s good!
Tips and little tricks, that’s what we love giving on Shared Kitchen!
Add a few grates of nutmeg to give a spicy whiff to vegetables and meats.
The work-horse of spices – earthy, warming, smelling of toasted nuts and roasted coffee beans. I have it on great authority that it is pronounced ‘come in’ (not q-min), though I usually forget that!
Getting a golden crunchy crust on snitzels is easy when you know how.
When I grew up these little beauties were called tree tomatoes. Where does the name tamarillo come from?
Want to use less sugar in baking? Substitute maple syrup for sugar … just make sure you use the real thing.
Dip, dunk or smother … making tender juicy meatballs is easy with the tricks of the trade at your fingertips.
Ohhhh … would you look at that! Zero prep. Zero leftovers. Scrumptious.
Cinnamon is slightly sweet, slightly earthy and slightly hot.
The texture of quality dried pasta is like worn suede, if you can imagine that, not smooth, not furry but somewhere in between.
Don’t despair if your first attempts produce holey shredded dough (mine did!) because with a little practice you’ll soon be turning out silky smooth sheets of pasta like a pro.
Make semolina your friend when rolling out fresh pasta.
Those Italians! How can you not love a cheese whose recipe remains unchanged since at least the thirteenth century?
Give a shout-out for glossy lump-free gravy. Yay!
You’ll find all the answers on how to make a soft fluffy pillow of gorgeousness right here.
Chives are easy enough to grow from seed … don’t be surprised if you grow enough to start a market stall!
Sweet as …
To wash or not to wash. That is the question. What’s best? Find out!
If you enjoy making cakes do yourself a favour and buy a good cake tin (pan).
A handful of really useful tips.
The best parsnips will have had an early morning shiver or two in frosty fields which sweetens them somewhat.
Burghul: so many uses and all delicious.
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.
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