Live For Food

… baking powder, baking soda and bicarbonate of soda. If you have ever browsed recipes in books or on the internet this may well be a question you have asked yourself.  So here goes. Bicarbonate of soda/baking soda Bicarbonate of soda is the same thing as baking soda.  They are both common names for the [...]

I have two cats – I’m surprised I haven’t managed to get them into more posts already, as they are my furry babies.  Here they are, playing in the garden.  Anushka is the white tortie, and Rafferty is the black and white. We had them as 8 week old kittens, and they are now over [...]

My fridge seemed to be full of peppers and mushrooms so this meal was a way of using them up. Firstly, view the original recipe for beef stuffed peppers.  My recipe is below.  I made some minor amendments, the main one being that I couldn’t get hold of antipasti roasted vegetables, and thought that sundried [...]

How do you tell if your diet was a success?  So many people end up being on a constant weight loss diet for most of their lives that it can be hard to get perspective and realize what you have achieved. I suggest that you have achieved success if any of the following apply: You [...]

Today’s burning question is: what is the difference between Parmesan and Parmigiano-Reggiano? Or are they in fact two different names for the same thing? Parmigiano-Reggiano it would appear is like Cheddar and Champagne.  It refers to an Italian hard cheese which is only made in a particular area in Italy, a handful of provinces, two [...]