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If you have leftover pastes or purees, take a regular ice cube tray, and spoon the paste into the holes. Simply freeze them, and when you need to use them you can pop the frozen cubes straight in the pan. This is good for curry pastes, both Indian and Thai, and also tomato puree. You […]

Lentils come from the lentil plant.  The lentil plant produces pods, which contain lens-shaped seeds, which are what we call lentils.  This makes them part of the legume family, the same family as peas and beans.  They are an ancient plant, and have long been cultivated in Southern Europe and the Middle East. Lentils are a good […]

… 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 […]

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 […]

I don’t buy that many items from the budget range in the supermarket these days.  I will often give them a go, but generally prefer the own brand or specific brand items.  In the past I have enjoyed budget fruit juice and budget chocolate chip cookies both of which I used to buy but don’t […]