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I generally don’t cry when chopping onions, but it does happen occasionally. So I’ve scoured the net for the top ten methods for cutting onions without crying.

Breath through your mouth. This one is the one that works for me, Probably all the scuba diving I’ve done lets switch my  nose off without even trying.
Use a [...]

I found a little online quiz and I thought I’d better share the results, even though they are none too impressive.

The world should be grateful I’m not a rocket scientist. Now if it was a food science quiz I might have had a better chance.

This is a variation on the traditional shepherds pie recipe that is low fat and low carb. It’s great comfort food on a cold day and is easy enough for just about anyone to cook.
Ingredients
750gm Low Fat Beef Mince
2 finely chopped celery stalks
1 Medium sized Carrot (diced)
1 Large Onion (diced)
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup tomato [...]

It’s approaching the deep dark depths of winter here which is a great time for comfort food. And it doesn’t get much more comfortable than a flavorsome beef stew. If you’re looking for a step by step recipe with a detailed list of ingredients then don’t bother reading any further. This one is about fundamental [...]

A while back I posted an article about food photography. I hadn’t realised until now but the amount of photo’s I’ve posted (and the number of posts) on this site has dropped significantly and I think I’ve worked out why.
I’m intimidated by all the excellent food photography out there. I’ve got a bunch of photo’s [...]

2cups water
500gm smoked cod (or other fish)
4rashes bacon
onion
garlic
2medium potatoes
2 1/2cups milk
3T P Flour
Tin of crab meat or seafood extender or other seafood include prawns, scollops, mussels
2tsp lemon juice
can creamed corn
cup of rice
1. boil the smoked fish simmer 10mins…then drain keeping one cup as stock
2. flake fish and remove bones
3. cook onion bacon and garlic to [...]

In a word, Summer.
I haven’t been spending a lot of times indoors and though I’ve still been doing a fair bit of cooking I haven’t felt the motivation to sit down and write about it. I’d rather be out  enjoying the weather while it lasts.
Having said that, daylight savings finished last weekend and I’ll be [...]

My kitchen survives on a minimal amount of pots and pans. At last count I had exactly three saucepans. It’s amazing how you can make do with just a few basic saucepans.
I have a large stockpot, that I use regularly for soups, stocks and curries. It also get’s a work out for rice and pasta [...]

I love tinned tomatoes, they are cheap and make a great base for a thousand different sauces. The foodies out there might say it’s cheating and you should use fresh, but I work for a living and there is nothing easier than opening a can of tomatoes, adding a few fresh ingredients and coming up [...]

Back here I wrote about the first time I ever tried to cook a roast.
Well I did it all again and it went just as well, I even remembered to make the gravy.
The other thing I did differently was used foil pie tins to cook the vegetables in. Instead of just drizzling the oil over [...]