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Low Fat Easy Chicken and Corn Soup
There is probably a million different variations of this traditional chinese soup that you could find online. This is an easy one that doesn’t take long to make. The other bonus is that it’s low fat, low carb and high on flavour! Ingredients 300 grams chicken breast meat 3 litres of chicken stock (or substitute) [...]
Top Ten Tips for Cutting Onions Without Crying
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. [...]
Save the Pepper Grinder
There isn’t a better way to have pepper than freshly cracked, But when you’re adding it to a dish that’s already cooking, either on the grill or the stove, the steam and smoke rising inevitably makes it’s way into the grinder. Soggy or smoke flavoured pepper isn’t the greatest, but it can be avoided. You [...]
Reheating Tip for Rice or Pasta in the microwave
Left over rice and pasta dishes generally tend to dry out a little when stored in the fridge for a day or two. To add a little bit of moisture back to the meal I add about a tablespoon of water to the bowl and cover with cling film with it just lifted slightly on [...]
Food Photography
If you’ve viewed any of the recipes on this site you’ll have seen the photo’s of the dishes I have taken. Photography has been an on and off hobby of mine since I was a teenager but taking photos of food is something new to me so I’m not entirely happy with the results I’ve [...]
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