Making birthday cakes for Lucas and Dave are two of the highlights of my baking year. It’s really important to me that everyone has just the right birthday cake, whether it’s a complete surprise or an begged for cake. I remember Mum making the birthday cakes of our dreams every year, so I happily carry [...]
Samuel L Jackson at Marcus Wareing I grew up in a house full of women in Chat-tanooga, Tennessee. All the women in my family were good cooks, and during my early childhood I'd help with the preparation. I'd have to go out and maybe get some corn, pick some peas or string the beans and break them up – things that I couldn't mess up. And in the summertime I used to hand-crank the ice-cream machine,...
Kate the Bake replied to Woody the Foodie's discussion ' Poached Egg problems ' Sinclair's tip about dipping the whole egg in the pan of water before cracking it is a good one. But if you've already got it, then I guess it is an extra stage you don't need.
The final day of my South African itinerary was a really good one, only partially spoiled by some really awful weather. From lunchtime onwards, it poured with rain in true English fashion. This was pretty annoying, because we had left some time free in the afternoon for some R&R – specifically, we'd planned to go down to Boulders Beach to see... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my...
When Miles screamed about not drinking any "#$%@ing Merlot" in the movie Sideways, it started a push toward Pinot Noir and the beginning of California Merlot's fight for its reputation. The battle still continues and Producer/Director Rudolf N. McClain has just released the DVD of his film Merlove. On the cover is a quote from Wine Spectator that says simply: "Take this, Miles."...
Murphys Ice Cream was given a “Kerry Food Hero” award at the Listowel Food Fair last night. It’s the first award of it’s kind in Kerry, and it’s humbling, since we have so many food heroes of our own, both within the country and around Ireland. There were a lot of awards, and sadly I [...]
These are the oatcakes I've been making recently; crunchier, shorter than the ones I posted the other day. I'm about to make them with a little parmesan grated into the mix, so that we can eat them before dinner (actually, it will be with a glass of wine in the interval of Turandot at the cinema).300g oatmeal (just blitz some porridge oats if you don't have oatmeal)seeds - I generally use
French wine production and marketing is set for major change this year, but will it amount to any more than old wine in new bottles? A new system of EU wide regulation aims to end the overproduction of wines, and to redirect spending towards making the European wine market more competitive. As part of the plan the EU is hoping to take around 175,000 hectares of uncompetitive vineyards out of the market
On The Jay Leno Show Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz had to answer several questions that may have put them in an uncomfortable position. Jay Leno sure knows how to make a show. From make-up to private stuff, both celebrities answered all Leno’s questions. Tom Cruise is used to make a good show everywhere he is invited. On the Oprah Winfrey show Tom cooked his special Spaghetti Carbonara recipe and everybody
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what?! no recipe from cameron diaz?! what kind of "screen" mates are they?
Europe's Monaco acts like a magnet for the wealthy - if they don't want to live there for the tax haven reasons they almost certainly want to visit. And while the recession might be hitting ordinary people, and they are cutting back on their holidays, even with losses on the stock markets the ultra rich still have enough money not to notice a big loss at the Monte Carlo casino. But there's more to