that canadian girl

Over the past few years, QR codes have been used in various places as replacements for website URLs or to promote products. It’s always felt a little bit naff or unnecessary. Watching TV tonight, BBC Food promoted a specific recipe by using a QR code on screen. A quick scan takes you directly to the [...]

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Recently, I ordered some squid from Ocado to make this Jamie Oliver recipe – Chargrilled squid with rustic guacamole

The towering birthday burgers we made this weekend contained (from top to bottom of the burger): Toasted top bun Fresh tomato salsa Parma ham Mature cheddar Homemade burger patty Fried egg More cheese Another homemade burger patty Fresh guacamole Toasted bottom bun This followed a massive bowl of tasty chicken wings with Reggae Reggae sauce, [...]

Everyone approaches life and its challenges in a different way, just like chefs approach cooking and pleasing customers in very different ways. Are you most like… Jamie Oliver Healthy family fun, you want to change the world and have high ideals. It isn’t always about the final result but about the process and the social [...]

It’s Sunday and I’ve got tons to do, but I couldn’t help taking a break to make some yummy homemade chicken nuggets. These were inspired by a Sainsbury’s recipe I found a few years ago when they started making these tiny meal ideas cards you can pick up on your way out. It’s evolved a [...]

Andrew and I have now watched a couple of episodes of Delia’s new cooking show where she shows busy people how to get nice meals together quickly. Now, what mystifies me is that while she’s targeting time-poor people, she’s unquestionably aiming for the top tier richer people. Last week, when she made her fish pie [...]

As a total foodie, I find that challenging your tastebuds and trying new flavours regularly is one of the joys of life. I always feel a bit sorry for people afflicted with allergies, pregnant women (who can’t eat soft cheese or sushi!) and diabetics. While we all need to watch what we eat to avoid [...]

Dear Britain, Every year, over 17.5 billion plastic carrier bags are given out by supermarkets to enable you to take your shopping home. We all collect bags of bags, reusing maybe 5% of them at most, and disposing of the rest either by dropping them in those big supermarket bins, or at home in the [...]

Defrosting the freezer is something that we all think “oh yeah, must really do that next weekend” but since it’s about as exciting as watching paint dry, it always gets delayed. Well, last night, looks like I didn’t shut the freezer door properly. Bugger. It means that, this morning, there was a nice puddle of [...]