Jun 21, 2012 | in the kitchen
A couple of weekends ago, I managed to cross off one of my food resolutions for 2012 – making strawberry freezer jam! I love jam. I’m especially a fan of “berry” jams – raspberry, strawberry – and being able to make my own...
Jun 4, 2012 | desserts & sweets, frozen treats, in the kitchen, recipes
About five years ago, my lovely sister got me a Cuisinart ice cream maker for my birthday after I mentioned that it would be fun to have one. I used it once (to make a mango sorbet) and then put it back into the box where it languished for the next half-decade....
May 28, 2012 | in the kitchen
Last weekend I finally got around to organizing my spice jars. Ever since Paul and I started cooking regularly, we’ve been slowly accumulating all those lovely herbs and spices that most kitchens already have – things like baking powder, mustard powder,...
May 18, 2012 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul is a huge fan of chocolate-mint flavoured anything, so when I saw this recipe for mint-filled brownie cupcakes in Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes cookbook, I knew I had to give them a try. The ingredients list is nice and short and the recipe is very easy...
May 10, 2012 | in the kitchen, main courses, pasta & noodles, recipes, seafood
Paul and I love pasta – it’s affordable and can be made in so many ways, but we almost always stick to the basic pasta and tomato sauce combination, which is fine (especially since Paul makes a great classic tomato sauce) but once in a while we like to try...
May 7, 2012 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul had mentioned seeing a cool contraption (I can’t remember the name now) on TV a few weeks ago that made it easy to create little round balls of cake, making cake pops super easy to make. Of course, cake pops are all the rage these days, even...
