I really don’t enjoy boiled carrots. There I’ve said it. Being well aware of the numerous health benefits of this vegetable however I don’t want to just eliminate from my diet. The only solution is to find other ways to enjoy it. So that is what I’ve done. Here are...

Hummus is one of those things that I forget to make but really enjoy, so I’m writing about it here to remind myself to make it more often. As much as I love chick pea hummus I thought I’d see if I could find another recipe to use and lo and behold I found a broad bean and pea...

For a long time I couldn’t find any peanut butter here in Portugal. For ages I just went without because it really didn’t occur to me that I could make it myself. Eventually when I twigged this was possible I looked for a peanut butter recipe. The ones I could find told me I...

I am so enjoying have a new kitchen to cook in however there is one problem. I’m terrified of it getting dirty. This is especially true of the oven. I’m sure I will loosen up soon and allow a whole chicken to enter this house especially as I have a load of ideas on how to keep the...

If you have just made a batch of delicious homemede orange juice then the chances are high you have a lot of leftover orange peels at your disposal. Yes you could add them to the compost heap, but there are other fun ways you can use them up. Have a look at this list and see if there’s...

I’ve been making orange juice like a woman possessed over the weekend because I think the oranges around here are about as ripe as they are going to get. The great thing about homemade orange juice is you can freeze it in ordinary plastic bottles so you can make loads of the stuff to...