Category: Ingredients

If you’re looking for a substitute for wine in cooking, then there are many suggestions out there, but some of them can make you feel nervous that the

The Aldi Sweet Harvest tinned mixed beans in water are a great ingredient to use in making chilli con carne. I find that a tin of kidney beans

I like orzo – and I just picked up another bag as it’s coming up to the summer, so I use it a lot with cold salads mostly.

I’ve bought some Jersey Royal potatoes – we always had these potatoes when I was growing up as my dad was a Jerseyman, so they were compulsory in

For years I’ve been a fan of buying supermarket own brand reduced sugar, reduced salt baked beans – typically I’ll just buy the multipacks of four from whatever supermarket I

I love cheese so grabbed a pack of Mexicana Cheese to try out – and I’m glad I did. I’ve cut a little bit off as a taster

Balsamic vinegar is one of those stray cupboard ingredients that has made its way into a dazzling array of recipes in recent years, but what is balsamic vinegar?

You can microwave carrots in a microwave oven in just 5 minutes.  There is no chopping and no boiling.  The carrots will come out very soft and you can slice through

I like to eat what I buy, without resorting to freezing it, it’s one of the ways I manage the amount of food in my freezer.  But with

I always know that summer’s here when I start to think about using tiny seashell pasta to make a salad. I love using tiny pasta when I’m cooking and

I had Food Detectives on in the background on the television last night, when one slot caught my ear!  Is peanut butter healthy?  The Food Detectives took to the

Carrots are one of my favourite vegetables – growing up we grew them in the garden, so carrots were always freshly pulled and cooked.  I’d go out and