My experience with stand mixers is limited. My mum (as I’m sure all mums of a certain generation did) had a Kenwood Chef that was built like a tank. These machines were heavy; you pressed that little silver button on the side and the unit lifted up and you pushedContinue Reading
There’s not really enough room for another gadget in the kitchen, but that didn’t stop me buying a slow cooker. I’d been looking at them on Amazon and hearing good things from friends so when I saw this one on the shelf in Tesco for £14, I thought I mightContinue Reading
After Jo responded to my ‘how to get pizza base less soggy’ question on my previous pizza post, The Meat Eater and I skipped off to our local Robert Dyas (ok we drove 10 miles to the nearest Robert Dyas) and purchased a pizza tray with holes in. So, ofContinue Reading
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and The Meat Eater got me a knives set. Not just any old knives set, but the coolest knife set in the world ever. But me being a wimp that is too scared to touch the coolest knife set in the world ever, I let TheContinue Reading
Last night I decided to make some mince pies and to make them with my new shortcrust pastry mix that I bought, instead of the ready rolled stuff. (The Meat Eater said “you still have to roll it though, don’t you? “No”, said I. “There’s a clue in the nameContinue Reading