Recipes that make the most of the pantry and crisper essentials you have on hand
Go directly to list of Pantry Essentials No kitchen is complete without a pantry well-stocked with all the supplies and ingredients we need every day. Our meals might be built around ‘hero’ ingredients, be they meat or vegetable, but the ingredients that give a dish its essence come from the …
Vegetables are an essential part of our diet, but in our situation, it’s all too easy to bypass them altogether. I’ve found that a good way to ensure that I get enough vegetables in my diet is to have at least one all-vegetable meal every day. I also try to …
The following is a list of all the kitchen equipment you’ll need to follow the recipes or suggestions on this website. It isn’t a comprehensive or prescriptive list, by any means, and no doubt, you’ll have most, if not all, of it in your kitchen already. § Large Freezer – necessary …
Go directly to list of Crisper Essentials One of the hazards of being a casual cook (someone who, like me, cooks because they need to eat and not the other way round) is that we tend not to think ahead and, when the spirit moves us, cook whatever’s in the …
Go directly to recipes Diced bacon is one of life’s delicious indulgences and is used extensively on this website to add flavour, protein and saltiness to a wide variety of dishes. Bacon is made from pork, generally from cuts taken from the belly or back of the pig, which is …
Go directly to recipes Carrots are believed to have originated in Central Asia and first cultivated in what is now Iran and Afghanistan over a thousand years ago. Notwithstanding, there is also evidence that carrots were cultivated in the Roman Empire even earlier. Carrot seeds were carried along trade routes …
Go directly to recipes The cultivation of bananas can be traced back to Southeast Asia as early as 8,000 BCE. Bananas were gradually introduced to India, Africa and the Middle East by ancient traders and travellers. Arab conquerors carried them to the eastern Mediterranean, and eventually, European explorers encountered bananas …
Go directly to recipes The Granny Smith apple originated in New South Wales, Australia in 1868, when Maria Ann Smith propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. Since then, it has spread around the world and is the third most popular apple in the United States. The Beatles used the …
Go directly to recipes Spinach originated in ancient Persia, or today’s Iran, and surrounding countries. From there it crossed into India and then China. It was brought to Europe by the Arabs through Sicily and Spain and had spread to Northern Europe by the 14th century. It was a particular …
Go directly to recipes Chicken is a favourite food around the world, not least because of its versatility. With its mild taste, it can be combined with many other flavours and ingredients from every type of cuisine. As well as being an excellent source of high-quality and low-fat protein, chicken …
Go directly to recipes Basil Pesto is a condiment that consists of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, salt and hard cheese such as Parmesan or Pecorino all blended with olive oil. As it originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria in Italy, its traditional name is Pesto alla Genovese. …
Go directly to recipes Lettuce was first cultivated in ancient Egypt in the third millennium BCE for the production of oil from its seeds, but over time was selectively bred into a plant grown for its edible leaves. From the Egyptians, lettuce cultivation was passed onto the Greeks and by …
