Go directly to Recipes I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those people that likes to have the same thing for breakfast every day. I find it comforting and I’m not up to being creative first thing in the morning. My preference is toast and coffee. Yours may …
Go directly to recipes We don’t always have the time to make a chicken dinner from scratch, so it’s always useful to have some oven-ready chicken in the freezer. Oven-ready chicken comes in a variety of shapes and sizes including schnitzels, nuggets and fingers, but, in my situation, I prefer …
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 There’s nothing nicer on a cold winter evening than a hot soup. You’ll find lots of soups in cans and sachets on the supermarket shelves and fresh soups in the fridge, but most of them will be too large for your purposes or you might just …
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 Perhaps the best and easiest snacks are variations on our favourite comfort foods. We’re sure to have some on hand, and they bring back happy memories. Here are a few recipes that feed our nostalgia. One of my favourite comfort foods is mashed potatoes, and the …
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 …
Go directly to recipes There’s nothing nicer on a warm day than a cold salad. Not only are salads quick and easy to make, there’s no better way to make a start on your 5 veg a day. Salads are also one dish where recipes aren’t really needed or can …
Go directly to recipes Instant noodles (or ramen as they are known in the US) are a great standby for a quick and easy snack. While they started out as a mainstay of East Asian cooking, instant noodles have been warmly embraced by the western world. The process for making …
Go directly to recipes Coleslaw (from the Dutch term ‘koolsla’ meaning ‘cabbage salad’), is a salad consisting primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing or condiment, commonly either vinaigrette or mayonnaise, which originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century. Since then, many variations have been developed …
Go directly to recipes The cultivated avocado (Persea americana) has its origins in Mexico, where its existence in the wild can be traced back over 10,000 years. It is believed to have first been domesticated over 5,000 years ago. In the 16th century, the Spanish conquistadors learned about the fruit …
Go directly to recipes Native to South America, despite its name, the peanut is a legume, although, unlike other legumes, peanut pods develop underground rather than above ground. Notwithstanding, peanuts are similar in taste and nutritional profile to tree nuts such as walnuts and almonds. Peanuts are widely grown in …
