Easy Lentil and Vegetable Soup
When learning new techniques, keeping it simple can help you master what to do. This easy Lentil soup is a great way to learn how to simmer to produce a beatiful spicy soup This would be great served with some crusty bread. Double the recipe to create enough to freeze for another night Ingredients: Instructions:
How to: Boiling an Egg
Ingredients: Instructions: Now the fun part – how do you like your eggs? Set your timer from when the water comes to a boil Boiling Time: Soft-Boiled: Boil for 4-5 minutes. Medium-Boiled: Boil for 7-8 minutes. Hard-Boiled: Boil for 10-12 minutes Remove the eggs from the boiling water. For hard-boiled eggs, transfer them to an …
Basic Cooking Techniques 101 – Your Guide to Kitchen Confidence – Simmer and Boil
Ever wondered why some recipes call for boiling while others suggest simmering? Let’s demystify these techniques! Let’s start with breaking down the two To boil is to bring a liquid up to a temperature where it bubbles and changes to a gas. Think of a kettle when it bubbles and steams So a simmer? That …
Basic Cooking Techniques 101 – Your Guide to Kitchen Confidence – Simmer and Boil Read More »
Easy Sauted Mushrooms
This recipe is a great beginner recipe for mastering delicious garlic mushrooms. These are great with scrambled eggs for breakfast, mix with gravy for a beautiful steak sauce or just enjoy as is! Want to learn more about sautéing? Check out of my blog post here that gives you the low down for success Ingredients …
Basic Cooking Techniques 101 – Your Guide to Kitchen Confidence – Saute
Ever wondered why your sauteed vegetables are a soggy mess instead of being a crisp and colourful rainbow? Let’s fix that! So what is sauteing, when do you do it and what recipes can your practice with? To saute is to cook over a high heat with a little fat in your pan. You commonly …
Basic Cooking Techniques 101 – Your Guide to Kitchen Confidence – Saute Read More »
Kitchen Safety 101: Safety Tips Every Beginner Should Know
Learning to cook can be an exciting and rewarding experience and we want to make sure you get the most out of the journey by keeping safe to prevent injuries and accidents. We prefer that you cut the vegetables not your fingers! Whether you’re a novice or just looking to brush up on some key …
Kitchen Safety 101: Safety Tips Every Beginner Should Know Read More »
Welcome to the Kitchen: Essential Tools and Gadgets for Beginners
Moving out of home? Renovating? Learning to cook? What do all these things have in common? They may find you wondering what exactly you need to stock your kitchen with, what is essential and what you can leave on the shelf So let me walk you through my favourite kitchen utensils, what they do and …
Welcome to the Kitchen: Essential Tools and Gadgets for Beginners Read More »
Cooking Glossary
Reading a recipe and have no idea what the instructions mean? Wish there was a quick guide to give you the insight you need? You’re in luck! Read on below for my glossary of cooking terms and how they apply in your favourite recipe Al Dente – Italian meaning “to the tooth” . Pasta readiness …
Spice It Up – Cinnamon
Ever bought a spice for one dish and had it sit in your cupboard until it expires as you have no idea what to do with it? Fear not, this series is about introducing to either new spices to add flavour to old favourites, or show you new ways to use those spices in your …
Apple and Sour Cream Slice
Apple and Sour Cream Slice – recipe and image courtesy of Womens Weekly Ingredients Method
Easy butter chicken
Easy Butter Chicken Serves 4-5 without vegetables – with vegetables will easily serve 6 Ingredients Method NB suggested vegetables include green beans, broccoli, snow peas, zucchini If you have found this recipe from your mummyrepublic sample please note the sample given is 1/5 of the original spice mix recipe making it great for a single …
Undercover Chef Tip – Bread
The end of a loaf of bread in our house is always a bit stale as we tend to forget about it. So what to do with these sad kitchen remnants? Bread crumbs! To make into bread crumbs fully dry out the bread ends or loaf offcuts in a low oven – 150 degrees until …
Undercover Chef Tip – Saving the Mayonnaise
Split mayonnaise. It would appear to be the most dramatic kitchen event if you believe reality tv. But it can be a pain and it is disheartening when it happens. Don’t dismay! It can be fixed. If you’re mayonnaise is starting to look a bit iffy, add a few small ice cubes and keep blending. …
Undercover Chef Tip – No egg on your face
Ever read a recipe or seen a tip advising on room temperature eggs whilst yours are safely nestled in the fridge? So how do you get eggs to room temperature quickly and easily? Immerse them in hot (not boiling, we don’t want to cook them) water and allow to sit for about 2-3 minutes until …