Home cooking for children and adults
Easter is back! Easter Egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and spicy hot cross buns… the perfect way to escape winter and start your spring and summer seasons. Rewatching the old Great British Bake Off, with Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, I was reminded of just how much I love these easter […]
Air Fryers can be used to cook spring rolls or egg rolls whether freshly made or frozen… The advantages are obvious: no need for a deep fat fryer, less mess, less oil, and less fat in the diet. Egg rolls or spring rolls prepared in the air fryer are fast […]
Meatballs are a favorite food to keep in our house. Not only are they delicious, but most people love than and they are so versatile. We can use them to hide vegetables or as a quick protein fix when the kids are really hungry. Alternatively, when you simply want a […]
The popularity of Nandos perinaise has created a revived interest in creamy, spicy mayonnaise dips. As a quick disclaimer, the information below referencing perinaise has been garnered over many years of talking to various Nandos store owners and gleaned from the official Nandos website. While people use the two terms […]
Pizza – has there ever been a more perfect dish? The concept is simple… a base to hold while you eat, a thin layer of sauce to add a base flavor and then any topping you can think of to finish it off… Our pizza obsession has led us to […]
My childhood was a complicated mess, but one clear memory I have as a child is of my Grandpa sending me off to the butcher’s to fetch bacon and sausage for breakfast. What would follow was a feast that can never be described – perfectly cooked bacon, sizzling sausages, warm […]
Bacon has an almost mystical allure for people. The smell of bacon frying is usually enough to start stomachs rumbling, and it is oh-easy to simply grab a hot rasher while you walk past the stove. This tendency to sneak in a bite here and there does make it hard […]
Tender, soft, juicy, fall off the bones, sticky, slightly sweet barbecue sauce – the perfect spare ribs.
Croissants are the quintessential French breakfast dish. A proper Croissant is a contradiction – They are buttery but not fatty. They have to be soft, fluffy, flaky with just a little crust to bite into and yet it must dissolve away in your mouth.
Croissants terrify most bakers and yet they really are the simplest to make if you are methodical and careful. The simple truth is that this is a recipe to be approached with passion and it will more than amply reward you.
The preparation of a croissant involves 3 phases:
1) The creation of a puffy pastry
2) The creation of the croissant
3) The baking of the croissant.