In the kitchen...

We will all have different pictures in our minds of mothers in the kitchen. They might be of Mum cooking dinner at the same time as she listens to the stories from school or the times you came home on a cold day to a pot of steaming homemade soup.

Home-made dishwasher powder

Have you ever worried about the caustic content of  your store bought dishwasher powder?  Did it occur to you that you could make your own dishwasher powder?   Well, you can and it’s not hard. Try this one … …Read more

How to improvise – a rolling pin

There are times when you need something heavy to roll out or to crush something in the kitchen.

If you don’ t have a rolling pin, you can use …Read more

Hot chocolate drink

Ingredients

1 tablespoon soluble chocolate powder
1 cup hot milk
1 tablespoon honey to sweeten (only if necessary)

Method

1. Heat all ingredients in a saucepan till almost at the boil or in a microwave for 40 seconds
2. Stir well and pour into a heatproof mug
3. Stir in a teaspoon of cinnamon or cardamom for a  spicy touch.

Quick bread rolls

These bread rolls really are quick to make – not much more than an hour if the dough rises really quickly.   You can make them in the morning so they are ready for lunch or a late breakfast at the weekend. …Read more

How to remove baked-on food from non-stick pans

Sometimes I wonder if the wonderful world of nonstick cooking gear is really worthwhile.  Sometimes it seems so much easier just to soak a dirty pan with baked-on food then give it a good scrub with a metallic pot scrub in hot soapy water.

Non-stick cooking utensils are good though if …Read more

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