Chef's Pick

Pasta comes in many shapes and forms, and it’s a very popular food all around the world. Quick to cook, a bowl of pasta can be ready in less than 10 minutes making it the ideal convenience food. You can buy pasta that’s ready to cook at the supermarket. There is either the dried type […]

In the modern world, we are blessed with an abundance of different oils for cooking, providing lots of versatility and choice. But for many chefs, professional chefs included, rapeseed oil comes top of the list. Renowned for its high smoke point and very low levels of saturated fat, refined rapeseed oil is also flavourless which

Cauliflower cheese is a traditional side dish which takes a classic vegetable and adds a creamy and indulgent twist. Cauliflower florets are covered with sauce and then baked in the oven for around 20 minutes at 400°F (200°C). The sauce is typically made from mature cheddar melted into milk and butter with some flour stirred

Scales are by far the most accurate measuring tools in the kitchen, but they’re not always available. If you need to measure out 100g of flour without scales, there are four alternative methods you can use. With a bit of ingenuity and concentration, you’ll be able to accurately measure different amounts of flour in seconds,

The term “beige buffet” has no clear origin, and it seems to just be a colloquial phrase given to buffet foods that are plain in colour and generally carbohydrate-based or put together using processed and pre-prepared oven foods. The term refers to the beige colouring of the foods and the overall visual effect of the

Baileys is the most popular Irish cream liqueur available and is known for its creamy consistency and delicious flavour. Essentially, Baileys is an Irish cream liqueur which is made of Irish whiskey with added cream. There are other liqueurs available that have flavours added such as caramel, vanilla a or chocolate. Traditionally, Baileys is served

A “picky tea” might also be known as a carpet picnic, a buffet, an ‘iffits’ dinner (if it’s there you can have it), a DIY dinner or even tapas if you are feeling fancy. The basic concept is a meal that is based around smaller dishes of food laid out on a table where people

Thai curry is a simple and flavoursome meal that can be made easily using shop bought green or red Thai curry pastes. These pastes make getting an authentic Thai flavour much easier and save you time. A Thai curry can contain any number of ingredients from a mix of different vegetables to tomatoes to a

Bacon became popular in the UK in the 1770s and it has remained a firm favourite ever since. It is one of the most regularly bought meat products. It is made from salt-cured cuts of port, usually taken from the belly or the back of the pig. In the UK, bacon is eaten as part

Stock is a savoury seasoning liquid that forms the base of many dishes such as soups, stew, and casseroles. Stock can be made using vegetables, meat, or a combination of them all. Stock is different to broth because at a chilled temperature stock does not set to a jelly-like consistency. Stock cubes are made up