Food & Ingredients

Oh, the humble potato! It may not look like much at first glance, but with the proper cooking technique, the classic spud can be transformed into an amazing dish. Whether it is served as a main or a side, there is sure to be a type of potato out there that suits everyone’s taste. The […]

If you do a quick internet search for “aluminium free baking powder”, you will find a host of results. A number of brands sell baking powder that does not contain aluminium, and these products are often clearly labelled as being free of the metal.  Schwartz, for example, offer a clearly-labelled, aluminium-free baking powder (available on

Have you ever looked at a really tasty recipe online only to realise that it called for canned biscuit dough, which is actually quite difficult to get in the UK? I’ve done it myself once or twice. Sadly, it doesn’t look as though you can get the actual American canned biscuit dough in the UK,

Miracle Whip is found across Canada and the United States and is classed as a condiment, much like ketchup or salad cream. Sold in tubs and manufactured by Kraft Foods, it was once quite difficult to get hold of elsewhere in the world, but it is now readily available in the UK and across Europe,

If you need parchment paper, you will be happy to learn that you can buy parchment paper in the UK. A quick search online will provide plenty of results for you to choose from. You can also use a slightly different product—”baking and greaseproof paper”. This is available from most UK supermarkets as well as

According to our research, you can’t get masa harina in UK supermarkets. However, you can find the traditional Mexican dough flour in a few other places, including: Amazon Various other online stores Health shops You can get masa harina in three different varieties: yellow, blue, and white. You are more likely to be able to

Kosher salt, also sometimes known as koshering salt, is the name of an additive-free, flaky, coarsely-refined salt used in delicious recipes such as salt-encrusted prime rib, salt roasted chicken, rosemary (and other herb) salts, garlic salt, homemade pastrami, Jewish-style brisket, and a whole host more.  This specific variety is available in the UK, marketed under

If you don’t have marzipan, or you don’t like marzipan on your cakes, you can still create cakes that have royal icing, such as festive Christmas cakes. These often call for a layer of marzipan to help seal the inside cake, which can often be quite oily (such as Christmas cakes), as well as giving

Monterey Jack cheese, also known as just ‘Jack’, is a semi-hard cheese, which makes it a great substitute for parmesan. Known as an “American original” as far as cheese is concerned, it is white, has a unique sweetness to it, and has a rather mild flavour. Because of this, it is commonly used as the

It is very easy to accidentally make too much or too little with loose ingredients such as rice and pasta. When you think you’ve cooked enough, you haven’t. And when you think you haven’t cooked enough, you’ve accidentally made enough to feed your entire postcode! I’m going to make things super simple for you.  Here’s