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No-diet diets
Who’s feeling like they need to lose maybe half a stone? Me. And probably you too. On TV this week we have The Men Who Made Us Fat, reminding us (thanks) that we are larger than we used to be....
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Tour de France: a mountain of calories
It’s the Tour! On Saturday the world will watch as teams of wiry men start three weeks of cycling at ridiculous speeds over ridiculous numbers of kilometres, up ridiculously high mountains. One thought...
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Panna cotta: the ultimate no-fuss pudding
On this week’s Saturday Kitchen James Martin treated himself to a luxury, Michelin-starred 40th birthday feast. And finishing off the meal was one of his favourites – a buttermilk panna cotta with...
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Homemade pasta - man v machine
Many recipes for making fresh pasta assume you need a pasta machine, and in 'Food Factory' on BBC1 they even tried to make spaghetti with a meat mincer. Hmmm. In Italy you just need a long wooden...
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Homemade ice cream: Man v. machine
You can’t have ice cream without one specific machine: a freezer. But in our continuing series of cooking without gadgets, if you don’t want to invest in another piece of single-purpose kit to clog up...
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Olympic lunchboxes that pass muster - and security
If you’ve managed to bag tickets for the forthcoming games but don’t want to pay the high prices for food and drinks when you arrive, what are your options? With prices as high as £1.60 for a small...
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Seafood on a budget - can you have great quality for less?
On my way to Port Eliot festival in Cornwall last weekend, I had one thing on my mind. Seafood. The annual literary festival, which takes place on the historic site of Port Eliot in St Germans, is...
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The hot dog goes posh
The hot dog, beloved by American baseball fans, is probably not your idea of high-end gastronomy. But now a brave band of British charcutiers are taking the hot dog by the ears and shaking it about to...
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Bread: man v machine
Set up I set out to test the results of making bread at home, with a bread machine and by hand. These are the rules of engagement. I start with the “baker’s percentage” as my recipe for making bread by...
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In praise of British butter
When it comes to dairy, the French are commonly considered the best producers in the world, with some regions being given the protection of AOP status. And when we’re looking for something special to...
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Outdoor entertaining Moro-style
With hopefully a few weeks of summer to eke out, I got thinking about how to manage outdoor cooking and eating in a more effortless and stylish way than I have in the past. When the sun suddenly shines...
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Cake: man v machine
As part of our on-going series on the kitchen gadgets that really count, this time our eye turns to cakes. Discussions in the office pit me against the rest of the team who believe an electric hand...
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Why don't we eat more cauliflower?
If there’s one dish that reminds me of childhood home, it’s cauliflower cheese. My mum was a reluctant cook so cauliflower cheese became our staple diet – every day for high tea. We washed it down with...
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Confessions of a gadget junkie
The other day I was given a bean slicer by a kind friend who couldn’t believe I still sliced my runner beans by hand. I bought some and eagerly set to work only to find that most of the beans were too...
View ArticleGoodbye from the BBC Food blog
The chocolate mints have been passed, the brandies have been quaffed and now it’s time to say goodbye to the BBC Food blog. The blog is closing and will no longer be updated after this post closes for...
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