Gwyneth’s Carrot & Ginger Dressing

by katedh April 7, 2014

Gwyneth’s Carrot & Ginger Dressing

"I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can" - Gwyneth Paltrow (2011) It occurred to me today, while queuing in the Post Office for the fourth time, that I wouldn't have the first clue where to buy crack or cheese in a can. Is this what it means to be truly middle class? Seriously, what even is cheese in a can? Is it an American thing? If we are talking about this ...

by katedh April 4, 2014

Cookbooks , Dairy Free , Fish , Gluten Free , Wheat Free , Year-Round

José Pizarro’s Sautéed Squid

"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways" - H. Jackson Brown Jnr Octopus can recognise and remember humans. TRUE ACTUAL FACT OF SCIENCE. They can also do puzzles, respond to their own name and have friends and nemeses. According to this article in the Daily Mail, Octopus are probably going to be ...

by katedh April 1, 2014

Cookbooks , Dairy Free , Eat More Veg , Gluten Free , Vegetarian , Wheat Free , Year-Round

Singapore Noodles & The Art of the Stir-Fry

"Maybe I should just quit and go back to making noodles" - Kung Fu Panda (2008) Do grapes grow in the Black Forest? This has been vexing me. It's all Waitrose's fault. I noticed this week that their Black Forest frozen fruit selection is 25% grape. GRAPES! Naturally, I was outraged at such blatant supermarket cost-cutting duplicity. But then a quick look on the internet told me that Tesco and Sainsburys were up to the very same thing. Only Asda ...

by katedh March 24, 2014

Baking , Breakfast , Cookbooks , Dairy Free , Vegan/Vegan Option , Vegetarian , Wheat Free , Wholegrains

Rye Banana Bread with Homemade Nutella

Jump straight to the recipe → "To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit" - Andy Murray (Hitting Back, 2008) Baking with whole grains is one part of this healthy eating thing that I have been studiously ignoring. White wheat flour makes the best cakes. FACT. The absence of gluten in most alternative flours more often than not results in cakes that are dense and heavy, or dry and overly ...

by katedh March 18, 2014

Cookbooks , Food Philosophy

Cookbook: A Change of Appetite

"Women can spin very well; but they cannot make a good book of cookery" - Samuel Johnson Just as I was really beginning to flounder with this whole healthy eating thing, a new cookbook clattered through the letterbox. An Amazon pre-order that I had forgotten I'd placed. AND IT QUITE SIMPLY CHANGED EVERYTHING. The book is A Change of Appetite by the Sunday Telegraph food writer Diana Henry and it turns ...