As a cook, there’s four things about coconut milk. Makes a fabulous base for gorgeous curries and other sauces; Can be more fattening than double cream; You never have it around when you want it; There’s always an opened half-can of it way past best-by at the back of the fridge that you didn’t…
Weight Watchers Jams
I’m not the world’s biggest jam eater, but I have always loved my marmalade (which is not jam, of course, harumph), and a dollop of jam on top a bowl of yoghurt turns it into a dessert. I also often reach for a pot of jam when I need to bake something in a…
Marks & Sparks Shortbread
Christmas 2013 is the second Christmas I’ve enjoyed these shortbreads from Marks & Spencer. They are hands down perhaps the best shortbread I’ve had. Not sweet at all, really rich and buttery, and with that perfect crumbly, “sandy” texture that good shortbread must have. (Not sure exactly what shortbread is? ) You’ll notice I’ve been…
Skinny Store Bread
A simple sandwich often ends up being way more fattening than you’d even dream possible — once you put together the bread, the butter, the filling, and any condiments. People would be shocked to know just how something so simple and seemingly inconsequential can really pack on the pounds. One way to help get…
Maldon Salt
Maldon Salt has been my go-to salt of choice since I discovered it in England in the late 1990s. It’s got a pure clean salt taste, but best of all, the salt is in flakes which provide a wonderful crunch on top of your food. The salt is extracted from the mud flats along…
Skinny Homemade Bread
This bread recipe makes a loaf of classic, soft-crumb white bread — the kind the French call “pain de mie.” The dough is made in a bread machine then turned into a bread pan for a final rise and baking. It shouldn’t take any more than 10 minutes of total active time from you…
Salt Substitutes
In 2013, I began the hunt for salt substitutes as part of the salt management strategy for my kitchen. My initial research made me aware of a few things. There are substitute products, and substitute techniques; Some salt substitute products / techniques approach the “substitute” angle by trying to replicate the taste and chemistry…
Salt management strategy: it’s time your kitchen had one
Oh, I hear you. I was there. I said the exact same thing — “what kind of loser needs to worry about salt reduction.” Well, my answer now would be, “Do it now before it’s done to you. Because if you do it now, you can likely enjoy a lifetime of merrily enjoying gourmet…
