Cooking Tips

A cheese ball is a delightful thing. Small enough to pop into your mouth, tasty enough to suit the most diverse of palates, and versatile enough that you can put pretty much anything into them. They are fun to make and to eat, and can be made with a huge variety of different ingredients. What’s … Read more

If you are a fan of Italian food, or if you have a non meat eater coming for dinner, chances are you’ve heard of Eggplant Parmesan. It’s delicious, filling and very healthy, and uses neither meat nor pasta. it makes a wonderfully tasty main dish, ideal for vegetarians and those watching their weight. You can … Read more

You would expect to find fruit flies where there is fruit, right? Or at the very least where there is food and leftovers. So why are there fruit flies in my bathroom, I hear you cry? Fruit flies are not especially fussy; obviously they prefer places where they have easy access to food, but you … Read more

Fruit flies are attracted to fruit, and bananas give off a particularly attractive to smell to them as they ripen. Bananas also “go over” very quickly, so they are an especial favourite of fruit flies, who like rotting organic matter the best. If you are tired of seeing clouds of flies hovering over your fruit … Read more

Fruit flies are an irritating nuisance around the house, in your kitchen or bathroom. This irritation is magnified a thousand fold in a restaurant, where the very last thing you need is insects flying around! These little insects cannot bite, so they are no direct threat to us – but their habits of flying around … Read more

Gas vs induction cooking, what’s better? Gas stoves have been used a lot longer than induction cooktops. They are the automatic choice for most people looking for a new cooktop for their kitchen. But induction cooking has become more popular in recent decades. It offers many advantages over a traditional gas hob. If you are … Read more

A pan or grill doesn’t allow for the precise cooking that a perfect uniformly done steak requires. Because the heat spreads so fast inside outer layers of the meat, you get a juicy medium center, a beautiful browned crust but an unappealing gray section just on the inside. You’ve probably seen these grey bands when … Read more

The most exciting part of eating a crème brûlée is the crispy caramelized top. The rasping sound of the spoon breaking through the crust already gets my mouth watering. Eating it is even better. Most crème brûlée recipes call for using a blowtorch to get that perfect almost-burnt finish. The high heat from the flame … Read more

Yes you can. In fact, it is the best way to store sourdough bread if you are not planning to eat all of it in a few days. Sourdough bread, whether bought from the store or baked at home, lasts 4-5 days (when stored properly). This is longer than other home-baked types of bread which … Read more

While different types of bread go stale at different speeds (fresh home baked bread lasts 2-3 days while store-bought bread can go for up to 7 days), none of them will keep beyond a week at room temperature. So how to make bread last longer? How to keep it from molding? If you are not … Read more