Posted on 14 February 2012. Tags: Baking, handy hints, tips, Vanilla
If you are a keen baker like me you will most likely have this little brown bottle of vanilla goodness in your cupboard. And I’m going to give you some extra handy tips for using this for something other than baking. But before I do, did you know you need to be over 18 to [...]
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Posted on 15 November 2011. Tags: Chips, J&D, Malt, Salt, vinegar
I was stumbling around the tinterweb one day and while I was browsing I fell upon this little find “Malt Salt”, a salt that claims to equal the end of soggy chips! From the J&D the makers of the legendary Baconnaise “the ultimate bacon flavoured spread”, is the all natural, according to the packaging, malt [...]
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Posted on 25 January 2011. Tags: pig head, trotters
You might remember me getting a bit excited just before Christmas when I explained that Santa was bringing me a copy of ‘Larousse Gastronomique‘, well as I read through this epic tome, I shall be sharing some of my new gained knowledge with you all. Now before the copyright lawyers down there at Octopus Publishing [...]
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Posted on 05 January 2011. Tags: Artichoke, Cabbage, Detox, Parsley, Pineapple, Seasame Seeds
Yesterday I published an article highlighting some of the food you can incorporate into your meals to help your body purge those toxins you picked up over the festive perdiod. Part two continues… Parsley Parsley is usually found sprinkled over your meal or left forgotten at the side of the plate, but its detox powers [...]
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Posted on 04 January 2011. Tags: Detox
The Taste of Glasgow team would like to wish you a Happy New Year and what better article to kick us off for 2011 than to talk about detoxing in the first of our two part article! If you are like me and have eaten and drank a little too much over the festive period [...]
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Posted on 09 November 2010. Tags: Beer, Chocolate, Healthy, Ice-Cream, Peanut Butter, Pizza
Pizza Now, do not get too excited, I am not saying pick up the phone and order yourself a large stuffed crust pizza from Dominos but when you go back to the original and authentic pizzas you actually get a healthy and complete meal that ticks all the boxes of the important food groups. The pizza [...]
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