How to Cook with Coconut Milk
Fresh coconut milk is always best but many of us outside of Asia, unfortunately, do not have this luxury. As with any ingredient, get the best that you can afford, the same goes for coconut milk. Get the one that…
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How to Cook Perfect Couscous without a Couscous Steamer
Simple, quick and easy, perfect couscous. From this basic recipe, you can go anywhere with the flavours and how to serve your couscous. Perfect with tagines of course but also great served with curries and amazing as a salad anytime of…
How to make Perfect Caramelised Onions
A quick and easy recipe for Caramelised Onions – soft, syrupy, sweet and almost nutty with so many possibilities! You can watch my video tutorial on this at How to make Perfect Caramelised Onions. Caramelised Onions – soft, syrupy, sweet…
Icing and Filling Cakes with Buttercream
Please visit the Cake Decorating Page for all things Cake and recipes as well as step by step cake links. You can also find other types of buttercream ideas for filling Madeira Cakes on the Buttercream Icing page. Icing and…
Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Shortcrust Pastry)
Pâte Sucrèe means Sweet Dough in French and is a light, crumbly, sweet shortcrust pastry that we usually associate with fruit tarts. Once it’s baked, it’s sturdy enough to stand on its own, without the tin it was baked in.…
How to Cover a Cake with Fondant or Sugarpaste Icing
Covering a sponge cake with fondant need not be a stressful job, with a little bit of practice, you’ll be amazed at how good you get with it! All you need to cover a cake with fondant is to apply a…