Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
A recipe, review & giveaway in collaboration with Ball Preserves. I made jam!!! For the first time in my adult life I have successfully managed to make jam! Ok, if I’m going to be completely honest here, I successfully put all the ingredients into my new swish Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker, pressed the button …
In collaboration with Bake Box. Silicone baking moulds have to be one of the best inventions to hit the baking world, ever. Yet they scare me. Especially elaborate silicone bundt moulds with all sorts of little nooks and crannies for cake to get stuck into, entirely ruining the look of a bake. I confess that …
In collaboration with Delicious Alchemy: Gluten Free Magic. One of the most common food intolerances in the UK, and in fact much of the Western world, is that of gluten – a protein found in many cereal grains, especially wheat, which gives bread its characteristic elasticity. More and more people are becoming intolerant to this …
It’s funny how one thing can lead to another… and another… My regular readers might recall that a few months ago I created a rather unusual recipe for Minions Cornsicles in my trusty Optimum 9400 power blender. This was in collaboration with Tots 100 and Green Giant – I was asked to develop a recipe …
Authentic flavours at your fingertips! Go on. Go check the expiry dates of the spices on your spice rack. If you’ve got some cardamom pods there, how long ago did they go out of date? No really – go check! I thought I used cardamom pods regularly. Clearly I don’t. February 2010!
