Blog & Articles of Interest
An alternative tart
Whoever named these fish as pollocks did them no favours! Yet this white sea fish is a good sustainable alternative when our favourite cod
Omissions and improvisations
Clearing out the freezer and store cupboards brings surprises and challenges. This week, a pack of Spanish dried ham emerged blinking into the daylight
Cheer up weary fruit
If it’s getting towards the end of the week and the fruit bowl is looking a bit sorry for itself, here’s a super hot
BOGOF
If your self-isolating hoard of UHT milk tastes awful in tea, here’s the answer: homemade yoghurt plus the vital ingredient for a simple bread. Two
Good simple food makes isolation more bearable
Being quarantined at home gives me more time to cook. I’ve been inspired to share this recipe by Orly, one of the semi-finalists for the
Perfect timing: cooking for mind, body and soul
In 2017, my Baking Blind project https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTJYx7jGA3xaR4830wJSRg?view_as=subscriber won the inaugural international Holman prize for blind people with ambition. Now another blind cook has even better
Blindness for Beginners
Maribel and I compared notes about living with visual impairment when we cooked together in her Melbourne homehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9OnaZzQTkI&feature=youtu.be and she gave me her top tips
Last chance for this year’s community heroes nominations
Don’t kick yourself but rack your brain for the local person who has made a huge difference to your community and, of course, I’m