I never use unsalted butter in my recipes. I find that the extra pinch of salt (I use very little other added salt) just adds more taste to things, be it chocolate cakes or savoury items.

I make onion confiture very often. I sometimes add raisins (either whole or chopped), sometimes a mixture of red wine and balsamic, butter not olive oil, and pepper as only spice. I r...

Sounds delicious for my salads. just a question, how long does it keep and how would I best store it? fridge?

I have migraines, and I went off wheat and gluten. The next couple of days I had the worst migraines I've ever had, basically a terrible terrible hangover, apparently a sign that what I was doing w...

I just made an asparagus risotto, about a third of the asparagus I chopped in half inch slices, a third coarsely chopped and a third in the blender, ended up as a nice mixture of textures. the tops...

I love dinner parties. I love organixzing them. I just had one last night. It was supposed to only be 4 of us but we ended up being 10. I had one hour to prepare. I had everyone bring...

I often use pomegranate molasses instead of vinegar. but if you do, please notice it does not go well with onions, tomatoes or oil. Very good on a nutty salad; rocket, walnuts, figues, mushrooms, g...

Any ideas if this stock would end up containing lactose?

Thanks for the advice! I will definitively try this. Anyone knows a good way to store baked garlic? How long does it keep in general? (not that its usually a problem, I normally manage to ea...

I probably don't make the most authentic curry, but I like it and I always get lots of compliments. I've had good results with the Raj mild curry spice powder. Its premixed and store ...

chez shoes: I am also lactose and fructose intolerant, though if I limit my intake of both I am usually ok. And yes, people don't know about fructose intolerance at all. I beca...