Health Eating Advice

From one pie lover to another… 18 May 2012, 2:19 pm

I’ve never been able to tell if it’s the smell or the delicate golden colour on top of a freshly baked pie that has always had me hooked – maybe it’s a combination of the two. Or perhaps it�. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Anna-Louise Taylor

Five low-fat ices for summer 14 May 2012, 1:44 pm

Summer’s almost here (it is coming, right?) and we’re all going to start fancying a little something cold and refreshing of an afternoon. Nothing beats a rich scoop of ice cream – but it’s n. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Emily Angle

Stuck on you: a bakers’s guide to non-stick baking 9 May 2012, 10:30 am

As I’m writing and testing recipes so often with loads of variations and, to be honest, failures, I have to have some things that never let me down. A fridge that always works, an oven that’s depe. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Dan Lepard

Do strawberries taste as good as they used to? 2 May 2012, 3:51 pm

Eating a warm strawberry straight from the patch is arguably the most pleasurable aspect of a British summer. It’s not just nostalgia that makes us wonder if they just don’t taste like they used t. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Emily Angle

What makes coffee exceptional? 1 May 2012, 10:09 am

“Today I want to ask a question. What makes coffee exceptional?” Thus opened Maxwell Colonna Dashwood in his winning presentation to the judges of the UK Barista Championships at the London Coffee. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Suzy Mckeever

Are we too keen on quick and easy? 25 Apr 2012, 12:43 pm

The new crop of spring cookery books is out and as usual publishers seem to be convinced they’re onto a winner with titles featuring the words ‘quick’, ‘easy’ and ‘simple’. (‘Slimming. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Fiona Beckett

Peruvian cuisine is the next big thing – but what is it? 20 Apr 2012, 10:41 am

When you ask a Peruvian to define their cuisine, it’s never a quick answer. It seems to take, on average, quite a few minutes to clarify the matter. They’re a passionate nation and give the Italians a. […]

Source: BBC Food blog feed | Louisa Carter

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