If You Are Serious About Home Cooking – Grow Your Own Herbs.
Nothing quite beats cooking with home-grown herbs. A collection of aromatic, fresh herbs is a great asset for your kitchen. Having a plentiful supply to […]
FOOD AND DRINK
Plant Proteins: Drivers Of Veganism And Vegetarianism
At the moment there is considerable interest in plant proteins as an ingredient especially for vegetarian if not vegan foods. Back in 2018, the whole […]
Who’s Afraid Of Ghost Kitchens?
Bit of a corny title for an article but it was much better than some of the bland titles I’d come up with earlier. Ghost […]
Vegan Mayonnaise And All That Jazz!
It came as no surprise to me to learn that mayonnaise was now vying with tomato ketchup for the top sauce spot with Britons. The […]
Plant-Based Fermented Beverages: Benefits?
Plant-based fermented beverages are seen as heralding a new dawn in healthy eating. They are very much linked to helping us develop and sustain a […]
The Health Benefits Of Portulaca oleracea (Purslane)
Portulaca oleracea L. (Family: Portulacaceae) or its more common name, Purslane is a widespread medicinal plant that is used as an edible plant too. It […]
Purslane – A Crop For Salty Land Areas
Purslane (Portulaca orelacea) is a succulent from the Portulacaceae family that runs riot, growing wild in dry salty areas, through cracks and gullies in the […]
Hesperidin And Neohesperidin: What’s Good About It?
Hesperidin (3′ ,5,7-trihydroxy-4′methoxyflavonone-7-rhamnoglucoside) is an interesting compound. It’s found mainly in citrus fruits and has a particularly high concentration in sweet and bitter oranges. History […]
The Amazing Health Benefits Of The Reishi Mushroom
Reishi mushrooms are hitting the headlines as a fungus to watch out for in health terms. We often talk about fungus for their positive health […]
The Value Of Honey And How It Benefits Us
Honey has been used by people since ancient times ever since they discovered it has a sweet taste. It’s both food and traditional folk medicine […]
Top Foods To Fight Cold and Flu
Flu or more properly Influenza is one of those characteristic complaints as autumn and ultimately winter come about. If you have a cold, it is […]
The Nature of Fermented Sausages
Fermented sausages have been part of cultural lore have been known of for thousands of years. When meat of any sort was first dried it […]
Using Tempeh or Tempe
Tempeh (Tempe) is a traditional soy food produced in Indonesia. It has a very high protein content which makes it an ideal substitute for meat […]
Check Out Gin Cocktails For Christmas
Gin makes for a very satisfying cocktail and we love them for all the right reasons. Here we list some of the best gin cocktails […]
The AOAC Analytical Methods for Measuring Dietary Fiber
The analytical methods for measuring dietary fibre are regularly scrutinised with the view of making sure they remain compliant with current thinking on this valuable […]
Gin – Just Enjoying A Renaissance In The Spirits Market
Gin is one of the most sophisticated, complex flavoured spirits on the planet. It is more than just a distillate which is imbued with juniper […]
You Want A Meat Alternative But It Doesn’t Taste Right!
Meat alternatives continue to be developing at quite a pace. There’s an almost overwhelming number of options available to product developers given the the large […]
Food Trends In The COVID Era
Our experiences about food may well have changed dramatically with the pandemic. So when it comes to following food trends in the COVID era we […]
Why Mince Pies?
As a child, I often wondered why my grandmother’s minced beef issuing forth from the grinder, wasn’t to be found in any of the mince […]
The Best Cream Liqueurs
Cream liqueurs have a fascinating science surrounding them but it is their flavour which appeals to so many. Festive seasons like Christmas always seem to […]