06.07.2011
Tomatoes
An easy way to skin tomatoes is to plunge them into a bowl with boiling water and leave for about 30 seconds then drop into ice cold water to prevent them from going soggy.
Food tips
Basting ideas
Chicken
30ml honey, 15ml lemon juice, 45ml butter, 5ml lemon zest, 45ml thyme leaves, salt & pepper.
Fish
45ml butter, salt & pepper, chopped parsley, chopped chilli, lemon juice & zest,15ml garlic
Pork
Salt & pepper, 30ml Sage chopped, 30ml olive oil, 15ml cider vinegar,45ml apricot jam
Lamb
45ml Olive oil, 15ml honey, 15ml crushed garlic, 15ml rosemary chopped, sat & pepper
Beef
Salt & pepper, 25ml Worcestershire sauce, 30ml Olive oil, 30ml brown sugar, 45ml mustard
Cooking with Nuts
Chopping nuts are much easier to chop when they are warm, heat nuts up in the microwave just before chopping.
When you bake next with nuts shake them in a packet with flour before adding them to your batter.
Nuts are kept fresher when stored in the freezer
