How to get started with your Instant Pot
Habit: a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.
Author: Jane McKay
Instant Pot Venison Chili with Chocolate
My parents have arrived just in time to take control and look after the kids while I head off to the Specialty Food Association Winter Fancy Food show at the Moscone Center, San Francisco from 19th – 21st January. Their welcome dinner? Instant Pot Venison …read more
Cream of Celeriac Soup with Hazelnuts
What better way to kick off Christmas lunch this year than with seasonal Winter soup goodness to unite us around the Christmas dinner table.
Keto Coconut Cauliflower Soup
Keto friendly curried cauliflower coconut soup for those chilly nights
The Spice Souks of Marrakech
One of my earliest memories in developing our business was the afternoon I spent sitting in the warm sunshine on my deck reading a book about spices. A single sentence jumped off the page. “Over long slow cooking whole spies release their essential oils”…in that …read more
The Plant Based Eating Movement
“Plant Based Eating – this is a movement, not a trend” – Michele Simon. Summer Fancy Food Show NYC, June 2019
Italian Beef 3 Ways
I did not know that Italian Beef was a thing at all until I lived in Chicago. It quickly became one of my favorite home cooked easy dinner fixes. There are a plethora of restaurants such as Al’s, Tony’s, Roma’s, and Mr Beef all devoted …read more
Top 5 Back To School Dinner Fixes
As a Gen X’er I reside firmly in the facebook cohort and value it mostly for keeping us connected with our friends on the other side of the pond.
The Art of Summer Grilling: Sunday Lunch
Sunday lunch is deliciously different during the summer months to my traditional family roast with potatoes, veg and gravy. In this second part of our summer grilling series the Provençale marinaded pork tenderloin is the centerpiece for a simple Sunday feast.
Summer Grilling Recipes – Backyard BBQ Party
I recently contributed to an online round up article for allthestuff.com by Minuca Elena on “How to organize a successful BBQ party”. I’ve updated it here to include our grilling recipe for Smoky BBQ marinaded Cauliflower Steaks.
Chilled Summer Broad Beans, Peas, & Mint Soup
I live in a messy climate (the U.K) where summer can mean a hot and sunny 80 degrees in the shade when everyone heads to the lido, or a cold, wet and windy 55 degrees when we all sit inside in our sweaters with the …read more
Zen Basics: Instant Pot Whole Cooked Chicken
With our focus on the Mother energy and Yogini in May I considered what childhood meals still make my mouth water.
