Vegetables are so important in maintaining a well-balanced diet, and by eating seasonally you’re also helping support thousands of farmers up and down the country who produce these wonderful ingredients. Every issue I’ll be showcasing a different seasonal vegetable that you can have a go at using, and this month it’s the pumpkin. Native to Mexico, pumpkins are a variety of winter squash that are normally cultivated in the UK around September to October. In the UK, it is estimated that around 17 million pumpkins are purchased each year for Halloween, 14.5 million of which are wasted. These shocking statistics…
Author: Theo Knight-Stafford
This year, every issue will contain exciting ways in which you can give your often neglected food waste a new lease of life. Ends of bread by Freya Don’t throw away the ends of your bread. Crumble them up or blitz them into breadcrumbs. Drying herbs by Theo Do you have a packet of herbs in the fridge that is going out of date? Try drying them in a microwave. Put some kitchen roll on a small plate and place the herbs on top. Place another sheet of kitchen roll on top of them and place in the microwave—on high—for…
No matter what sort of cuisine you enjoy cooking, some fundamentals will always apply. Instantly improving your cooking might seem impossible, but trust me, it is not as hard as you might think. In this article I outline some budget-friendly cooking essentials that have helped me to take my cooking to the next level. A decent chopping board: Whether it be dicing onions, scoring meat, or grating garlic, all these tasks are made easier with a good quality chopping board. Personally, I like to use a large wooden board so that when I’m chopping ingredients nothing escapes and it’s all…
As you’ve probably noticed in the supermarkets recently, the price of food is increasing at an alarming rate. Products that we once took as commonplace are now becoming precious commodities, and it’s making cooking for pleasure harder. Cooking and eating are universal routines, and for some a source of joy and fulfilment. As someone who lives to eat, my form of expression is at risk; however, we shouldn’t let it stop us from finding new ways to have fun in the kitchen. Increased food prices should not mean we need to compromise on the quality of what we eat. Here…