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Food and Cooking Hacks for University
University life is so busy that sometimes eating properly is the last thing on your mind. However, cooking can be fun, cheap and quick if you know the right recipes and have some key ingredients. Here are a few of my tips for eating well at uni.
By Hannah Paish8 years ago in Feast
How to Make Hot Chocolate Stirring Sticks
This Christmas, are you looking for a small token to hand out to friends? Gifts for your children's teachers? Or one of those all important reserve gifts, for when someone unexpectedly brings you a present and you need to reciprocate pronto?
By Laura Ansbro8 years ago in Feast
Are Shopping List Apps Really Worth the Effort?
"I got bread!" Hubby calls as he comes in from work."Um...I also got bread. Did you get avocados?""No, I only went to the garage, they don't have avocados.""I thought you were doing a supermarket shop on your way home?" I say, puzzled."I was going to," he says, "but then I remembered that you often swing by the market on a Wednesday, so I thought you'd get some there. Didn't want to end up with double avocados, like last week."
By Laura Ansbro8 years ago in Feast
Cooking with Toddlers: 8 Top Tips and a Failsafe Recipe
Cooking together is an exciting, fun activity for small children, ideal for those rainy days when you don't feel like venturing out. It's filled with sensory experiences and opportunities for learning, but it can have its pitfalls. These top tips are a recipe for success.
By Laura Ansbro8 years ago in Feast
6 Crazy Good Meals to Dress Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
You’ve feasted. You’ve watched the parade. You’ve raided every store open for Black Friday. Thanksgiving is over, and you’re not the only one stuffed: Your fridge is loaded with leftovers. After a while Thanksgiving dinner makes for boring leftovers, and unfortunately, you can’t feed them all to your dog.
By Lynne Rush8 years ago in Feast
Office Potluck 'Chopped' Edition
Who else is tired of the veggie tray or the bag of chips at your office potluck? I know I am. Here where I work, we have at least one potluck a month, maybe more depending on birthdays! So, foods brought can get quite mundane. I'm a big lover of cooking. I watch the show Chopped as often as possible. And therefore I came up with the next best thing besides being able to compete on the show yourself:
By Angie Robinson8 years ago in Feast
The Art of Baking
I am a pastry chef by trade and I spend a large volume of my time baking. It's in my job title. While there is no doubt about the joys of baking at home, I've come to find that many people don't realise they're making mistakes with their cakes, My biggest one is when it comes to cooking times—over-baked cake is sad, crumbly, and often difficult to swallow without a good drink and this is simply because of the bad description of a cooked cake. Yes, when testing it, the knife or whatever you use wants to come out clean of cake batter, but if you're getting cake crumbs and clear moisture, it's ready to be removed from the oven.
By Alexa Bell8 years ago in Feast
