Go directly to recipes Diced bacon is one of life’s delicious indulgences and is used extensively on this website to add flavour, protein and saltiness to a wide variety of dishes. Bacon is made from pork, generally from cuts taken from the belly or back of the pig, which is …
Go directly to recipes Basil Pesto is a condiment that consists of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, salt and hard cheese such as Parmesan or Pecorino all blended with olive oil. As it originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria in Italy, its traditional name is Pesto alla Genovese. …
Go directly to recipes The canning of tuna dates back to the 1820s in France. However, it was not until the mid-1800s that canned tuna became more widespread and popular as a commercial product. Canned tuna is a convenient and readily available source of protein that has a long shelf …
Go directly to recipes My situation is unusual in that I had a total gastrectomy in which my whole stomach, together with its constituent valves, was removed. This meant that I had to avoid certain foods. The first among them was ordinary bread which can act like a sponge, block …
Go directly to recipes Mushrooms have been gathered and eaten since time immemorial. While mushrooms have been cultivated in China since ancient times as both food and medicine, Europeans did not know how to cultivate them until making a chance discovery. In about 1650 French farmers noticed that mushrooms grew …
Go directly to recipes Closely related members of the cabbage family, broccoli and cauliflower have been cultivated in Italy since the early days of the Roman Empire. Popular in Italian cuisine, broccoli was taken to the rest of the world by Italian emigrants who made it a favourite vegetable in …
Go directly to recipes A member of the cabbage family, cauliflower may have been cultivated in Italy as early as the Roman Empire, but in the Middle Ages, was generally believed to have originated in Cyprus. By the 17th century it was a popular vegetable in Italian and French cuisine. …
Go directly to recipes There are times when we feel like a vegetable based main meal, or want to impress a guest. Cooking stuffed vegetables is a great way to create a delicious and healthy meal that is both appealing and satisfying. Many different vegetables can be stuffed and with …
Go directly to recipes While tomatoes are usually consumed as vegetables, strictly speaking the tomato is a berry or fruit. The tomato originated in western South America, Mexico and Central America. Its domestication and cultivation may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico and it was used by the …
Go directly to recipes Eggplants originated in China and India and have been cultivated there for thousands of years. The Spanish Moors introduced the eggplant into Southern and Eastern Europe where it became a popular addition to the diet. Named for its shape rather than for any other relationship, it …
Go directly to recipes A small fish fillet makes an ideal meal for people with limited stomach capacity. It is light, easily digested and cooks quickly. You can, of course, buy fish fillets from your local fish shop, which, if they are too big, you can easily cut in two. …
