It’s the party season, and finger food is a great way to feed your guests. As well as lending itself to serving a variety of flavours, colours and textures, it encourages people to mingle with other guests (rather than remain in one place if a sit-down meal is being served). The anticipation of waiting for what the next…
As my regular readers would know, I am a big advocate of seasonal cooking. There are so many great reasons for using fruits and vegetables that are in season – they’re at their best, they’re inexpensive and because they don’t to travel great distances it’s better for the environment. Being late Spring, we are currently…
The onset of the warmer weather to me is a time to start putting lighter, healthier foods back on the menu: barbequed foods instead of slow braises, fresh fruit replaces heavy desserts, and lots of salads! Despite their reputation by some as being dull, salads to me are an opportunity to be creative. Even the most ordinary…
Appetisers, cocktail food, canapés, finger food….regardless of what you call it, there is something particularly enticing about a selection of small pieces of food, especially when they’re homemade. Because I entertain often and have prepared numerous pieces of cocktail food over the years I know just how much work goes into the preparation, which makes me appreciate it all…
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