Gourmet

By Sheena Rawcliffe WITH A little over two months to Christmas, you should now be thinking of making your Christmas cake. I have used the following recipe for the last

By Sheena Rawcliffe THIS DESSERT originated in America and is a rich cousin to Lemon Meringue Pie. Ingredients: • Your chosen pastry case. • 10-12 limes – this will depend

Dieting One in three people have tried at least one diet regime in their lifetime. No sooner has a book been published offering the weight loss regime of the century

With temperatures in the high 30s and even 40s, the last thing you need is to spend a long time in the kitchen. However, this does not mean that you

Hygiene This hot muggy weather is perfect for increased bacteria formation. Do take care. If you think something may be past its best – dump it. Keep your work surfaces

PINE BARK has received more than its fair share of attention in the press recently – and, unusually, the press has all been good. While we are bombarded with Omegas

IT SEEMS that despite our best efforts as consumers, we are still constantly being misled by food manufacturers. Encouraged to read labels and ensure we know what we are eating,

YET AGAIN we are being reminded that excessive salt intake is dangerous and has been attributed to causing high blood pressure, strokes and several other nasties. I am constantly horrified

WHILE WATCHING a cookery programme recently, I heard the female cook explain that she was wearing polythene gloves because she was handling raw meat – nothing wrong in that, I

TRANS-FATS are something high on the discussion list of the healthy, those trying to be healthy and those who are producing foods for us in a hopefully more healthy way