Alice Wright's Blog, page 4

My Life in a Pan

My life in the kitchen summed up in one picture: This is aLe Creuset, apparently indestructible and a pan you should be able to keep and use for life. Well this has been through the dishwasher countless times, has been

Some Summer Holiday Success

Thank goodness it’s all over, am I right mums? Yes the little loves are finally back to school and no more days spent looking for something to do. Of course some of those long summer days had to involve cooking

How can Italians stay slim?

I’ve just returned from a weeks sojourn in Southern Italy, staying in Sorrento and visiting the wonderfulisland of Capri. We were surrounded by incredible scenery and very rich and beautiful people. We also ate a lot of amazing Italian food.

This is NOT ice-cream

I found a recipe on the internet that said you could make easy ice-cream just using some ‘on the turn’ bananas. Simply cut them into chunks and freeze them, and when you wanted some fruity ice-cream just push them through

Some rather racy Thai thanks to Racey

Years ago I used to live in a lovely flat in Notting Hill with a lovely friend called Rachel, I always say that while I lived there I had the time of my life (and I really did), Rachel and

Pot Noodle and I Grow Up

I used to love a Pot Noodle when I was younger, they seemed incredibly modern and were very useful during my early ‘vegetarian years’ when I lived at home and refused to eat anything my family cooked (and of course … Continuereading→

The Queen of Burning Things burns herself!

I often remark that I can’t believe I am allowed to use an oven so frequently do I misuse it, I have however never caused myself much harm. In my last post I mentioned how I had misused my kettle, … Continuereading→

Internet self diagnosis creates bread in a kettle

THIS HAS REALLY JUST HAPPENED: I bought a new kettle yesterday (go me!) But after rinsing and boiling said kettle through a few times there was still a nasty, metallic taste to my tea this morning. So I looked at … Continuereading→

Another Classic

Ah my Signature Dish let me down. Well I might have let myself down by spending too long in the bath. Doesn’t look good does it? Tasted ok though, so I suppose presentation isn’t everything.

Hath no man’s dagger here a point for me?

They say a bad workman blames his tools right? Well sometimes I swear I am hampered in the kitchen by my choice of implements – in fact I have a whole sub-category dedicated to just this subject called ‘Undone by … Continuereading→