Gourmet Garden - My New Best Friend

Nigella Express was one of my favourite cooking shows while it was on, aside from the fact that Nigella herself was nothing less than fabulous, she taught everyone shortcuts and other unique ways to speed the cooking process along. She created delicious and beautiful dishes with very little effort, in other words, she was everyone's idol! This product reminds me of something I would see on her show, the burst of flavour and freshness of herbs, without the nasty task of chopping them ;)

I bring to you Gourmet Gardens, a.k.a my (and your) new best friend.

Clean that Fruit!

So recently I re-pinned a fruit/veggie cleaning technique on Pinterest (follow me! Food Diva). It involved filling a sink with water, adding a cup of vinegar and allowing the fruit/veggies to soak for 10 minutes. After returning from the grocery store yesterday I decided to give it a whirl.

Guess what? It works!! And it works great! I used a large bowl and approximately a 1/4 cup of vinegar. I emptied the water/vinegar concoction after 10 or so minutes, gave the fruit another rinse under the tap, drained it again and presto! Ready to eat, delicious wax-free, dirt-free fruit with no effort.

You're welcome!

Grapes & Cherries Soaking

Common Cooking Mistakes

So there's a few things in here I'm definitely guilty of... not much to say about this other than read on - some really great tips to avoid kitchen disaster! Common Cooking Mistakes