nic cooks

2010 was the year of the sausage in the Midgley house thanks to my Christmas present of a fancy food mixer with attachments.  Having embraced homemade sausage making I decided it was time for the next challenge, so this years new years resoulution was to give curing a go and try my hand at hams [...]

I snuck in an extra day off work today to recover from the last 3 1/2 weeks with the parents, but rather than a relaxing day off I’ve ended up clearing out the fridge and freezer. Not exactly what I had in mind for my day off, but it was pretty productive.  Apart from the [...]

Before I launch into the next book good a proper I thought I’d set out some more ground rules. I’ve had a quick flick through book two, and disappointingly noted that some of the recipes have been copied word for word into the second book, so I can tell you now I will be ticking [...]

Start of a new year, start of a new book. Time to lay the Naked Chef to rest and embark on the next book! Well you may not have seen the film or read the book, but Julie and Julia is a true story based on the online memoir of Julie Powell… Ephron’s screenplay is [...]