By Rachel Davies Homemade gifts of food are one of my favourite things to give to friends and family around this time of year, displayed in a nice glass jars or cellophane packaging and tied with a festive ribbon. These cantucci biscuits will keep for about a month if they don’t... Read More
By Rachel Davies I have a question for you – do you have cookbooks on your bookshelf that you’ve never opened? You might not be surprised to hear that I have an extensive collection of cookbooks that is quickly taking over my bookshelves (this photo is only a selection!). I’m seduced... Read More
By Rachel Davies The origin of Jewish families can be divided roughly between Ashkenazim and Sephardim. Ashkenazim come originally from Central and Eastern Europe, and their food traditions tend to be ‘kosher style’ food, including gefilte fish, chopped liver, kneidlach dumplings in chicken soup, chopped herring, bagels and lokshen pudding.... Read More
Making mincemeat may seem like an unnecessary effort when you can buy such good quality version in shops these days but as with most things, making it yourself really does make a difference. As a food that has been part of British eating for at least four centuries it... Read More
Our last class for 2012: Flavours of Christmas 7.00-10.00pm, Wednesday 19th December Central Street, London EC1V With December just round the corner it’s time to get started on the Christmas cooking. Nothing beats a home-made mince pie, fresh from the oven, so here is our favourite. (Almost totally) Home-made Mince Pies Makes around 20 Ingredients 250g plain flour 200g... Read More
By Rachel Davies As much as we love Christmas, and all the foodie delights it brings, here at Rachel’s Kitchen the fact that there are now only four Saturday’s before the big day is a slightly worrying prospect. The foodie themed lights on Oxford Street are little comfort after a day... Read More
By Rachel Davies Halloween’s coming, Halloween’s coming, skeletons will be after you; witches, cats and big black bats, ghosts and goblins too… It’s that time of year again when fancy dress, trick-or-treating and pumpkins are everywhere, and fake blood and cobwebs come into their own. I thought I’d share these Halloween biscuits,... Read More
By Rachel Davies The jury’s often out over bread and butter pudding. Do you have bad memories of struggling to eat dried-out white eggy bread dotted with sultanas in the school dining room, or does it translate to warm comfort food from your childhood? Good bread and butter pudding is heavenly nostalgia.... Read More
By Rachel Davies The lovely people from Great British Chefs put on an event about how to take great food photographs. Who couldn’t use a little advice? So I went along to the snazzy Google offices in Tottenham Court Road where I found plenty of food bloggers, the supremely talented Pascal Aussignac... Read More
By Rachel Davies Have you ever walked around a food shop, examining the unfamiliar ingredients and wondering how you could turn them into something delicious? Well that’s what I do regularly in the Japanese store near where I live. Everything seems exotic, and I can’t wait to take the ingredients home,... Read More
