Sharing the love of food
2022 saw many changes for us, with a lot of challenges along the way. In March I took on a new part-time role as Kitchen Specialist for the Garden to Table programme at Howick Primary School, where I helped teach Year 5 and 6 students how to cook. At the beginning of April daughter Joanna... Continue Reading →
EASY MIDWEEK CURRY I am currently working over 30 hours per week. It feels like I’m working full time again, and at the age of 60, my energy levels are being tested. This wasn’t part of my plan, but I’m enjoying the challenge and change of it all. Of course this has had an impact... Continue Reading →
My close friends and family know I am an avid book lover. I can be seen browsing in a book shop for hours, especially if cookbooks are involved. I have a wide collection of books, ranging from fiction, travel, self-help, text books and cookbooks. The fiction books have been accumulated as a result of being... Continue Reading →
It's time to reduce home food waste. I have been doing much research on how to reduce food waste, and I plan to share some tips I've learnt with you over the coming months. I hope to inspire you to make dishes using existing ingredients in your fridge and pantry. A while back I decided... Continue Reading →
Food is more than sustenance to me. It's an exploration of the senses. Taste, smell, visual appearance and textures all enhance our experience with food. For me food is at its best when all the senses come together. How food looks, smells, tastes and feels in the mouth makes it a sensory... Continue Reading →
I want you to get excited about eating vegetables, in particular green vegetables. I love most veges, but how can I get others to eat them more? My boss at work often teases me for the rabbit food I have on my plate at lunchtime. Other workmates often have a lot of starchy food... Continue Reading →
Afghans are my new favourite biscuit to make and eat. I really wasn't a big biscuit maker until recently, and now I am hooked. My journey with afghans started a few years ago, when niece Alisha came over to visit. Alisha knew I loved cooking and one day she took up my offer of help... Continue Reading →
It's time to get back in the kitchen, Tracey's Kitchen. Tracey's kitchen has had a makeover. In fact its been completely ripped out and redone. It took 5 years of convincing hubby Andrew, that I needed a new kitchen. It wasn't that I needed one, more that I wanted one. Midway during 2017, that convincing... Continue Reading →
I have been talking about putting in a proper vegetable garden for years. It seems we never quite got around to it. Firstly there was some debate about exactly where we should locate it. The hubby, Andrew had one idea of an area, which I felt didn't get enough sun. More procrastination ensued. When both... Continue Reading →
There is something delicious about biting into a muffin. That first bite that can surprise the taste buds when trying a new muffin at a cafe or at a friends house. Will the muffin be moist and live up to expectations? What about the first bite of a tried and true recipe, and that brings just... Continue Reading →
TRACEY'S KITCHEN 