Author: Annie

Five Spiced Duck Leg with Chilli Noodles

Five Spiced Duck Leg with Chilli Noodles

Duck is my favourite type of poultry as they have the most intense flavour you can expect from a bird. I couldn’t eat it everyday, of course, but once in a while it is a very special treat indeed. You can easily get duck legs…

Christmas 2012 Roundup

Christmas 2012 Roundup

This year’s Christmas was quite different from last year’s, mainly due to the fact that I was only cooking for 3 ( 2 and a half really) this year. Therefore I decided turkey is unnecessary. I wanted something smaller, more manageable and still traditional. I…

The Sake Experience at Hyper Japan 2012

The Sake Experience at Hyper Japan 2012

On our recent trip to the Hyper Japan Show held at Earls Court between 23-25th November 2012, I had the opportunity to sample the delights of what the Land of the Rising Sun has to offer. This came not only in terms of food, gadgets,…

Annie’s Little Kitchen! – Children Cooking Classes

Annie’s Little Kitchen! – Children Cooking Classes

Children love to cook. To help out, to copy what adults do. It’s never too early to learn to cook and it is as valuable a skill as swimming (if not more, since you need to eat 3 times a day!). In Annie’s Little Kitchen…

Stir up Sunday – Christmas Pudding Making

Stir up Sunday – Christmas Pudding Making

Date: 25th November (Sunday) Time: 2-3pm Venue: My kitchen in Northampton! Contact me for address. Cost: £10 including all ingredients Christmas pudding. The centre piece (well apart from the turkey!) on a Christmas table. Traditionally made on the last Sunday before the Advent, why not…

Annie’s Kitchen Gift Vouchers

Annie’s Kitchen Gift Vouchers

T’is the season to be jolly! Don’t want to just get another kitchen gadget or the 1000th cookbook for your beloved foodie? Well then you’ve come to the right place. All vouchers are redeemable for 9 months since purchase and here’s how to get them:…

Lion’s Head. (not really!)

Lion’s Head. (not really!)

It’s getting cold by the day. A month ago I was wearing short sleeves with a thin cardigan. A couple of weeks ago I was wearing short sleeves with thick woolly jumper. Today I was wearing long sleeves with winter coat completed with warm scarf!…

Chicken and Celery Stir Fry

Chicken and Celery Stir Fry

Celery – Marmite of the veggie world. I used to hate it, absolutely detest the thought of chewing on the stringy, weird smelling and yuck tasting vegetable. My mum never used to cook it when I was little too, but then I think her cooking…

Competition – Cookery Lesson with Daniel Galmiche

Competition – Cookery Lesson with Daniel Galmiche

Since I started my own cooking classes, I’ve been looking out for courses that will inspire my own cooking. I’ve seen some pretty tempting courses but it was either on the wrong date or I have already made that dish myself. I know my cooking…

First Wonton Gathering

First Wonton Gathering

My first wonton making worklshop in Northampton