The fourth of July may have been and gone but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a thing or to from the kitchen of our American friends. This week’s Monday Meal is brought to you by Liberty Vittert aka the American Cook. She’s got her own show, Liberty’s Great American Cookbook with STV, a PhD and her… Continue reading Monday Meals: American Cook’s New York Buffalo Wings
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Monday Meals: Easy Chicken Burritos
As if the start of the week wasn’t tough enough, SAAS funding is over for the summer and partying over payday weekend might have left your bank account in a sorry state To make matters worse, you still have to decide what to have for dinner. But don’t worry, we have the answer! Every Monday… Continue reading Monday Meals: Easy Chicken Burritos
Turning A ‘Like’ Into A Living
How do you go about turning something you like into a living? Careers advice often focuses on academia, how well you perform in exams and which school subjects can set you up for a satisfying career. Hobbies are often overlooked, but these can hold the key to an exciting future. You can do something you… Continue reading Turning A ‘Like’ Into A Living
How I became a Head Chef: Stephen Crawford, Black Dove
At just 23, Stephen Crawford is the Head Chef at critically acclaimed, high-end restaurant Black Dove. So how exactly did Stephen land such a great job at such a young age? Hard work, long hours and a love of fantastic food. We asked Stephen for his tips on training and his insider knowledge of life… Continue reading How I became a Head Chef: Stephen Crawford, Black Dove
Perfect pancakes
Pancake Day has to be in the top 10 days of the year (ranking only after our other favourite sweet-treat laden holidays of Christmas and Easter). It’s the perfect excuse to stuff your face with pancakes and experiment with toppings – what’ll it be this year? Nutella? Seasonal berries? Bananas? Whatever your choice, perfecting your pancake recipe… Continue reading Perfect pancakes
Top 5 recipes for chocaholics
Chocolate lovers of the world rejoice! It’s Chocolate Week – also known as the best week ever. To celebrate, you can stuff your face with your favourite treats – from a Galaxy Caramel to a Kit Kat, some gorgeous Green & Black’s to a bar of good old-fashioned Dairy Milk, now’s the time to indulge in your sweet tooth.… Continue reading Top 5 recipes for chocaholics
Brain food baking
Now that the new term has started, it’s important to keep in mind that it’s time to get your head down and start studying over those lecture notes or for your prelims later this year. Although that’s vital, there is one thing that’s maybe even more important (and definitely more interesting) than all the academics… Continue reading Brain food baking
Student-friendly cooking
You get the shock of your life when you no longer have Chef Mum dishing up your dinner every night after school, but the classic combination takeaways, instant noodles and coffee is not the diet of kings. Cooking is a pretty handy skill to have – and, as Jamie Oliver once said, anyone can learn… Continue reading Student-friendly cooking
Takeaway v. Home Cooking
One of the great things about moving away from home and going off to university or college is getting more independent and being in charge of your own money. However, it does suddenly mean that you’re allowed to buy whatever you want, whenever you want. This gets problematic when you’re in the flat on your… Continue reading Takeaway v. Home Cooking