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Steak and Kidney Pie
First up this year we have a surprise. Anyone who’s been perusing this blog over the last few months will realise that most of us at the MCC are pure novices in the art of cooking, which is why the … Continue reading
WTF – Eggs and Muffins
“Now you can make your favorite breakfast sandwiches in the comfort of your own home.” Eh? In addition to being a full-functioning toaster, the Egg & Muffin Toaster can simultaneously: toast the bread, cook an egg (poached or steam-scrambled), and … Continue reading
We’ve been quiet.
It’s funny we’ve been doing MCC for about 5 months this year last year, and for the most of the time it was fantastic. A true learning experience, not just the cooking, but the blog, the social side of it, … Continue reading
Cooking for 10 Crazy Women (and I’m still alive)
In November I had my first big cooking test, you could call it my first grading. It was Gee’s (my lady) birthday and she was having her friends round for some eating and drinking. Foolishly I offered to cook for … Continue reading
StartCooking.com makes cooking easier.
Kathy Maister from startcooking.com has finally launched her “beginners cookery” site and what a crispy buffet of a site it is too. The MCC has long been a fan of her simple excercises in increasing our culinary powers and now … Continue reading
How to make a Carbonara?
So, I was sitting in my kitchen “again” wondering aimlessly how my beloved wonder woman can do so many things at once and still produce a great meal that tastes great and just seems to appear from nowhere. Then a … Continue reading
Masochistic MAYONNAISE – at last
For a while now, I’ve been meaning to post up Sensi’s Mayo. We’ve actually made it twice, and I’ve even attempted it at home a few times to varying degrees of success. It’s one of those things that is so … Continue reading
Maximus Fruiticous Cous
Cous cous, rocks. This one was a bit of an experiment on Sensi’s part. We made it with the Pokey Pork and veggies a few weeks ago and although we all concluded that it could be improved it was pretty … Continue reading
Pokey Pork
As part of our pseudo North African MCC yesterday, we cooked up a tasty loin of pork. I’m not sure if the majority of our North African readers are ever likely to eat pork, but the rest was quite authentic… … Continue reading
Quick Green Chilli Chutney
This chutney complimented the Dahl last week in a sweet and saucy kind of way. Again, like many of the details of a good meal, you think that this is one of those things that you buy from the shop … Continue reading