Homemade Mayonnaise

Let’s talk mayonnaise. Such a versatile condiment, isn’t it. We use mayonnaise as a dressing on leafy salads, in sandwiches, in potato or egg salads, in fish patties. Honestly, the list goes on. Up to now, I’ve been a bit scared to make homemade mayonnaise. Now that I’ve tried it, it’s super simple and not…

Low Fat White Sauce

Such an essential component in many meals, white sauce is often thought as a rich fatty sauce. But the good news is you can cut out the butter… and make it quicker with less fuss with this microwave method. Use this sauce as a base for many other variations with a few listed here.

Basil Pesto

Hey presto, we have pesto! We have a little potted garden at the back of our house. There we have a number of herbs and vegetables growing. Unfortunately, we don’t have any capacity to have a garden bed so we have to make do with these pots. So far we’ve enjoyed lots of parsley, chillies,…