How to Make Easy Harissa Paste.

How to Make Easy Harissa Paste.

Harissa Paste is a condiment originating from Tunisia and one of those flavours that once tasted, you become hooked on. If you like spicy, rich flavours, then this is a must-have ingredient in your kitchen.

The 12 Best Seasonings , You Need For Sensational Results

The 12 Best Seasonings , You Need For Sensational Results

These are The 12 Best Seasonings you need to get sensational results in the kitchen. They should be in everybody’s kitchen at home, and in fact, I would go so far as to say I feel culinary naked without these. Some of these you will 

How to make Great Flavoured Butters – 14 variations.

How to make Great Flavoured Butters – 14 variations.

Flavoured Butters are one of the easiest ways of putting flavour onto a dish. I simply can’t think of anything else you can that make that will transform your cooking so quickly and efficiently. Imagine a simple jacket potato lifted by adding cheesy bacon butter. Boring cooked rice given a punch with lime, ginger, chilli, and coriander butter. Or a grilled chicken breast topped with harissa flavoured butter, amazing!

Making The Best Basil Pesto.

Making The Best Basil Pesto.

Learn how to make the best Basil Pesto. Simple tips and tricks to get the best from this classic sauce.

How to make your own Tomato and Chilli Jam.

How to make your own Tomato and Chilli Jam.

Easy to make Tomato and Chilli Jam. One taste and your hooked! Great with meats and shellfish. The possibilities are endless

How to Make Blackberry Jelly, and why fruit jellies work.

How to Make Blackberry Jelly, and why fruit jellies work.

Want to know how to make Blackberry Jelly? It’s not that difficult, and so satisfying to make the best of the (free) autumn harvest.

Recipe Index

Recipe Index

The recipe index of The Westcoaster, food and lifestyle blog.

Make Your own Ghee at home.

Make Your own Ghee at home.

Make your own ghee at home. It’s easy to do and very versatile. You will get better quality for less money.

Make your own, Indian flavouring Pastes .

Make your own, Indian flavouring Pastes .

Make these essential Indian pastes at home. To make you a master of the curry.

HOW TO MAKE INDIAN ONION PASTES

HOW TO MAKE INDIAN ONION PASTES

The making of Indian onion pastes. Often used in restaurants to enrich and thicken a curry. Easy to make at home and give your curries a professional finish.

Fantastic Garlic and Chefs Secrets – Oils

Fantastic Garlic and Chefs Secrets – Oils

Time to get planting next years garlic crop ready for the Spring. Also learn how to make a Chefs Secret – chive oil.

The Food Files

The Food Files

The Food Files pages contain essential information for the serious cook. Fundamental how-to tips and tricks to improve your cooking, The F.A.Qs will provide answers to everyday kitchen problems.

It’s that Courgette and Tomato Chutney, time of year!

It’s that Courgette and Tomato Chutney, time of year!

Autumn is chutney time, from the garden into the kitchen for fabulous flavours. Our Courgette and Tomato Chutney Preserves the flavours of the summer through the cold winter months