Last week I was contacted by The i newspaper for my comments on the Scotch Egg debate, and I was delighted to find I was quoted in the weekend edition of the paper. The feature discussed the opinions of a number of Scotch Egg producers, chefs, restauranteurs, and others, including Read more
Once upon a time… The story starts some years ago. I’d been making Christmas puddings for the family and select friends, and they’d always had great reviews – but maybe that’s what you expect from family and friends. One year, I decided I would give one to a dear friend Read more
We were delighted to hear that the 2020 Food & Drink Awards feature Delicious By Design as the Culinary Consultancy of the Year for South East England. Thanks to everybody involved in setting up and judging the awards, to everybody on the Delicious By Design team for some fabulous work, Read more
I have just finished a project during which I prepared, tested, and cooked lots of Smash Instant Mashed Potato. My results were great, which made me wonder why I had been sceptical about this instant mash that’s been around since the 1960’s? Well, let me take you back to my first Read more
This is a great gluten-free show stopper, which I developed for Ceoliac UK. I was asked by one of one my young bakers, Charlotte, if we can do a #CookWithLou live on gluten free bread. She got to choose the recipe, and here it is. We will be live on October Read more
Our next #CookWithLou Live! will be 21st August, 2020, starting at 4pm UK time. For those of you already registered, please note the change of date; you should have received updated Zoom link details from me. Please let me know if not. Regular viewers will know that I adapt many Read more
With the weather warming up this week, a picnic is a super way to get together whilst observing social distancing. If you’re thinking about a picnic, try this recipe for scotch eggs. Home made scotch eggs have to be my favourite picnic food. I made this recipe for Coeliac UK, Read more
Background This is clearly the topic at the top of mind for many of us in the industry, judging by the reaction to my post on my experiences. With that in mind, and in answer to a number of questions I’ve been asked, here’s a guide I’ve developed, based on Read more
Our next #CookWithLou live session will be on Friday 10th July, when we will be making gluten free tea cakes. This follows a request from a lovely friend, who has missed tea cakes since being required to adopt a gluten free diet for health reasons. If you want to register for Read more
Background In late May, I was asked if I would be happy to go back to work in a commercial kitchen after I’d been working from home since March 9th. The plan was to try to re-open in mid-June, after we had worked out how we would work safely. So, Read more