Maple and Nut Tart

On my recent trip to the states, along with a suitcase full of spices, candy corn and pop tarts, I brought back a huge bottle of maple syrup. I have already had fluffy American-style pancakes for breakfast about 3 times, just so that I could douse them in maple syrup. There is still plenty left,…

Maple Pecan Pie

This weekend I met up with a bunch of friends. We had, what I believe was known as, a potluck. Not a term I was entirely familiar with, but essentially, everyone contributes a different dish to be shared among the group. I believe in local Nottinghamshire parlance, it’s often referred to as a fuddle. I…

ALL ABOUT SUGAR

All About Sugar

Terminlogy How is Sugar made? Sugars White Sugars Brown Sugars Liquid Sugars As a child, I developed quite a sweet tooth. As I grew older, I discovered the dark side to sugar. It has little nutritional value but adds calories to our diet and rots our teeth. So why do we love it so?  You…