Forget swanky kitchens, a pantry will make your butter and potatoes taste better

Thinking about it now, the place I was happiest as a child was in my mother’s larder. It was that special room where you could cool your bare feet in summer; always dimly lit by a small window screened with fine wire mesh to keep the bugs out. During my childhood in rural England, most … Read more

Recipe for peanut butter cookies with five ingredients sparks viral craze

With bakeries and restaurants closed amid the coronavirus lockdown, the nation are getting more creative than ever in the kitchen. And it seems Dalongas and banana bread may be a baking craze of the past, after US @foodies Tik Tok account posted a tutorial video for peanut butter cookies, which has since taken the internet by storm … Read more

Butter produces three-and-a-half times more greenhouse gases than margarine

Butter produces three-and-a-half times more greenhouse gases than margarine – and burping and farting cows are to blame Experts analysed the carbon footprint of 21 butters and 212 non-dairy spreads They found that the dairy products had greater climate, land and water impacts Cattle were responsible for the most significant proportion of emissions  Cows release methane, a … Read more