George

I'm no chef, but I enjoy cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. I first started to cook properly (as opposed to fry-ups and not a lot else) about 10 years ago and it has been a long journey from there to hear. I'm hoping the recipes and tips that I share, will help others to fall in love with cooking the way that I have.

Aug 292011

I just love the ideas behind this fantastic new Austin, Texas grocery store. Also the name and domain choice are just too geeky not to love This is the very reason that a Pizza Stone is a good investment if you’re gonna make your own Pizza. As some of you may know I’m always partial [...]

Aug 262011

lasagna is a typical Italian dish, it has many variations even in the same regions there can be big differences. I’ve developed my own over the years as I like the northern style with plenty of Béchamel sauce while also liking the simple tomato based meat sauces of the southern regions. This recipe combines the [...]

Aug 222011

So, Thursday saw the end of my series of posts on cooking methods which was microwave cooking and I didn’t publish a recipe to go with it. This wasn’t an oversight on my behalf, if it wasn’t for my morning laziness I would hardly ever use our microwave. So, what’s next for Not Junk Food? [...]

Aug 182011

Microwave

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The microwave cooks food with energy created by microwave emissions at high frequency, which activate the water molecules in the food and the agitation created produces heat which cooks or reheats food. It can be used to cook food in its entirety, partially, reheat food or even to defrost food. You can save up to [...]

Aug 152011

Looks Like Jamie found a use for the “Jamie’s Food revolution” Emmy What a great example of the Fast food industry helping to raise awareness about Diabetes So the American Food ad industry thinks proposed new guidelines for advertising to children are too restrictive, I reckon that means they just need to be a little [...]