My
Name is Dominic Milner and I am your friendly cyber chef. I have spent over 15
years working in the food industry and I want to share all my experiences with
you on my food blog. If you want to read about food then I am here to write
about it! 
SubscribeThe Well-Stocked Pantry — A Cook’s Secret Weapon
Doing any job is easier when you have the right tools on hand. One of a cook’s best tools — and secret weapons — is having a well-stocked pantry.
Cooking is much simpler if you know that you’ve already got what you need on hand, and aren’t going to have to run to the corner market every time you want to fix a meal.
Having a well-stocked pantry is also the secret weapon of every “Hostess with the Mostest” especially when unexpected guests drop by.
Top Food Recipe: Golden Chicken Nuggets
I personally love eating chicken nuggets and having a child means I have the chance to eat them even more. I prefer not to buy them pre-made though because the salt levels are sky high and they do not offer anything for a growing child.
However whenever you make your own they taste simply amazing and melt in your mouth as you take a bite. Though I should warn you now once you have sampled home made chicken nuggets you will never want to go back to the McDonalds chicken nuggets range again!!!
Keeping warm with a wonderful menu this month
Even though I live in the sunny skies of Portugal we still have really cold winters just like most of the world. It gets warm from around March so we are now at that point when we are sick to death of the cold weather and all we want to do is have a walk by the beach.
However I should be grateful when I look at how bad the weather is in England.
With cold weather though comes a winter menu and I love cooking hot winter food that you can enjoy for hours with your family.
Bread, chicken and chilled white wine – the perfect match
Since moving to Portugal I have discovered that there is three things that a Portuguese menu simply can’t live without. It is your bread, chicken and chilled white wine. (obviously I find the wine the most appealing especially after a long day!)
Whenever you visit a Portuguese restaurant the white wine tastes beautiful and it is nicely chilled and served to you at the beginning of the meal. At the same time you will be served with fantastic sliced crusty bread which compliments the wine perfectly and it will come out with some butter, sardine pate and locally produced olives.
My favourite food assistant
If there is one thing that I couldn’t live without in the kitchen it would have to be the slow cooker or crockpot as it is better know to my American readers.
When I first came across them I had the typical bloke attitude:
Why on earth would I waste my money on one of these?
Well the truth is we received our very first slow cooker as a present from a customer that purchased from us in our early door to door selling days. They had simply downgraded the size and give us their family sized slow cooker. At first we placed it in the cupboard and forgot about it until the winter months approached us.
How To Get Your Teenagers Eating Healthy
These days, it is very hard to get teens to eat healthier foods. With all of the fast food and junk food that is available to them, it is difficult to get them to want a salad for dinner. However, by taking some simple steps and implementing them in your home, you can greatly increase the chances of getting your teenagers to eat healthy.
Has Lunch Become the New Main Meal?
Remember when you were a child and your mother always made sure you had three hearty meals throughout the day? Well, this has changed somewhat over the years as health experts have found that eating 5 or 6 smaller meals is a better option for most people. However, another change has also occurred with the size and timing of these meals. One might wonder: Has lunch become the new main meal?
