I can’t offer you much advice on how to manage stress brought on by your dinner guests (family…you gotta love ‘em), however, I can certainly help alleviate stress associated with cooking of the actual meal!
Here follows my top tips for a stress-free culinary Christmas…
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I get lots of compliments on my cooking. And lots of questions about how I do it. My first response is usually (with a glint in my eye, and humour in my voice) to strongly suggest the person asking comes on one of my cooking courses! After that, I answer the question as simply as I can – taste, texture and presentation – that’s the key! Oh and browning your meat, like REALLY browning your meat.

Learning to cook well is an evolution, like everything in life. The more you do it, the more risks you take with it, the more your confidence will grow, the more you will learn and at some point instinct kicks in – you just know when its right, or when it’s not.

So this post is all about how I cook – if you want more info or to see any of this in action, please come join me on one of my cooking classes (she types with a glint in her eye, and a smile!).
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We can get pretty much any ingredient we want, at any time.
 
uFoodie wants to promote the idea of cooking with locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, available at specific times in the year in the UK.
 
Please use the information below (sourced from a fab website http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk) to help you know what ingredients to buy when in the UK.  This list can also assist you ordering from restaurant menus because if you order seasonally, you can be sure the dish will taste amazing (assuming the chef knows what he is doing of course!)
 
You may be surprised not see things you always thought were British grown! many regular items we see on the supermarket shelves are never grown in the UK. or if they are, they production level is so small, we are not able to source. 
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