Burning Hot Food Trends and Insights From My Kitchen to Yours
My name’s Nancy and yes, I was once so bad at cooking that I burned a salad! (At least the chicken)
Now, I’m much better at it and the only thing burning is belly fat as I craft deliciously healthy recipes that compliment my workout routine.
Recent Burns
Get a Better Kitchen, Be a Better Cook
If your cooking repertoire has become a little stale or making meals just feels like a chore, take heart; it’s not you, it’s your kitchen, and there’s something you can do about it. Here’s how a few kitchen improvements could kick-start your delicious love affair with all things food. Upgrade Your Accessories: You can’t be … Read more
5 Amazing Recipes to Cook for Your Friends
If you want to impress your friends with a slap-up meal, we have the perfect meal ideas and inspiration for you. Whether they’re coming over for brunch, dinner, or simply…
Midweek Meals the Family Will Love
It’s the middle of the week, everyone is tired, grumpy, and waiting for the weekend. This is how everybody feels on Wednesday! We’re half way to the weekend and counting…
Foods You Shouldn’t Eat Before Sleeping and Why
If you have trouble sleeping at night, a little food in your stomach might help you relax. However, though hunger tends to make you restless, so does eating too much.…
Are our fears about food allergies a bit nutty?
Before we get into the detail of the article, I really want to thank the team here for letting me post here with them. It means a lot to be…
Make Your Own Yogurt
There is something very satisfying about making something yourself; whether it’s a nice meal or something less involving, you get the pleasure of seeing the results of your hard work!…
Easy Carbonara Recipe
A carbonara dish is perfect for a dinner party and quite an indulgent meal. Pasta carbonara is a carb-heavy meal, and so you don’t need large portions to get rid…
Exciting Decorating Ideas For Your Kitchen
As you can guess from the rest of the posts on this blog I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. I therefore take the look and feel of…
How to Organise the Perfect Birthday Party
Organising the perfect birthday party can be difficult, and the host or hostess often feels the party pressure in advance of the big day. Regardless of whom you are throwing…
6 Surprising Health Benefits of Honey
Honey has been used for thousands of years as a health benefactor. With practical uses that extend far beyond just a natural food sweetener, honey has properties that impact both…
Creating your own ‘Masterchef’ kitchen
A kitchen should be a place of culinary inspiration, whether its occupant is a professional chef or a talented amateur or home cook. The best way to emulate a professional…
My Favourite Kitchen Apps
We live in a very technologically advanced age so it seems fitting that I tell you about some of my favourite smartphone and tablet apps. As well as recipes from…
About Burning Salad
I’m Nancy McCall, 40 years young, living life in Manchester and finding every excuse to laugh along the way. When I’m not wrangling office paperwork or having a pint with…
Stuck for dinner party ideas? Why not pie and mash?
The last time you had guests around for dinner, do you remember how long it took for you to decide what to eat, buy in all the ingredients, prepare the…
The Amazing Health Benefits of Oranges
We all love to snack on delicious, juicy oranges! However, did you know that Vitamin C rich oranges not only help in boosting immunity but also works as a great…

Hi, I’m Nancy McCall and I AM that friend you know who could actually be so bad at cooking to have burnt a salad!
I learned from it though and kept at it through trial, error and so many kitchen disasters. But eventually, I was able to create some amazing dishes that have become family favorites. And now, I want to share my love for cooking with all of you through this blog.
Here at Burning Salad, I believe that anyone can learn how to cook delicious and nutritious meals. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an experienced chef – with the right guidance and perseverance, you can create mouth-watering dishes in your own kitchen.
































