Making soup from just a few ingredients is a very cost effective way to feed ourselves and our families during the winter months, although I am more than happy to eat soup all year round. I find a bowl of soup at lunchtime is filling and keeps me going until dinner. Another reason I like…
Finger Rolls or are they Bridge Rolls? Either way they are very light and tender due to the milk content. We ate ours with sausages, lightly fried red onions and a good squeeze of sauce. Conventional Recipe Using a Stand Mixer Makes: 121 eggmilk1 tsp dried instant yeast500g strong white bread flour1 tsp salt1 tbsp…
I am mostly drawn towards coffee and walnut cupcakes but this time I left out the coffee in the cake batter and used Baileys in the buttercream. Good idea – yes? For the cake batter I prefer to use salted butter or to make them lighter substitute some of the butter with margarine. I always…
Why I won’t be dieting this year…….In my house we couldn’t possibly think about cutting back on sugary foods until the end of January. We’ve got a stash of Christmas cake, meringue nests, chocolates, biscuits and lots of other wonderful goodies to get through and as I type this blog post I’m enjoying a bag…
I bought these plums on a whim from the supermarket, they’re what I call the dreaded ‘ripen at home’ which often translates to ‘never will ripen at home’. Why do I do it? This time they were kind to me and ripened at home in a good 10 days after purchase without going mouldy which…
For some unknown reason I’ve got a mountain of gold mini cupcake cases, this recipe uses 18 cases and I’ve still got a whole heap left. These cute sticky gingerbread mini bakes are easy to make and a favourite of ours. They keep for a few days and get stickier by the day but I…
Do you think Nigel will approve of the way I have decorated the cake? I am guessing not, but I fell in love with these little coffee cup chocolates and decorated my coffee and walnut cake with them instead of the usual walnuts. Well, it is coming up to Christmas………..and if it looks good and…
Quiche isn’t just for the summer, it’s fabulous with salad vegetables, home made coleslaw and chunky slices of crusty bread. I used a mixture of Cheddar and Leicester cheese, I used to live in Leicestershire and so it follows that a piece of Leicester cheese can often be found in my fridge. The blueprint for…
I’ve made this Jamie Oliver recipe numerous times, it’s quick, easy and a healthier option to the usual potato dauphinoise. Potato Boulangère is simply thinly sliced potatoes, onions and stock layered up in a dish. I like Delia’s recipe too…… When I chose my new kitchen the purchase of a steam combination oven was an…
There’s nothing more satisfying than a loaf of home made bread. On this occasion I used the Thermomix but the dough can easily be made in a bread machine or food mixer. A flour I recently discovered at the supermarket is Cotswold Crunch which is a blend of strong white flour, malted wheat flakes and…
