I’ve eaten more chocolate this year because the winter went on and on, I’m not a chocolate snob, but a bar of Lindt Excellence Strawberry Intense Dark Chocolate is hard to beat. The chocolate has pieces of freeze dried strawberries running through, it smells of summer and reminds me of strawberries dipped in chocolate. For…
I’m in bread making mode at the moment and for me it doesn’t matter a jot whether the dough is made in my breadmaker or in the food mixer, there’s one thing for sure it won’t be me kneading the dough for 10 minutes my arms just aren’t strong enough! I bought an artisan malted…
I bought the raspberries on the spur of the moment, it was a grey day and they looked bright and beautiful, I did wonder if it might be an expensive purchase I’d later regret. My head said don’t buy them, my heart said I really want those raspberries. Well was I in for a nice…
I’ve never had anything other than success making dough in the breadmaker and find most recipes work out absolutely fine, I just keep an eye out to see if the dough needs more water adding. If you’ve not used your breadmaker for a while, I guarantee this is a recipe you will make time and…
The blogosphere is on overload with Cadbury Creme Eggs recipes, but alas I’m not a fan of the Creme Egg. The photographs and recipes I’ve seen though are enough to make me wish I was a Creme Egg fan. I’ve used my favourite chocolate filled eggs because I’m happy that I can decorate my cakes…
Bread makers are perfect for making bread dough – from adding a few ingredients to the pan, setting the menu and getting the finished dough out of the pan it took less than an hour. When the dough was ready I rolled it out to fit into a non-stick tray which I sprinkled with semolina…
Chocolate makes everything taste better and these little beauties have chocolate chips in the cake too. Banana and chocolate is a wonderful pairing and you can’t really go wrong. Somehow in my kitchen there are always a couple of black bananas left in the fruit bowl, you’ve got to bake these delicious cupcakes, you know…
I’m experimenting with the Thermomix TM5 and comparing it to my other kitchen gadgets, halving the quantities in a bread recipe was this weeks project. It’s certainly a great machine for mixing and kneading the dough but if you’re contemplating buying one please be aware that you can’t leave the machine unattended whilst it’s mixing…
A delicious bowl of comforting home made soup with a thick slab of bread and butter takes some beating. Leek and potato soup is quick and simple to make and any that isn’t eaten can be frozen in a strong freezer bag. I made mine in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) and once the…
I love homemade focaccia and walnuts in bread always work well. The dough uses a mix of strong white bread flour, OO Italian pasta flour and mashed potato from a baked jacket potato, this produced a very light crumb. The baked focaccia is lovely dipped into extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Any leftover…
