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…
I bought the plums from Bridgnorth market last weekend, they were perfectly ripe, none of this ripen at home nonsense which basically means they go mouldy and never get to ripen. A cake cum pudding is always a favourite here and the cake batter can all be mixed quickly in one bowl. I made my…
When I made my cottage pie I used just half the meat mixture and with the remainder I made these mini pies. Bought shortcrust was used to make the pies on this occasion – and why not! I made one cottage pie and eight mini pies from just 500g of 10% fat Aberdeen Angus mince…
I made this cake just before my holiday, it’s quick and easy to make using the never fail all-in-one method. It was hastily photographed and my photograph doesn’t really do this delicious cake justice….I’m playing catchup now with the blog posts and with a safety net of only a few in draft to fall back…
One of my favourite desserts has to be pavlova. Fortunately I had a few egg whites in the freezer waiting to be used and hey presto an almost instant summer dessert. The strawberries were shop bought, the ones in my garden aren’t doing very well and need replacing but I managed to pick just enough…
