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…
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…
It’s a fabulous quiche, the pastry is easy to make and gloriously crisp to eat. There is a layer of cooked new potatoes, spring onions and Montgomery Cheddar cheese cooked in a creamy custard layer. I used the bottom heat setting to bake my pastry which gives a lovely crisp pastry base – the custard…
I love coffee and cake and these small crunchy bites were a fabulous accompaniment to my mid- morning latte. If I was able to choose one of these cakes in a coffee shop I’d be more than delighted. The sponge layer is light and the coffee and spiced crunchy topping is drizzled with an espresso…
Coffee and walnut cake is a flavour combination made in heaven and for a coffee lover like me, it’s win win! A classic cake that shouldn’t be messed around with too much and one, that for me, still has it’s place in a coffee shop, regardless of how ‘too cool for school’ they are. I’ve…
