the blog. After some research, the recipe in Fiona Cairns book Bake & Decorate appealed, mainly because the cake is made with vegetable oil which gives a light cake. No grating, no mess. Simply cut the beetroot into chunks (I bought prepacked), place in the food processor and blitz to a puree = no splattered…
I know January is typically the month we all turn our thoughts to getting rid of the Christmas excesses, but I’m not sure how you can do that when there is still Christmas food in the freezer. I’ve always tried to make a bit of an effort towards the end of January, afterall I’ve got…
I’ve absolutely no idea why I decided to line my Camembert Baker with baking paper, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Afterwards I realised it was a rubbish idea…..I couldn’t take a decent photograph of the bread because of the paper and we had to fight to get the Camembert off the…
Ingredients500g block puff pastryPlain flour for dusting1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten For the filling: 450g sausagemeat50g fresh breadcrumbs50ml real ale6 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, plus 28 small leaves for decoratingSmall handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves finely chopped1 eating apple, cored and grated MethodIn a big bowl, mix all the filling ingredients together…
I’ve always enjoyed coffee and walnut cake, and this recipe by Tana Ramsay from her book I Love to Bake! is perfect. I particularly liked the addition of raisins and used huge plump raisins. It’s best to dust the raisins with flour before stirring into the cake otherwise they may well sink to the bottom,…
It’s been a wonderful sunny weekend here in the West Midlands and on Saturday I went to Bridgnorth in Shropshire to buy what will possibly be the last of the late summer berries. We had a barbecue today and pavlova makes the perfect end to any meal. There are quite a few meringue recipes on…
This was our dessert after a lovely barbecue last night and was a great way to end the barbie. To give the outside edge of the pavlova some character I went round the edge with my thumb and turned some of the meringue casing over to the inside. The filling is whipped cream and a…
We’ve had a welcome taste of summer here in the West Midlands and quiche with a bowl of salad is always a hit with us on warmer days. The April edition of BBC Goodfood Magazine has a recipe for BLT tart and in true food blogger style I adapted the recipe, just slightly. Unlike the…
Neither me, hubby or this blog can live on cake alone………although I would if I could. Hence a recipe for an easy midweek meal. Photographing hot meals can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, whilst I’m faffing about with the camera in the kitchen the food is getting cold, I mostly give hubby his…
A traybake can be made in any square or rectangular tin and you can increase or decrease the quantities to your hearts content. I love a traybake because of its versatility. A traybake doesn’t have to be a cake, it can be a pudding too, cut into squares and open freeze for a rainy day….
