When I first had my steam combination oven cooking vegetables was a bit of a hit and miss affair – timings are everything and I didn’t really get it that carrots would cook in double quick time and my potatoes from raw would take about an hour to cook. After using the oven for a…
I couldn’t resist buying a punnet of huge raspberries after I spotted them on one of my favourite market stalls in Bridgnorth. I know we should buy seasonal food but they said ‘buy me’ and so I did. These were some of the best raspberries I’ve ever eaten, in fact they were far superior to…
I made my carrot cake in a tin with individual squares and made nine cakes, they were a bit on the large side though, next time I’m going to try 10 or 11 cakes. The cake tin came from Lakeland. Slightly adapted recipe – the iced cakes will freeze and thaw successfully. You will need:…
I’ve never been a fan of egg custard tart, homemade or bought. It’s just too eggy for me but hubby is the reverse and simply loves egg custard. The pastry is thicker than usual because a bought tart mostly has a thick layer of pastry and that’s exactly what he wanted. The custard is a…
‘Life’s too short to stuff a mushroom’ – does anyone still use this expression? In 1975 Shirley Conran, published the book Superwoman, aimed at busy women and gave advice about life using the phrase ‘Life is too short to stuff a mushroom’……..This recipe is definitely well worth the time spent making something tasty and inexpensive…
This recipe is a bit of a cheats version of the classic potato dauphinoise that we all know and love. It’s not quite so indulgent because the usual double cream and Gruyere cheese are substituted with stock and whipping cream. Once cooked and cooled the finished dish can be cut into portions, frozen for a…
These cakes can be rustled up in next to no time at all. I had a couple of lemons which needed using up and my stash of frozen redcurrants never seem to go down and I’m on a mission to use them before the redcurrant bushes produce fruit again later on in the year. These…
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…
