I recently had the predicament that I needed mayonnaise but had none in the fridge (or cupboard). Because of a craving for a BLT, I had just arrived home for lunch having stopped off at our local Co-Op Food Store for the bacon and a teacake. Once I was cooking the bacon and slicing the […]
What do you do with a glut of blackberries? Make blackberry pancakes of course. Okay, it’s not the only thing you can do with them and regular readers will know I’ve already posted a couple of recipes using our forages blackberries. This one is a as simple as they come, requires no weighing out at all and is ready […]
We’ve been out foraging blackberries again. We came back with a bumper crop and we plan on making a few sweet treats with them. First up we made blackberry muffins. In my opinion, blackberry muffins are far superior to the blueberry muffin and far more English! So, without further ado here my recipe for making the […]
Gnocchi is an often overlooked staple of Italian food. Pasta and pizza take all the limelight from this fantastic ingredient to delicious meals. If you’ve never tried it, gnocchi is delicious and really easy to make. Of course, it’s even easier to buy it and that is what I do. Here’s a simple gnocchi recipe I whipped up […]
Chocolate brownie is simply one of the best thing ever baked – especially this one. I’ve been making this brownie, or one like it, for years and it never fails to disappoint anyone that ever eats it. Once, a colleague proposed marriage on the strength of this chocolate brownie! If you are adverse to sugar […]
We have dabbled with jam making in our household before. One drawback when on a budget is that the cost of purchasing the fruit as well as the preserving sugar works out to be far more expensive that jams you can buy in the supermarket. Even more expensive than your more artisan jams on the […]
Simple pasta dishes seem to be my thing at the moment. Here is another that I created recently. Helen came home, Ready Steady Cook style, with some chorizo and pancetta for me to create something for dinner for the six of us. I love chorizo and it makes a great base to start cooking with […]
Pasta – this Italian mainstay has become a staple of the British diet. In our house we love it. Form my delicious lasagna to a cheap and cheerful pasta ‘n’ sauce in a packet, we can’t get enough of the stuff. As well pasta being delicious it’s also a cheap way of producing a hearty and filling meal […]
In this day and age of internet shopping, it’s not unusual to order anything from a website anymore. However, ordering a specially made cake from Sponge was a new experience for me. I suspect I am no different to many others who haven’t yet experience ordering a cake from the internet. Here’s how it turned […]
My new quest in the kitchen is to find tasty vegetarian lunches that are quick and simple to prepare. Often I find recipes by browsing blogs and cooking sites like I did with this one, which was originally for spinach and yoghurt flatbreads. Working so close to home means that I usually prepare my lunch on arrival. But, I need […]
