Christmas is officially coming, my housemate has put up our tree and the air is thick with the smell of mulled wine. I happened upon this recipe when I got an unexpected invitation to my Uncle’s for Sunday dinner (thanks younger cousin for going to work without a key!) and I started to bake brownies without enough plain flour or butter. I find brownies a … Continue reading Chocolate orange brownies
As you are probably aware, soup is probably my ultimate comfort food. When I have had a bad day or I am feeling under the weather I always turn to soup for comfort. As much as I love cake (I discussed getting a tattoo of cake to cement my love of it) it was soup that cured my broken heart last September. This recipe is … Continue reading Soupy Thai Green Curry with noodles (slow cooked)
For once in this whole blogging thing I am being super organised as opposed to my usual writing up recipes weeks after they have been eaten. Why? Christmas is coming! I am fully aware we have a full month to Christmas at the time this post is to be published but this recipe would make the perfect thing to take to a Christmas meal, or … Continue reading Dark chocolate truffles aka a stupidly easy way to win friends
Everyone has to have a few recipes up their sleeve that looks super impressive but takes less than 5 minutes to cook. This is one of those recipes. It can be easily scaled up depending on the number of people, and works as a simple starter or as a light meal. Griddling is a wonderful cooking technique in that is adds a wonderful charred flavour … Continue reading Griddled prawns
As you may have gathered from the limited number of pie recipes on my blog, homemade pastry is really not my strong point. After a food technology lesson when I was about 13 which resulted in pastry that would just not bind together I pledged my allegiance to Jus Roll more or less (except when it comes to baking club and baking with friends). Enter … Continue reading Coconut frangipane lime tarts (and mini tarte tatin)
Happy Hallowe’en everybody! This year I thought I’d share my recipe for gingerbread. Partly because they’re perfect to share at this time of year, or to give out to trick or treaters. Mostly because I have had zombie cookie cutters since I went to the cake and bake show back in March. These biscuits have an absolutely fantastic flavour. Almost makes you want to keep … Continue reading Zombie gingerbread
Sometimes I start to think I am becoming a parody of myself. I usually buy several types of meat at once and freeze what I won’t eat that day. This is both a blessing and a curse. I buy things on a whim a lot of the time and then work my meals around it. This coupled with my habit of going to M&S at … Continue reading Wood pigeon salad
At the beginning of October the day following the Cosmopolitan blog awards I was lucky enough to get a table at the Co-operative’s Tweet 4 a table. The concept is simple; you tweet @Tweet4atable with the number of people and the time you wish to attend. You get sent a unique code. When your food arrives you have 30 minutes to dine on a free … Continue reading Tweet for a table hosted by the Co-operative @Tweet4atable
The other week Ed and I had a very companionable afternoon picking blackberries in Harrogate. I obviously got my new jumper full of thorns and we both ended up walking home nursing nettle stings. Anyway, armed with a large container of frozen blackberries (or brambles as my family calls them) and some beautiful apples very kindly given to me by my mum and FN at … Continue reading Harvest crumble bars (apple and blackberry flapjacks with crumble topping)
I know poached pears are a far more popular dessert but I am championing the poached apple today (possibly due to an absolute glut of apples at my parent’s house). Personally I have never particularly liked the texture of pears so I much prefer apples in their stead. This is a wonderful, light dessert. Perfect after a big meal when you fancy something sweet. My … Continue reading Poached apples
The Bunfight 