I was making desserts for an Easter get together and could not make up my mind what to make. Normally I would make something with chocolate because, well, chocolate. But given the fact that everyone was probably going to be gorging on chocolate eggs all day I thought something zingy would do the trick. So […]
I realise I haven’t been very consistent lately with posting new recipes. I recently started a new job which is going great but means I’m quite busy at the moment. It also means that I am in front of a computer screen all day so, while I am cooking and experimenting a lot, I’m not […]
Two posts in less than a week! It must be some sort of record. Don’t worry, I’ll probably disappear again for a while. I just couldn’t let Pancake Tuesday pass again without sharing my recipe for these Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes.
One of the first food blogs I ever followed was Like Mam Used to Bake by Rosanne Hewitt Cromwell. Sadly, this blog is no more but one of my favourite ever recipes was for her Soy Garlic Chicken which I think was inspired by a Crackbird dish. This recipe was where I learned about spatchcocking […]
I realised recently that it has been quite some since I posted a chocolate recipe. Remember when I said I’d post one a month?! Yeah, that didn’t really work out. Anyway here’s one more to add to the collection, Chocolate Fondant. Also known as Molten Chocolate Cakes, Lava Cakes or Hot Chocolate Puddings.
I recently posed a question on my Instagram stories to ask what were peoples favourite comfort food dishes. There were a lot of the usual suspects there – curries, spag bol, and fish pies. One answer that popped up a couple of times was Shepherds Pie. I replied that I love it too but never […]
Hello!! It’s been a while. While I’ve missed blogging I needed to take a break for a bit. Without boring you all too much the last few months have been strange and a bit stressful so I decided to give myself some time off. But I had a great Christmas and lots of lovely family […]
I’ve said here before how I’m not really a fan of mince pies. And then I started making Nigella’s Star Topped Mince Pies with their delicious boozy cranberry filling and never looked back.
