I’m late, I’m so late in posting this that I even debated writing this at all. Yet here I am so hopefully Dom will forgive me. The last couple of weeks have been a bit crazy, things are changing at a speed I find hard to comprehend. The company I work for are opening a… [Read more…]
October 28, 2011
To say I love cinnamon buns is an understatement! I don’t care what you call them, they’re all good. I only really bake sweet treats which I can post about, I’d written a post about Kanebulle (The traditional Swedish version) back when the blog began, life has been devoid of such homemade delights ever since.… [Read more…]
October 13, 2011
This month Chocolette challenged us to pair chocolate with chilli. How fitting that this week is both Chocolate Week & National Curry Week, it’s also London Cocktail Week but that’s a whole other story. I battled with what to make this month: Chilli Chocolate Fudge Cake with Lime Water Icing, Chocolate, Orange & Chilli Cake, Chilli… [Read more…]
October 10, 2011
This month sees the start of The Pink Whisk Challenge, each month bakers will be given a different seasonal ingredient to use as they see fit. October’s challenge is sponsored by Pink Lady Apples, rather unsurprising the ingredient is apples. There’s a juicer, a tote bag, some homemade lemon curd & a Pink Whisk apron… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
I’ve been actively looking for volunteers to cook for, that way I can cook as much as I always have done without getting fat or wasting food. When I explained my baking conundrum to Josh he instantly asked me if I’d make him a Lemon Drizzle Cake. It wasn’t exactly what I meant it was… [Read more…]
September 30, 2011
“THIS CAKE IS SAD. It’s dark & drizzling down the window panes. She puffs her chest in hope when she goes into the oven; she then breaks, like a chest heaving a sob. This is why Aubergine (the Eeyore of the vegetable world) is the right kind of friend to hold your hand.” Harry Eastwood… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
This month Claire from Purely Food challenged bakers to make Fougasse using a recipe by Richard Bertinet which was featured in The Telegraph. I have to admit I’d never tried Fougasse or though I’ve often passed it in markets & marvelled at how beautifully it’s shaped. We were encouraged to flavour our dough but I… [Read more…]
September 27, 2011
This is my first contribution to Random Recipes & I picked an easy month to start. This months challenge was to randomly select a recipe from the inevitable pile of cuttings & print outs once horded then fast forgotten. Well it was a safe bet it would be something I choose, so therefore most likely… [Read more…]
September 20, 2011
Did I forget to mention I was going away? I’m sure I mentioned it? Whoops, well I’ve been in Croatia, Istria to be more precise. My previously milk-white skin is now the colour of a chicken that’s been in the oven for 20 minutes, my genetics don’t lend themselves to tanning. In fact every time… [Read more…]
August 28, 2011
This months Fresh From The Oven challenge was hosted by the very lovely Sally from My Custard Pie, she challenged bakers to make Courgette Cluster Bread using an adaptions of a Roz Denny recipe which was featured in House & Garden Magazine. It’s all about courgettes this month folks! I wish I could say I… [Read more…]
November 1, 2011
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