The Secret Nuclear Bunker Kelvedon Hatch is signposted by brown tourist roadsigns in Ongar, Essex. These days there’s little secret about it. Food does feature in this post, but trust me when I say it’s nothing to get excited about. Other food bloggers may bring you news of their finger smacking nights in Tayyabs. I […]
Orange and Cranberry Cookies – Slice and Bake Style
More very lazy cookies following on from my recent post about Pecan and Cinnamon Slice and Bake Cookies. I baked these in two halves – one batch for friends and toddlers coming round to play, one batch of dough left in the freezer for an emergency. Boy did I have an emergency last […]
Lime and Coriander Hummus – Easy Dip Recipe
It wasn’t strictly a master class but I witnessed a whole new way of mixing hummus when visiting Bethany of Dirty Kitchen Secrets a few days ago.
Apparently the trick is, when the processor is doing it’s thing, you grab it and rock it back and forth violently on the kitchen work top.I was impressed with the results, Beth’s hummus was a lot smoother than ones I have made in the past. I will post pictures of our food blogging barbecue meet up soon.
Lemon Cake Pops with Dark Chocolate
First bash at cake pops part two. Like most things you see up here, these were pulled together in a bit of a hurry using ingredients in the cupboard and my convenient local branch of Spar. I chose lemon to match the left over buttercream in my fridge although actually the quantity used here […]
Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Cambridge
Today’s post is the first of a new occasional series, Dinner with Crayons, in which I will review kid friendly lunches out. Venues will range from the more obvious family chains to independent cafes and, if we don’t get thrown out, more exciting places. The financial pages are not my usual reading material but I […]
Bacon Sarnies at Smiths of Smithfield
Today’s post is a bit of a rant about bacon. Bringing it home, spending and eating it. Something to chew on until my next batch of biscuits. Wife Swap amuses my husband no end. He chirps at me, “You’d get sent somewhere where you couldn’t control everything.” I pipe back, “They’d send you someone […]
White Chocolate Cake Pops with Ginger Cake
Giggly schoolgirls. They saunter towards me cackling in crushed together cliques, not drunk (well I presume not) but barely able to walk in a straight line. They annoy the hell out of me but at the same time I look back in fond memory that I once was one. At school I was one of […]
Malmaison Birmingham
Long before Guggenheim-wannabe Selfridges upstaged The Rotunda on the Brum skyline, the Mailbox restaurant and shopping complex had pushed the second city more upmarket. For many years, knocking down the Bull Ring was little more than urban myth. As an adopted Londoner, Birmingham city centre was not on the itinerary for quick visits to relatives […]
Slice and Bake Pecan Cookies with Cinnamon
These are lazy cookies. True, they were quite easy to make but I am doing a lazy post as there are a couple of bumper posts in the pipeline and I need to save my energy! I’m really excited about the posts I have coming up and hope that you enjoy reading them as much […]
Ottolenghi Cauliflower Fritters with Lime Yogurt
These cauliflower fritters are the latest Ottolenghi recipe I have tried from Ottolenghi the cookbook. They’re perfect for parties, packed lunches or picnics.
Easter Cookies with Paté Sablée – Handmade Easter Bunny Biscuits
Cheerful Easter Cookies with flowers, rabbits and easter eggs. Not quite what I planned making but they do look cute. Three months in and I’ve bombed out of my first Daring Bakers’ Challenge. This month we’d been due to make Orange Tian which had core components of paté sablée biscuits, whipped cream mixed with gelatin […]
Good Friday Macarons – Easter Cookies
As it is Easter, these macarons are inspired by hot cross buns with cinnamon spices and dried fruit in the filling. Mac Attack 6 is underway at MacTweets, hosted by Deeba and Jamie, this month’s theme is April holidays – covering April Fool’s Day, Passover, St George’s Day etc. I have opted for Easter and […]
