Before you read this post, be warned that Blogger is double spacing my paragraphs and it’s driving me nuts. Something about this month’s Mactweets macarons was to be new. “Maybe drying out fruit to create a new flavour/colour powder, try Italian meringue, try new flavour combos, try getting feet if you’ve never done that before… […]
Postcard from… Lyon galette des rois
This blog post marks the first in my new series of Saturday mini-posts which will be called “Postcards from…” I will use it to share anecdotes and pictures coming from holidays, friends and family around and about. Today’s postcard is from my uncle in France. Galette des Rois Villeurbanne, Lyon, Jan 6 Dear […]
Cream Cheese Blondies With Black Pepper Boursin
Final installment of my trio of recipes using up seasonal ingredients. Having dealt with the mincemeat and chestnuts we’re moving on to something more obscure. For some reason I always buy a pack of Boursin with Black Pepper at Christmas to be the soft cheese in my cheese selection. Seduced by the memory of that […]
Butternut Squash Chestnut Soup – Fast 10 Minute Recipe
Butternut squash chestnut soup is a perfect recipe after New Year. Healthy food that can be produced virtually immediately is a jolly useful thing when you’re trying to eat healthily in January. Re-visiting soup for the latest Monthly Mingle after it was the subject last month was not my plan. However, with this month’s theme […]
Mince Pie Ice Cream (to use up Mince Pies)
Still a few mince pies knocking about after Christmas? Use up left over mince pies and save a taste of Christmas with this mince pie ice cream recipe.
It’s the end of a decade…
…the decade when I became a wife, a home owner and a mother. I hadn’t planned on posting until next week but have been busy reading everyone else’s round ups. Although I started this blog in July, it wasn’t until around September that it started to take shape and look like a proper food blog […]
13 Desserts of Provence: French Christmas Eve Tradition
A quick version of the 13 desserts of Provence this Christmas – 13 desserts but a manageable amount to eat!
Mini Almond Crumble Mince Pies
My grandmother always made dozens of mince pies at Christmas. She used to mix her pastry with orange juice instead of water. Today I bring you the second of three mincemeat recipes featured this month but the only one which could be called a mince pie.
Gingerbread Angel Cupcakes
“Gravy in cupcakes?” my husband cried. Well. Crazier things have happened… Saturday was, shall we say, a tad busy. It was “Caterpillar Day”, when I did my first ever baked-for-a-stranger cake: a Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake. Picture the scene: it’s 3pm, I was up until 3am and now 12 hours later I am 3 hours […]
Sweet Potato Hummus with Lime – Easy Dip Recipe
Sweet potato hummus with lime is a great twist on traditional lemon and garlic hummus. The sweet potato brings a great colour to the dip. Perfect as part of a Middle Eastern meal or an appetiser snack. The fabrics you see are all from a previous Christmas project left over in my “Magpie Cupboard”. I […]
Mince Pie Macarons
Getting worse at something the more times you do it is not a habit of mine. Yet it seems to be the case with macarons. I have been baking macarons for this month’s Mac Tweets challenge hosted by my chums from Food Blogger Connect, Jamie at Life’s a Feast and Deeba from Passionate about Baking. […]
Coriander Chapatti – Fun to Make, As Easy As Pastry
It was only my second time making these Coriander Chapatti but they’re very satisfying to make. If you can make pastry, you can make chapatti. These coriander chapatti were originally buried in the bottom of my spicy chickpea soup post but I am republishing them in their own right. We might even get fresh pictures […]
