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 […]
Spicy Chickpea Soup – Quick, Easy
This Spicy Chickpea Soup is based on a curry by Anjum Anand. It is mostly made from store cupboard ingredients. I used to make the original curry on nights my husband wasn’t eating with me as it was quick to make and I love vegetarian recipes even though I’m not vegetarian. This post was also […]
Food Blogger Connect 2009
Unless you count the time I pretended to be busy with a fax machine behind Jeremy Kyle in his Central News reporting days, I’ve never been on TV. Coming soon however, on a download device near you, will be dozens of food bloggers, including myself, confessing their darkest culinary horrors on film. We’re talking serious […]
Plum Tarte Tatins
This is ridiculously easy. In fact I may boast that I have discovered the Holy Grail: a cooked pudding that is respectable enough to serve to guests, very easy to make, not that high in calories, includes real fruit, can be prepared in advance etc etc… It is very quick. My tribute to “Nigella Express”. […]
Banana Pecan Fudge Cake
I’ve seen the light. In November it is very definitely outside. Most of these pictures were taken outdoors, my first time photographing food in the garden. Given the gloom indoors on even the sunniest day, I am really pleased with these pictures and will be heading out there to snap away in my hat and […]
Banoffee Cupcakes with Cream Cheese
These sticky banoffee cupcakes are made with cream cheese icing. They are a fantastic way to use up left over spotty bananas.
HELLP syndrome story
Hellp Syndrome is a complication of pre-eclampsia. My son was born at 27 weeks’ gestation. This is my personal HELLP syndrome story about premature birth caused by Hellp Syndrome. “Hopefully the baby will be early,” remarks a pregnant friend glibly, “I’ve had enough of this now.” It’s odd people say things like this. New […]
