Chocolate caramel ice cream roll
I’ve always stayed away from making ice cream as I think it’s going to be tricky, but last week, as I was flopping around in the heat, this came to me in a flash of inspiration! One of my childhood memories of long summer holidays is eating Arctic Roll in the garden. I bought one a...
Sunshine cake
We always seem to have a couple of oranges languishing in the fruit bowl and half a tin of pineapple hanging around so, very sensibly, Faith suggested I make an orange and pineapple cake. A girl after my own heart! A while ago I signed up to receive monthly food boxes from Flavourly and was very...
Win an Abra-ca-Debora Pancake Hamper!
Pancakes are always a firm favourite in our house and we seem to have developed a tradition of making them for Sunday breakfast every week. However, I’ll let you into a secret… I don’t like making them! The batter usually turns out ok but at least one always sticks to the pan, it’s tricky to...
Sausage and apple plait
I do love a nice, simple supper dish and this was super easy to do. I’m one of those crazies who actually quite likes making puff pastry but, really, who has the time to make it from scratch?! Certainly not me on a week night when I’m picking up various children from various clubs, so...
Iced Bakewell Slices
I think it’s fair to say that Bakewell Tart is one of our family’s favourite treats. It’s the one thing that is always requested at family gatherings and is always the first to go! So, when I found some pastry that needed to be used up in the fridge and Duerr’s kindly sent me a...
National Vegetarian Week and an asparagus, mozzarella and pesto tart
This week is National Vegetarian Week. To be honest, we don’t eat a lot of vegetarian food. We all love vegetables and eat a wide variety but, on the whole, they are usually an accompaniment or side dish. So, when I was challenged by Asda to go vegetarian for a week, I jumped at the...
Lemon and ginger loaf cake
Having taken a little blog holiday, I’m back and raring to go! Did you miss me? I’ll pretend you all chorused ‘Yes!’ – it’s good for the ego! I’m also excited to report that I have a new oven. A shiny new, oven that actually works! I don’t want to jinx myself here, but so...
Chorizo and broad bean risotto and a chance to win in The Gourmet Garden Blog Off / Cook Off
Could you be UK & Ireland’s best Blogger-come-Chef? Well, if you think you could, then you’ll want to enter yourself into this fab competition from Gourmet Garden. When you sign up to enter, Gourmet Garden will send a selection of the products for you to use in your everyday cooking. Share your yummy recipes on your...
Roasted butternut squash soup
At this time of year there is always a butternut squash in my shopping basket. It’s one of my favourite vegetables as it is not only tasty, but is so versatile. We love it roasted alongside other vegetables, added to mashed potatoes, even baked in cakes, but one of our favourite dishes is butternut squash soup....
Stilton, walnut and pancetta bread
You may have noticed from my previous recipes that stilton, walnut and pancetta are some of my favourite ingredients. So when I had all three in the house at once, I knew they would have to feature together and what better than to throw some bread into the mix? This loaf is especially delicious freshly...
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