All too often these days, recipes appear, usually from TV chefs that take a classic simple dish and turn it into something so complex and with so many ingredients that it can be quite off putting to give it a go making it at home. The easy option of finding it in the freezer isle […]
As we leave summer behind and autumn starts knocking on the door, I have started to cook more substantial things to eat, a little more comforting as the rain falls outside and the wind makes a cardigan a neccessity when walking the dog! I love the start of autumn for many reasons, not least because
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If I had to choose just one cake to eat for the rest of my life, the flapjack would win hands down. The simple combination of oats, butter, sugar and syrup was one of the first recipes I ever made as a child and, because of it’s simplicity, I have never bought a flapjack from a
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Angel cake has always been a firm favourite with my family. I mean the layered ones that you find in the supermarket with pink, yellow and white layers sandwiched together with buttercream. It is a classic English cake so beloved by generation after generation of cake lovers! This is more than a simple sponge cake
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In our house, weekends are just made for a cosy night in, a good film and pizza! Supermarket pizzas have so far been our preferred choice (rather than the more expensive delivered ones) but quite often they can be disappointing and not only that, it gets expensive, as I do not eat red meat and my
The recipe for a classic cake from Cheltenham, known as a “Cheltenham Dripper”. The cake is made with a yeasted dough, filled with a mixture of fats, sugars, and an optional addition of dried fruit.
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Madeleines are delectable little sponge cakes baked in a special tin. Try our recipe and enjoy some with your morning coffee!
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Recently, my local supermarket had a great deal on unwaxed lemons so I bought a couple of nets not knowing really what I would do with them (Lemon drizzle cake is the best cake in the world to my mind but no body else here is as keen on it as I am so it’s
Homemade Yoghurt I am a big fan of yoghurt it has to be said. I love the organic ones you can buy in the supermarket in all sorts of flavours but I’ve never really taken to natural yoghurt, I’ve always found it too tart. Some time ago Brian came home from a local car boot
A Battenberg cake can seem a lot of effort but the end results are always impressive and it tastes so good too! I was lucky enough to be given a Alan Silverwood Battenberg Cake Pan 8in x 6in for Christmas (I have a small obsession with all things baking!) and as I had some marzipan
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