Chocolate and caramel, dangerous. This recipe is adapted from bbcgoodfood. Their original cake does look fun, but I wanted to make something smaller, and with fewer layers. You need 3 sandwich tins (the baby ones, 7″ I believe). Ingredients 225g very soft butter or margarine 225g brown sugar (or muscovado, I have yet to bother trying...
Is there anything better than having a lazy weekend lie in and serving up some big fat american pancakes for brunch… Well yes, and that’s laying in while some one else makes you big fat american pancakes in bed. So find yourself a devoted breakfast maker, give them this recipe and experience the best breakfast/lie...
Title: Super Natural Every Day Author: Heidi Swanson (check out her lovely blog 101cookbooks.com) Publisher: Hardie Grant Price: £14.99 Style: Healthy, vegetarian food Rating: 3-4 stars I’m always a bit wary of the ‘natural’ tribe. I mean, I love whole foods as much as the next person, but ask me to pick out spelt or...
I made this for Elspeth’s birthday recently and it was absolutely divine! I used my own (actually, my grandma’s) sponge recipe and then adapted a passionfruit filling by Delia. It’s super easy but absolutely scrumptious and it made a lovely breakfast hehe! You need: 3 large or very large eggs Self raising flour (at least...
Serves 4 2-3 heads of spring greens or kale (approx. one large bag) 6 tbs olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 1/2 red chilli 2 garlic cloves 300g pasta Seasoning Well-flavoured cheese If there’s been one good thing to come out of my challenge to eat more vegetarian food, it’s a new found love of...
Karen Galloway one of the ladies behind Fish is the Dish, a government run scheme to get us eating more fish! Fish has a huge range of healthy benefits, with its natural protein, to its extensive range of vitamins and minerals. We caught up with Karen to learn a little bit more… What is Fish is...
4 white fish fillets, approx 200 g each 1 kg potatoes, peeled 1/3 iceberg lettuce 50 ml olive oil 50 g butter Salt Pepper Pinch of Nutmeg Pinch of Curry powder ½ onion 280 ml cream A little flour Lemon juice A dash of white wine if liked Preheat oven to 120° C. Salt the...
Serves 2 2tbs sunflower oil 1 small onion 2cm piece of ginger Pinch of chilli flakes 1 garlic clove 2tbs curry powder 400g tin of chickpeas 5tbs tomato ketchup Juice of 1/2 lemon Seasoning I think I’m going to have the title of my vegetarian challenge to ‘Me & Hugh: sponsored by the humble chickpea’....
Today’s guest post comes from Mike Jones, Tea-riffic Tea Trader. Do you know the difference between a black tea and a green tea? Ever thought about where the best tea comes from? Why can’t we grow tea commercially in England? Wonder no more… Mike Jones, international tea trader and font of all knowledge about Camellia Sinensis...
This recipe actually belongs to my grandmother, but she’s let me share it because it’s just SO DAMN TASTY. Fresh veggies, herbs and mozzarella combine to make a really beautiful pasta dish, and best of all, it’s easy and cheap. Serves 4 You will need: 3 tbsp olive oil 1 red pepper, roughly chopped 2...
Now, I do enjoy chocolate but I am not a chocolate fiend like a lot of people I know. I tend to be drawn towards the chocolate pudding option on a menu but often because this is the most decadent looking choice. When I eat a pudding I want to feel full, slightly sick, and...
This is a deliciously light and lemony triple-layer cake. The method is a bit different to your standard sponge, but don’t be daunted – the look and taste is worth it! Makes one triple-layer, 9″ cake. Adapted from the book, Sky High. Ingredients: 8 eggs, separated 1/4 cup vegetable or other flavourless oil (not olive)...
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