Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Yesterday I discovered Christmas 24 on my Sky box. Yep, Christmas movies 24 hours a day (or thereabouts) in my sitting room. It has been on ever since. Every film is cheesy, heartwarming, Christmassy and cute in equal measure. And some of the actors appear in more than one film! Who knew? I had [...]
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
As you can see I have a glut of Apples and I’m cooking and baking with them constantly right now. These Apple Crisp Breakfast Muffins are sweet but a lot of the sweetness comes from the fruit and not sugar. Having said that the crispy topping is not so healthy but I imagine that these [...]
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Traditional pancakes Mix up your English style pancake batter in a large bowl Using a ladle or a large spoon, pour some of the batter mix onto a pre-heated frying pan with a knob of butter on a high heat. Fry the pancake on both sides for 2-3 minutes until both sides have browned slightly. [...]
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Brie and Bacon Pancakes Mix up your English style pancake batter in a large bowl and set to one side. Grill 6 slices of free range smoked bacon until it is crispy then cut it up into small pieces. Thinly slice some brie cheese. Using a ladle or a large spoon, pour some of the [...]
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Four Lemon & Poppy seed muffins. Four! FOUR? Surely a muffin tray has six holes for the batter to be poured in to? Surely if one were to make a batch of muffins then they would make enough to fill each and every hole? Yes, and I did make enough but this was one of [...]
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
It’s Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday here in the UK which means it’s the last day before Lent. Here in our office Jodie is giving up chocolate and Cathy is giving up bread. I’ve already given up my entire being to incubate the Meatballs so I’ve been let off the hook this year. But now [...]
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
A Stack of Vanilla & Cinnamon Infused Blueberry Pancakes by Cherry Menlove I love what I consider to be the classics in food. Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella, a good beef ragu, roast chicken torn off the bone, whilst still hot, by hand etc. A classic on the breakfast scene are blueberry pancakes, a stack of [...]
