With Christmas almost upon us, I am thinking about what second dessert to serve on Christmas Day alongside my more traditional Christmas Pudding. I was recently asked to participate in the Persil Christmas Cooking Blogger Challenge which is a collaboration with the very talented food blogger and Great British Bake Off runner up, Ruth Clemens … [Read more…]
Another way of using left over Christmas pudding is to make ice cream from it. However, if you wanted to, why not make a Christmas Pudding Ice Cream as an alternative to the traditional way of serving this festive dessert. I bought a value christmas pud from Tesco for about 99p and it was great … [Read more…]
As much as I enjoy my homemade Christmas Pudding, there is always some left and rather than just eat up left overs I try to find ways of using it up which are a bit different. Here are some Christmas Pudding Muffins which are nice and light and not stodgy despite containing christmas pudding! To … [Read more…]
There is something comforting about slow cooked meat stews this time of year, and adding some guinness to the mix makes for a very tasty dish that is sure to warm you up on a cold day. Here is my take on beef & guinness stew serves 4 adults 1 kg beef- stewing or braising … [Read more…]
After I went to university and got myself a flat, my Mum gave me a cook book – Short Cut Rhodes by Gary Rhodes. I am not sure why – maybe I watched his cookery shows back then, as I guess in the late 1990’s he was a popular TV chef . Anyway, there are … [Read more…]