I love warm sunny days when salad is on the menu for dinner, and a quiche is a lovely accompaniment in my opinion. I aways keep some ready to roll shortcrust pastry in my freezer and the other day I found myself with some left over roast chicken , so after searching through my fridge and cupboards … [Read more…]
I was asked to make some cakes for a village event and as I scanned my cupboards I noticed a Terrys chocolate orange in one of the cupboards, which gave me the inspiration to make some chocolate orange cupcakes. I do love the combination of chocolate and orange in a cake and of course in … [Read more…]
It was the boys (paternal) Granma’s 60th birthday last Monday and we threw a party for her to celebrate this special birthday. I wanted to make a very special birthday cake for her and I knew she liked a Victoria Sponge, cream, strawberries and elderflower cordial. So I decided to combine all these things and … [Read more…]
When I was a teenager and living at home, I found a recipe for a naughty but nice chocolate fridge cake and having the sweet tooth I did back then (and still have nowadays) I got Mum to buy the necessary ingredients and away I went. That was my first taste of what I later … [Read more…]
I love chilli con carne and I usually make it with beef mince, but the other week I bought some pork mince for a change (something we don’t eat a lot of) and was wondering what to make with it when I found a recipe for smoky pork tacos and decided to adapt this recipe … [Read more…]