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…]
I love adding secret ingredients to cake and seeing people’s faces when you reveal what went into your recipe! Here is a cake which uses roasted parsnips! Its got a lovely sweetness and moistness to the sponge and the crunch of walnuts, the warmth of the mixed spice and tangy orange really makes this a … [Read more…]
I have seen on google and pinterest lots of celebration cakes featuring Kit Kat fingers around the sponge with smarties on the top. Well, I wanted to make my own version and as we are big fans of Maltesers in my house, I created this Its a triple layered chocolate sponge cake and to make … [Read more…]
I love cooking meals from scratch and knowing what ingredients go into the food I make for my family. However, I so cheat a little sometimes and I have used ready made and ready to cook roast potatoes with a roast dinner, ready made frozen mash potato to top a cottage or shepherds pie and … [Read more…]
The other night I wanted to make a cake but I had no flour. I also didn’t have any ground almonds. So having googled flourless cakes I came across a recipe which used black beans. Well I didn’t have any of those either, BUT I did have some butter beans so I thought well why … [Read more…]