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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Traditional Rice Pudding- Alternative Central Heating?
– Do you remember the Ready Brek advert with the tag line “central heating for kids”? I was reminded of this recently. On returning from a breezy, slightly chilly beach walk, I was tempted to put our heating on. But … Continue reading
Traditional Gingerbread- My Great British Bake Off Antidote
– In my last post (An Open Letter To The Great British Bake Off) , I unleashed a certain amount of wrath at the way certain TV shows make home- baking a daunting, time- consuming, over ambitious, sensationalised affair. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged autumn recipes, baking, Easy Cakes, exercise, ginger, home- made, lunchbox, Mary Berry, seasonal cooking, syrup, The Great British Bake Off, traditional British cakes, Traybakes, treacle
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Sorry Mary: An Open Letter to The Great British Bake Off (A Little Bit of Rant)
Dear Mary, Sue, Mel and all the GBBO team (including Paul Hollywood if I really have to), I would like to start my letter by making it very clear that I am a HUGE Bake Off fan. I have avidly … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews of Lovely Stuff
Tagged BBC, cakes, Gingerbread, Great British Bake Off, home- baking, Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc, Paul Hollywood, Ruby Tandoh, Schnecken, Sue Perkins, Traybake, Waitrose
5 Comments
Gooseberry And Cranberry/ Redcurrant Chutney
I do seem to be on a bit of a “chutney run”. That sounds very horrid. I recently posted a recipe for Blackberry Chutney which is obviously seasonal. At first glance, this recipe looks like an odd mixture of fruits, with … Continue reading
Moist, Rich Chocolate Loaf Cake
“Moist” is inexplicably one of my favourite words along with “pebble”. This recipe makes use of the simple fact that dark sugar, full of molasses, brings out the deep, mellow, satisfying flavour of chocolate. This is a damp, dense, heady, … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged baking, birthday cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate loaf cake, dark muscovado sugar, dog walk, health and nutrition, mollasses, Nigella Lawson, recipe
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Oatmeal Biscuits For Cheese- Just Add Cheese and Chutney!
– Sunday tea in our house is often “bits and bobs”. In other words, I have run out of culinary ideas and energy by this point in the weekend and the fridge is full of assorted delicious leftovers that don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged biscuits, biscuits for cheese, British Food, cheese, cheese biscuits, chutney, countryside, diet and fitness, Enid Blyton, exercise, healthy eating, Nutrition, oatmeal, recipe, walking
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Blackberry Chutney- Autumn In A Jar
– As I may have mentioned once or twice before, I love the changing seasons. Jam and Chutney making is called “preserving” for several reasons. Obviously it is a natural way of keeping seasonal food edible for many months or … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged autumn, blackberries, chillies, Christmas presents, chutney, countryside, exercise, foraging, hand- crafted, home- made, jam, preserves, walking
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Apricot and Pecan Scrummies
– The morning breeze is whispering of autumn. I adore the change of seasons in the UK. The landscape completely changes and so does the food we eat. The evenings are drawing in and the spiders are EVERYWHERE! Living on … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged apricot, autumn, baking, biscuits, cookies, countryside, Delia Smith, exercise, Golden syrup, Nutrition, nuts, oats, pecan nuts, snack recipe, walking
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Sausage Rolls With Apricots and Honey
– Sausage rolls can induce a bored groan from those who immediately think of stodgy, clumsily seasoned shop- bought varieties. But with the right recipe, the unassuming, simple sausage roll has a lot going for it in terms of a … Continue reading
“Fill You Up” Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies
The small, pale, modest little oat is packed full of health benefits. Most of us should be trying to cram as many as possible into our diets. Swapping your usual cookie for these tasty Scrummy snacks is a step in … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged after- school snack, baking, cholesterol, cookies, diet and fitness, exercise, healthy biscuits, lunch box, Nutrition, oatmeal, oatmeal and raisin cookies, oats, school, walking
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