My lovely Karen bought me a silicone madeleine mould for Christmas. Because I didn’t have one. See? That’s what friends who love food and cooking as much as you do, do. I kept meaning to bake them, but never got around to it because Life, but today I worked from home, and in a gap …
Continue reading Madeleines or playing with my new Christmas Present.
Thursday was meant to be a Visiting Person in Hospital night, but that had to be postponed, so cooking dinner needed to be done. A quick trek around Waitrose yielded lots of things on the reduced shelf, so I bought Caramelised Onion sausages, Unearthed’s lovely mini snack chorizo, celery, sage and smoked cubes of pancetta. …
It’s not often you get to look down on the Gherkin – sorry, 30 St Mary Axe – but believe me, when you do, it takes a while for your brain to adjust. It certainly takes a while for your brain to settle after the 24 seconds of “OMG!” as you ascend to Duck …
Continue reading Duck and Waffle, Heron Tower–Chef Dan Doherty
Posted for my own memory, because it was really nice, and I don’t want to forget what I did. 5 scallions (green onions)10 sprigs of fresh thyme (about 2 tablespoon chopped) 2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 2 heaped teaspoon ground allspice 1 heaped teaspoon nutmeg 1 heaped teaspoon …
I felt like I had a cold coming on, so chicken soup just had to be done. With no time to make stock, I used 2 stock pots. The rice was already cooked to go with Husband's chili con carne, so I had a use for the rest of that (yes, I always cook too …
When you have a surprise batch of lemons sent to you from your Mum in Cyprus, but they aren’t ripe, what do you do? Put them on a shelf to ripen, and then forget about them. Of course! Well, that’s what I did anyway, so I figured the only way to use them up (you …
Continue reading Clementine Cake: a variation with Cypriot lemons
As a result of yesterday’s Foodie Fest, I had some salted capers and pancetta to use. I also had fresh pumpkin ravioli. I thought of a caper butter sauce, then thought of adding nutmeg. Easy to do. I was going to fry the pancetta, but then decided I wanted something different to offset the soft …
Continue reading Pumpkin Ravioli with Caper & Nutmeg Brown Butter
There are times when one finds oneself at a loose end, but can’t actually find the energy to go out and DO something. This was the case this past Saturday. I could have spent the whole day at home, just relaxing and being slept on by the cat but, much as I needed the rest, …
The squeakiest of cheeses has certainly become a hit in the last couple of years. There are many places that now offer a halloumi based dish as the vegetarian option, with some even going so far as to use it in place of the fish in fish and chips. (I’m still not sure about that …
This is an ever evolving recipe or so it seems! Originally a Den Lepard one: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/dan-lepard-ginger-honey-cake-recipe then made by my lovely friend Stephanie, with necessary tweaks: http://procrastinationrecipes.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/honey-and-ginger-loaf/ and now by me, with MY necessary tweaks. We all have times when we run out of stuff, or go to make a recipe and find that what …
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