I love bread. Almost all bread. But there is a special place in my heart for sweet, tender, yeasted doughs that yield to the knife with just the merest hint of resistance and accept the butter graciously.Turkish breakfast rolls are one such bread. I love them, I wanted to make them, and I found a …
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Bramley Apple Almond Tart
No, I do not know why this is called a tart. It’s my mother in law’s recipe and that’s what she calls it, so tart it is. It’s one of our favourite puddings, and we always hope that she’ll have made it when we have lunch at their house. It started being made because pa-in-law …
Madeleines or playing with my new Christmas Present.
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 …
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Sunday Baking: Honey & Ginger Loaf
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 …
Mini Christmas part II
On Friday, a neighbour called round in the evening with a big box for us. I hadn’t ordered anything so was a bit puzzled until I saw Kelly Bronze Turkeys on the side. Ooh. As a thank you for visiting the farm, Paul Kelly had gifted all of us bloggers with one of their fabulous …
A mini Christmas, all of my own.
It’s been a bit of a whirlwind of job applications and agency interviews recently, so much so that my brain has been distinctly frazzled when it comes to cooking, churning out the same old thing because it’s easy. My usuals are okay, but every so often I need a change. I was on my way …
Nigel’s Lazy Loaf
This is, yet again, a Nigel Slater recipe. Yes, I have a soft spot for this particular TV cook (he insists he is a cook, not a chef) and pretty much everything of his that I have tried, works. I know he cannot lay claim to soda bread, because that has existed for many years …
Cake and Ice cream.
It’s a winner isn’t it? The idea of a good, rich cake, its gooeyness cut by tangy ice cream? Heaven to me. It’s like eating hot Christmas pudding with cold, cold cream. (My mum’s light Christmas pudding though, no other.) This week, my husband has been working stupid hours. Such long hours, in fact, that …
Baking Challenge with Tesco Real Food
I was recently invited to attend a baking event, courtesy of Tesco Real Food, via my esteemed chum, Kavita of Kavey Eats. The baking event took place alongside Tesco’s Real Food Baking Challenge, so have a go at that! “Our Real Food Baking Challenge is running for six weeks until 21st October. We're asking customers …
Halloumi Pie
This is, basically, a variation on the filling from a Greek Easter pastry called a flaouna. I adore them. An addiction was born the first time I tasted one, still warm from the oven at my Auntie Helen’s house.A brief history: http://kopiaste.org/2008/04/easter-flaounes/ but there's no recipe there unless you buy the book. This link is …
COOKWITCH'S CREATIONS 