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 …
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Thank you Harry Eastwood.
I have a beautiful cookbook. It is a treasure trove of stunningly written baking recipes, and they all utilise the wonderful abundance of vegetables. Now, before anyone turns up their nose, can we all remember a time when carrot cake was thought of as weird and not-quite-wonderful? I know I can, but now it is …
Chocolate Cherry Cake for a hardworking husband
My poor Tall and Handsome Husband has been working dreadfully hard of late. He got home at way past 1am last Friday and he had to work on Saturday just gone as well. It’s just not right having to go to work on a Saturday after working a full week. As I waved him goodbye …
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Shortcuts: not always a bad thing.
There are days when you just need a cookie. This often falls on a day when I don't have the spoons to stand up for too long so that's a bit of a bugbear and today was one of those days.I found a box of Betty Crocker cake mix in the cupboard which needed to …
Nigella’s Devil’s Food Cake
I did it. I actually followed a recipe for once. Ok. I tweaked it a wee bit *looks shifty* but only twice.Today is our 11th wedding anniversary and as my husband had been away (I'd not seen him since the Thursday before last) I decided to make a cake.Nigella's Devil's Food Cake looked like it …
Slocombes.
Those of you who are old enough will remember the colours of Mrs Slocombe's hair in Are You Being Served. I am old enough for this.Today's recipe was inspired in part by my friend Mark making a white chocolate version of Nutella Cheesecake Brownies (which we christened Blondies), and a Gizzi Erskine recipe from a …
Brownies, blondies, call ’em what you will.
I tried a brownie recipe a while ago using sweet potato as the 'fat'. It was rich and gooey and luscious.(http://cookwitch.blogspot.com/2010/07/turkish-delight-brownies-variation.html)Now I want to try a variation, simply because I am dying to try and make lilac brownies. Er, blondies. Ooh I know! Slocombes! (Anyone who remembers Mrs Slocombe's hair from Are You Being Served …
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