This is all Kavey’s fault. No, really, it is. If she hadn’t run her Bloggers Scream for Ice-cream then this would never have come to my attention. I always read, because I like ice cream on occasion, but it has to be creamy, and definitely with NO ICE CRYSTALS. I don’t own an ice cream …
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Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs
I think it’s fair to say that we do like a nice bit of beef in this house. There is a certain fascination with barbecue as well, as the first time that No 1 Husband and I visited the States, we went to a fabulous smoke house in Portsmouth, New England called the Muddy River …
Oxtail Pie.
British Pie week was a long while ago, it seems, but I have been very lax in writing up this recipe. Actually I’ve been very lax in doing anything to do with blogging as I’m back at work now, and by the time I get home my brain is bleeding out of my ears. I …
In honour of British Pie week
I bring you, Oxtail Pie.The recipe and many other photos will follow next week when I'm not falling down tired.And from my friend Elizabeth, who used to run the esteemed Pie Off competition in London, an award;As an emeritus member in good standing of the council, I hereby confer upon this pie all honors and …
Olive Branch recipe: Deconstructed Caponata
I love Italian food. Ever since my first exposure to it way back when I was a small child spending the summer holidays with my family in a friend’s apartment in South Eastern Italy. We stayed in Pontecagnano, a small industrial town on the coast, inbetween Salerno and Battipaglia. The main industry seemed to be …
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Snickerdoodles!
No, it’s not a new swear word, it’s a cookie. A very, very good cookie, first made for me by my dear friend Denise when we stayed with her in New England. A whole new world opened up to me – the world of American cup measurements. In some ways I find it easier, and …
Dessert in a hurry!
Did you ever have one of those days where you started off with the greatest of intentions, and planned out what you were going to bake, only to oversleep and have to do it all in a rush? Well, that was my Saturday. It was my own fault, I went out clubbing and we got …
Home made digestive biscuits
I am a great fan of digestive biscuits. I always have been, especially with a nice chunk of cheese to accompany them. I will admit to dunking them in tea as well, but not when they have cheese on them of course. That would just be a waste of cheese. And tea. Neither of which …
Mediaeval Mince Pies
Seven years ago, I decided to have a go at making 'real' mincemeat. I saw it on a TV show and thought oooh yes. I love fruit and meat together so why not? I also detest most shop bought mincemeat so I thought making my own would make sense. Thanks to a lovely lady called …
East London Steak Company saves Christmas
Well, okay, Christmas wasn’t in danger of being banned or anything, but I certainly had a lack of The Christmas Feeling. Having a husband with Norovirus will do that, certainly to him! You see, we had a wonderful thing lurking in our fridge. It had arrived on the Tuesday and I was very excited to …
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