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Quick but Memorable Feasts?
Many cooking magazines, recipe websites and cookbooks nowadays have a slant towards quick meals and ‘instant’ cooking. It seems that we all want to spend less and less time in the kitchen – and I am...
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Pancake Day and Apple, Cinnamon and Lemon Pancakes
It’s always a real treat to have pancakes in our house so we will definitely be having pancakes on Pancake Day. They were one of the first things I ever actually ‘cooked’ with the children. Even those...
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Lemon Tarts with Raspberry Sauce for Valentines Day
I seem incapable of making anything that doesn’t have lemons in it at the moment. First there was Lemon Shortbread – then Apple, Cinnamon and Lemon Pancakes – and then there was Warm potato salad with...
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Pear Tarte Tatin
Considering that Tarte Tatin apparently started life as an accident it is one of the most amazingly delicious desserts that you can make! It was apparently first made by accident by one of the Tatin...
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Lemon and Strawberry Cheesecake
This is possibly the Easiest Cheesecake in the World. It’s quick enough to make on a weekday night (it takes about 10 – 15 minutes) – and it’s low fat enough for you not to feel guilty about eating it...
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‘Simple Cakes’ and a Weekly menu plan
I have to say a BIG thank you to every one who commented last week and said how impressed they were with the cake my son made me for my birthday. He was so pleased with the results that he has been...
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Not-Quite Eton Mess
Eton mess – the story goes – was first eaten after a meringue pudding was crushed by a yellow labrador whilst on the way to a picnic at Eton sometime in the 19th century. The remains were salvaged and...
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Plum and Cinnamon Oaty Crumble
I think the world needs more Crumble. (Interestingly that is one of the few subjects on which my children agree with me!) Doesn’t the thought of a lovely comforting bowl of crumble and custard make you...
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Lemon Cream Brandy Snap Baskets with Frosted Grapes
Well, Christmas is finally over, and I hope you had a good day? I love it when Christmas Day finally arrives. A day with the family is always fun, but there’s also the delicious realisation that there...
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Roast Pears with Caramel Sauce
It’s January. Yes I know it has been for a while now (11 and a bit days to be exact) but I always find that January takes a bit of getting used to. It’s great because you have all those lovely new...
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