Since I was home alone this weekend I took the opportunity to take over the kitchen and make some Macarons. I love Macarons, and have subjected Stuart to a tour of patisseries in Paris on occasion, in search of the perfect Macaron – problem is they are all pretty tasty! I decided to make Chocolate…
Category: Recipes
Upside Down Scandilicious Cake
I have never made an upside down cake, and inspired by last weeks Great British Bake Off I set about making this Blueberry and Elderflower Upside Cake from Scandilicious Baking by Signe Johnson. Ingredients Oil for greasing 400g Fresh or Frozen Blueberries 50ml Elderflower Cordial 4 Medium Free-range Eggs 250g Caster Sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla…
Cherry Baby
Cherries are currently in season, and I bought loads of them planning to be all healthy and snack on them during the week. I failed on that! So I made this Cherry Clafoutis which I got from Nigel Slater in the Guardian instead. You can’t go wrong really with cherries and batter can you? Cherry…
From Farm to Jar
Last weekend we eventually visited Craigies Farm in South Queensferry. We have been talking about it for years and now I eventually have collected enough old jam jars, so it was time to go! We had a spot of lunch there to build up the energy to go fruit picking. A lovely bowl of homemade…
Chorizo Omelette
Our fridge was a little bare this evening, with little to inspire on first glance. But with a closer look I spotted more eggs than two people would ever need and 3 little tiny new potatoes. Suddenly I was inspired – a Spanish Tortilla especially since there was also an aging Chorizo buried at the…
Rolo Cupcakes
Monday was not a good day at work, so I came home and whipped up a batch of Rolo cupcakes. I had the need for something caramelly and chocolatey, and these did the trick. Rolo Cupcakes Ingredients Cupcakes 175g Self raising Flour 175g Light Soft Brown Sugar 175g Margarine 3 Eggs 1 tsp. Baking Powder…
Swedish Buns
Tonight I whipped up a batch of Swedish Buns or as Jamie Oliver likes to call them ‘Sexy Swedish Buns’, not really sure what makes them sexy! This weeks cookbook of choice is the lesser known (I guess) ‘Jamie Does’ to accompany his TV series of the same name, where he visits 6 different countries…
Voluptuous Aubergine Parmigiana
I have loads of cookbooks, some barely opened. Stuart likes to complain about how many I have and how they just seem to sit looking pretty on the shelf. So, to prove to him that all the cookbooks are great and essential, I have set myself a challenge to cook at least one dish from…
An Intro to Japan
Tonight is planning night. In just over 6 weeks we head eastwards to Japan, and all we have organised at the moment are our flights. So we have dedicated tonight to planning our adventure. To get us in the planning mood, I decided to cook something Japanese, so I reached for the Wagamama Ways with…
Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake
Today I needed cake. We didn’t have any, so there was only one thing for it, to make some. I fancied something zesty and fresh, and this Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake sprung to mind. I used to make a lot a few years back, but kind of got out of the way of it….
Queen of Everything 