You decide to buy a cauliflower, can’t remember why and need to use it before you have to chuck it in the bin? No, not Cauliflower Cheese…. Cauliflower soup!! No idea why I decided to do this, I think its because it is cold, and I wanted something comforting and soupy. Luckily for me so…
Category: Recipes
Fifteens
I love fifteens. They are a staple at any Northern Irish child’s party (who am I trying to kid! Can be found at adults parties too). It would appear that no one outside of Northern Ireland has heard of them. They are missing out. Not only are they incredibly moreish, they are dead easy to…
Mac is back!
After a long absence and at Stuart’s request, Mac ‘n’ Cheese has made a reappearance on our menu. Todays weather hasn’t helped in the decision to go down the comfort food route. Earlier this week with the sunnier days I was thinking we were getting into salad season, but alas no. My go-to Mac ‘n’…
St Patricks Day
If you didn’t know already today is St Paddy’s Day in Ireland, and as it would seem the rest of the world. I think that its due to the fact that us Irish spread ourselves out round the world, giving everyone a taste of the craic. In honour of such a great man who drove…
Happy Pie Day!
Or Pie Week as it actually is! In honour of this Week of Pie, for last nights dinner I made Minced Beef Pie. This, back in the day, made a regular appearance on our dinner table and its been a long time since I have had one. I didn’t used my Mum’s recipe for this…
Mary Berry’s Banana Loaf
I always buy too many bananas with the intention of being healthy and eating them all, the good intention lasts about 36 hours and then I can’t be bothered with them. So what do you do when you have old bananas in your fruit bowl? Bake a Banana Loaf of course! In times of baking…
A Celebration of Burns
”Some hae meat and canna eat,And some wad eat that want it,But we hae meat and we can eat,And sae the Lord be thankit.”― Robert Burns Its Burns Night here in Scotland, where we celebrate the poetry of Rabbie Burns with some Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, all washed down with a wee dram of Whisky…
Epiphany Baking
Today is what is traditionally regarded as Epiphany, its the 12th day of Christmas, the day the three wise men visited Jesus, the day to take down your Christmas decorations and the day to sadly end the festive season. And in honour of such a sad day I baked a cake, or rather a Galette…
New Year Desserts
My role in yesterday’s New Years Day lunch was dessert, I have my usuals that I do (I make a mean pain au chocolat ‘bread and butter’ pudding!) but I wanted to try something different. There were 9 of us for dinner, so I decided to make 2, Clementine and Prosecco Jelly and an Apple,…
Festive Goodies
I haven’t baked in a while, I have been having withdrawal symptoms to be honest. But is there any better excuse to bake than Christmas? My parents spent the festive period with us and they do like a sweet treat to have with their endless cups of tea. I decided to try Gingerbread, I’ve never…
Queen of Everything 