Posted in Celebrations, Recipes, tagged Easter, Simnel cake on 13 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Easter everyone!
Just a quick one today with a picture and recipe of my Simnel Cake. I have used this recipe from Nigella Lawsons “Feast” book a couple of times now. It is very yummy!
You can find some information about the origins of a Simnel cake here
Ingredients.
100g glacé cherries
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
500g mixed [...]
Posted in Recipes on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve made this in the past and really enjoyed it. We are having it tonight as the weather seems to have turned quite cold and autumnal. I usually leave the apricots out and skip most of the 3rd step in the recipe.
The recipe is originally from the Adsa website.
Lamb and apricot tagine
Serves 6
Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking [...]
Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized on 16 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another apology for neglecting my blog… once Robyn is back at school I will make more time for it! That’s a promise!
I just made these muffins from Tana Ramsay’s “Family Kitchen” book… I didn’t have any ham so I just missed it out and made plain cheese ones. I also missed out the parmesan cheese for [...]
Posted in Recipes on 4 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I make a lovely chicken korma (even if I do say so myself!!). Even Anthonys quite fussy eater niece ate it and told me it was gorgeous… praise indeed!! Thanks Jade!!
I have just cooked it for tonights tea and thought I’d pop the recipe on here. Enjoy!
CHICKEN KORMA
Serves: 6
Preparation Time:
15-minutes, plus time to marinade.
Cooking Time: [...]
Posted in Meals, Recipes on 31 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We buy thai style meatballs and burgers from our local market but tonight we decided to try making our own as its much cheaper. The result? Perfect!
Here’s the recipe:
1 pack Pork mince (500g)
1cm piece of fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic
1-2 tsp very lazy chilli
Handful of fresh coriander, chopped.
Salt & pepper
Mix all the ingredients together really well and [...]
