11/366: Banana & chocolate chip muffins, a photo by MeltedMoments on Flickr. These are a firm favourite in our house. They are best eaten on the day they are baked… which is no problem at all! They take no time at all to make and they are a great way to use up old, manky [...]
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11/366: Banana & chocolate chip muffins
Posted: 11 January 2012 in 365 Project, Recipes, Uncategorized0
This is one of my favourite soups. I think it was originally from the Covent Garden soup recipe book. 20g butter (I use a tiny bit of oil) 1 large onion, finely chopped 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped 200g potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 700ml vegetable stock 1/2 tsp ground [...]
I just wrote a whole long blog post that was full of moaning and whingeing. I was about to post it and decided against it. It would have done no good at all. It does not do to dwell on things that cannot be changed.Instead I’m still going to list why I am feeling a [...]
I’ve been meaning to try this for ages and seeing people talking about it on Facebook made me get up and make it for the girls pudding this evening. This picture was after we had tucked into it! It’s really not bad! A splash of cream would make it even better. 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
