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Pannacotta with Rhubarb
I’ve just bought some new season rhubarb. Young and tender and pink as you like. I love these slender, forced Timperley stems. They are so tender and not at all stringy like the rhubarb my Mum used to grow. It makes me think that Spring is really on the way. It’s a real toss-up as […]
The Easiest Coconut & Lime Loaf
March 5, 2016
Oh my. Have I got a back catalogue building up? Yes…yes I have. I keep developing and jotting down recipes. Testing, eating, altering, trying again. I write them up in draft and just don’t get around to taking a photo and posting them on here. Here’s one to be going on with. As with most […]
Hunter’s Chicken & Wedges
September 17, 2015
Oven-baked chicken with tangy, barbecue sauce, crisp bacon and melty cheese all mopped up with potato wedges. I spoil you, really I do.
Bruschetta
July 1, 2015
Things{we}make Bruschettas: One that's Garden Fresh, one that's Earthy and one that's Pizza Express Stylie.
Pretzel Dogs
June 20, 2015
The first of a new series of monthly posts for the Center Parcs Blog: Pretzel Dogs with Beer Cheese Dip.
Posted in: Baking, Blogging, Breads, Center Parcs Blog, Children, Claire, Food, Meaty, Original Recipes, Snacks and Starters
Lemon Loaf Cake
May 25, 2015
Sometimes you just need a no-nonsense cake. One for the weekend, obligingly providing slices of dense, butteriness with every cup of tea. One for when friends are calling in and you want to offer sustenance, but nothing too fussy. One to wrap in foil and take on a camping trip or to stuff into a rucksack for a walk on […]
Chick Pea and Potato Curry
April 16, 2015
This is a standby meal for us when it looks like the cupboards are bare but for a couple of handfuls of new potatoes rolling about in the salad drawer and some fresh herbs. We had this last week on our return from a sunny day at The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, hence the quick tray photo […]
Cheese Scones & New Kitchens
March 2, 2015
Can it be true? Can my kitchen finally be finished and I can get on with all the cooking? Seriously, it felt like years to get this far (11 to be precise) First we revelled in the idea of going out for dinner and several takeaways per week, but it’s surprising how quickly the novelty […]
Gingerbread
December 21, 2014
This old fashioned Gingerbread tastes more delicious than the simple recipe has any right to. Sometimes the old ones are the best.
Apple Turnovers
December 17, 2014
It’s been a while, so I thought I’d break us in gently with a nice, simple turnover. We’ve been through a lot you and I. We’ve made good things and bad things, sown stuff and grown stuff, been places and filled our faces. I feel sad that I’ve not been sharing, but there are times […]
Barbecue Pizza
September 29, 2014
Stone-baked pizza - from a barbecue. Maybe we don't need that fancy wood fired oven after all.
Brisket in a Bun
September 15, 2014
Things work out for the best when we all know where we stand. I stand next to the oven so I can pull the best bits off the brisket when it's cooked.
Dutch Tool Chest
August 25, 2014
A project where I've learned stuff, made some great connections and made the most efficient tool chest I have ever seen.
Chocolate Dream Cake
August 13, 2014
Choose life: Choose a big meringuey pudding that takes up a whole shelf in the fridge and a weeks worth of calories in your belly.
Much Ado About Muffins
August 2, 2014
I have written this solely for the purposes of calling a post 'Much Ado About Muffins'. It's all I got.
utility shelves
antipasti plank
whisky cupboard
a case for books
favourite brownies
how to make a cajón!
funnel cakes
laab moo
reuben sandwich
Ed on the decks
massive meatballs
apple pie
sweetcorn fritters
all day pork
rillettes
just chilli
macaroons
Things we make 
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