Things we make

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.

Tagged: cake, Chocolate, cream, eggs, Food, GF, Gluten Free, meringue, mousse, pavlova, raspberry, recipe

Posted in: Children, Claire, Food, Fruity, Sweet Stuff

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.

Tagged: Baking, Chocolate, Food, muffins, savoury, simpsons, sweet

Posted in: Baking, Cake, Claire, Food, Original Recipes, Sweet Stuff

Thai Bites

July 15, 2014

Tasty turkey Thai things. Great in a wrap, or just in your face.

Tagged: burgers, patties, spicy, starter, thai, turkey, wrap

Posted in: Claire, Food, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes, Snacks and Starters, Spicy

Woodworking at the Extremes

June 29, 2014

Two projects that left the workshop in the last week from extreme ends of my woodworking spectrum: A whisky stand and some cabinets.

Tagged: cabinets, craft, glasses. bottle, handmade, stand, TV, Walnut, whisky, Wood

Posted in: Ed, Furniture, House, Woodwork

Deadheading

June 8, 2014

A day of set photography for a Radio 4 Crime Comedy.

Tagged: actors, BBC, Deadheading, promotional images, Radio 4, Savvy Productions, set photographer

Posted in: Claire, Photography

Three Shortcut Meals

June 3, 2014

Some days I want delicious food and I want it NOW. Who am I kidding? That's pretty much all the days.

Tagged: 10 minute, chicken, easy, Food, lamb, meals, one pot pasta, pasta, quick, recipe, shortcuts

Posted in: Claire, Food, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes, Spicy

Chicken Fried Rice

May 29, 2014

Fried Rice - no fancy gadgets required.

Tagged: chicken, chinese, fried, leftover, recipe, rice

Posted in: Claire, Food, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes

Simply Shortbread

May 22, 2014

Butter, sugar, flour = tasty

Tagged: biscuit, Food, recipe, shortbread, snack, sweet

Posted in: Baking, Claire, Food, Original Recipes, Sweet Stuff

Chilli Dogs

May 18, 2014

Chilli dogs and toasted marshmallows for our first barbecue of 2014.

Tagged: barbecue, BBQ, chilli, Crispy, dogs, Food, Hot, onions, outdoor

Posted in: Claire, Food, Garden, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes

Kedgeree

May 11, 2014

Kedgeree…it's not just for breakfast.

Tagged: Breakfast, Curry, dinner, fish, friday, indian, main

Posted in: Breakfasts, Claire, Food, Main Courses, Original Recipes, Spicy

Buttermilk Pyclets/Pikelets

May 2, 2014

Toaster friendly, tasting of crumpets, easy as pie…Pyclets.

Tagged: batter, Breakfast, buttermilk, Cooking, dough, Food, high-tea, pikelets, pyclets, recipe, tea, Yeast

Posted in: Breads, Breakfasts, Children, Claire, Food, Original Recipes, Sweet Stuff

Hot & Sticky Spare Rib Chops

April 25, 2014

Ignore the model's painty/holey T-shirt, this is the sticky pork you are looking for.

Tagged: 5 spice, chilli, chinese, pork, recipe, spare ribs, Sticky

Posted in: Claire, Food, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes, Spicy

Massive Meatballs

April 15, 2014

Bigger than your average meatball.

Tagged: balls, Beef, big, Food, meatballs, Meatloaf, pasta, recipe

Posted in: Children, Claire, Food, Main Courses, Meaty, Original Recipes

It’s About Us

April 14, 2014

A film about taking a photo.

Tagged: about us, photos, thingswemake, video

Posted in: Blogging, Claire, Ed, Photography, Video

Bacon and Egg Pie

April 6, 2014

It's important to have all breakfast themed pie options covered at all times.

Tagged: bacon, egg, Food, lorraine, lunch, Pastry, pie, quiche, recipe

Posted in: Baking, Claire, Food, Main Courses, Original Recipes

Exceedingly Good Apple Pies

March 29, 2014

My version of a Mr Kipling's Apple Pie.

Tagged: apple, dessert, Food, hand pie, Mr Kipling, pie, recipe, snack

Posted in: Baking, Claire, Food, Fruity, Original Recipes, Sweet Stuff

Apple Cake

March 23, 2014

Like carrot cake, but nicer…and without the carrots.

Tagged: apple, cake, cinnamon, Cooking, cream cheese, Frosting, maple, muscovado, recipe

Posted in: Baking, Cake, Claire, Food, Fruity, Original Recipes, Sweet Stuff

The Two Day Tool Chest

March 22, 2014

A video of Ed's new tool chest.

Tagged: chest, Tool, video, Wood, woodwork, Workshop

Posted in: Ed, Furniture, Video, Woodwork

Planting Plan 2014

March 20, 2014

This year I am not going to start anything from seed. If you see me at the garden centre, staring goggle-eyed at the seed packets of pretty yet unfeasible vegetables, please drag me away.

Tagged: beds, gardening, plan, planting, preparation, raised, seedlings, vegetable

Posted in: Claire, Garden, House

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