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Fluffy Pancakes & Coconut Cream

February 16, 2021

Occasionally I can’t resist the look of something I’ve spotted on Insta and have to try and re-create it myself. These impossibly deep and fluffy pancakes are a case in point, so I made them for a Shrove Tuesday feature for CenterParcs. I decided to share them today ‘cos they so pretty! The batter is […]

Caramel Apple Pies

November 16, 2020

We have a small, wonky apple tree in the garden with three different apple varieties grafted into one, so it’s a Bramley-Cox-Russet tree. Except it’s minus its Bramley bit because that branch snapped off during heavy snow one Winter, so I have to get our Bramley supplies from Grandad’s tree. This year, as if desperately […]

Quick Green Curry

November 11, 2020

Viewers, please do not adjust your sets. Not only is this a post from me, it’s also vegan. Both of these things may come as a shock. I was asked to create a recipe for Vegan Month last year, and as November has amazingly come around again I thought I’d share it here because it’s […]

Chocolate Orange Pudding

December 22, 2018

A chocolate Orange alternative to Christmas Pudding that cooks in 6 minutes not 6 hours!

George’s Focaccia

April 18, 2015

Focaccia - Just bread with nice bits in.

Barbecue Pizza

September 29, 2014

Stone-baked pizza - from a barbecue. Maybe we don't need that fancy wood fired oven after all.

Buttermilk Pyclets/Pikelets

May 2, 2014

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

Apple Cake

March 23, 2014

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

My New Favourite Brownies

February 28, 2014

If I sign up for a brownie, this is the one that I want.

Overnight Oatcakes

August 18, 2013

I've been eating oatcakes all my life. It's only recently that I started to make my own.

Comfort Food 101

July 21, 2013

We all have different definitions of comfort food, but for me this is it.

Steak and Chips

June 10, 2013

This meal was an early anniversary treat. Tomorrow Ed and I will have been married for 14 years. Worth celebrating with steak and strawberries don't you think?

A Day with Florence Knight

February 8, 2013

A cookery Masterclass with Chef Florence Knight.

Pasta

August 21, 2012

Today the boy and I made fresh egg pasta for lunch.

Just Chilli

July 7, 2012

This Summer seems to be about cagoules, umbrellas and drying off soggy chickens. So I cooked a chilli to warm our bones.

Fruity Breakfast Loaf

May 27, 2012

We do like a fruity loaf. I made up this recipe on the hoof but it worked out just right for Sunday breakfast.

The Pheasant and The Potato

February 17, 2012

One of our generous neighbours offered us a pheasant, and having never cooked a pheasant before I jumped at the chance. Although he was a beautiful thing, carrying him back home felt a little odd. His soft feathers and firm weightiness made it feel like I was carrying a pet, rather than something for dinner. […]

Ed’s Minestrone

November 6, 2011

An interview with a man about how he makes his soup.

Apple Pie

September 28, 2011

My Grandma’s apple pie was always my favourite. The crust was almost like shortbread. Soft, but not soggy. The pastry was sprinkled with sugar, yet not too sweet. In the last 20 odd years I have tried to find something to compare, but the pastry has always been too heavy, the apples too hard or […]