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Pancake Day

Pancake day is upon us once again. Here is a little test I did at the weekend where I discovered auto focus (only used as I need glasses but haven’t got them yet) is no good for pouring shots and sleet storms hamper the reshooting process when they make the daylight disappear. I will endeavourContinue reading “Pancake Day”

Quinoa Chocolate Cake with Avocado Frosting

I know what you are thinking….quinoa and avocado have no place in a chocolate cake, but having tasted this moist gluten free chocolate cake on a shoot last year, I’m now a convert. I was lucky enough to tag along for a day during the shooting of Donal Skehan’s latest book Eat. Live. Go. and thisContinue reading “Quinoa Chocolate Cake with Avocado Frosting”

Bread and Butter Pudding

I have been rubbish these last few months and well and truly lost my mojo so haven’t been shooting much worth blogging. It hadn’t happened to me for ages and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I realised my mojo had gone on holiday without me. I would love to hear how peopleContinue reading “Bread and Butter Pudding”

Rum Babas

Rum babas are a bit of a labour of love but so worth it. A common supermarket dessert of the 80’s they have disappeared seemingly without trace these days so I had to start making them. This Phil Vickery recipe is no longer available online but it has given me failsafe babas for 6 orContinue reading “Rum Babas”

Healthier Lemon Tart

My 2016 entry for the Eurovision party was this lower fat lemon tart on BBC Good Food, or tarte au citron seeing as I was bringing a French themed morsel to the party table. It uses low fat creme fraiche instead of cream but none of the party guests could tell it was a healthier take onContinue reading “Healthier Lemon Tart”

Apple & Mincemeat Crumble

Yesterday I did a big roast chicken dinner and what better to follow a roast on a cold January evening than apple crumble with a hint of Christmas. To my usual apple crumble I added around 200g of mincemeat that I had languishing in the fridge and it made a very nice addition.

Fig Frangipane Tarts

My favourite bakery in my hometown does an excellent line in fruit frangipane tarts and vary their filing from raspberries, blackberries, peach and pear so thought I would try a variation using fresh figs seeing as they are so beautiful and in abundance right now. Please excuse my use of ready-rolled pastry, you can ofContinue reading “Fig Frangipane Tarts”

No-Churn Salted Caramel & Bourbon Ice Cream

I hadn’t intended to blog this but Nigella’s no-churn salted caramel and bourbon ice cream got such a rapturous reception at my bbq last week my guests made me promise to post it. This now gives away what little effort went into the dessert but we could all do with more simple recipes that impressContinue reading “No-Churn Salted Caramel & Bourbon Ice Cream”

Mojito Ice Cream

Inspired by Nigella’s No Churn Margarita Ice Cream I set about making a rum based alternative as tequila seems to affect me much as I imagine drinking drain cleaner would. For this mojito ice cream, I reduced the amount of cream to 300ml and made it up to 500ml with 200ml whole milk to makeContinue reading “Mojito Ice Cream”

Grilled Peaches with Greek Yogurt and Honey

Thanks to the wonders of scheduled posts, I am currently hopefully sunning myself in Galician Spain. So I thought I would leave you with something I knocked up after raiding the fridge and cupboards to make the most of the delicious Spanish doughnut peaches I bought shortly before my trip with a little influence fromContinue reading “Grilled Peaches with Greek Yogurt and Honey”