When you are making something to celebrate US Independence Day on 4 July, you can’t go too far wrong than making something which involves coca-cola, the brand that apparently created the red and white Santa Clause we know today. Personally, I have never been a fan of fizzy drinks – it’s one of the few […]
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Mr Whippy cupcakes
Last week was my first week since starting this blog without a weekly posting. You probably didn’t notice, or if you did you may well have been relieved to have had a break from my ramblings. It was the result of a cat crisis, where our 12 year old kitty Henry took a bad turn […]
A fishy feast
I love having friends for dinner. Some people hate the idea of spending the day cooking, but I really enjoy pottering in the kitchen, making (hopefully) tasty things for people to eat. I also like planning the menu in advance – poring over my cookery books, choosing different starters, main courses and puddings which will […]
Sausage rolls and brownies make a party (plus booze, obviously)
It was my birthday last week, and so slightly depressingly I had to update my ‘about’ page on this blog to aged 37. But getting another year older has great advantages, most particularly of the present variety. Oh how well my friends and family know me – almost every present was food-related, and every card […]
Cooking with mother
When people ask how I first got interested in cooking, I usually say that when I went to university and had to feed my greed, I taught myself how to make food that I enjoyed eating. It also helped that I started going out with Andrew in my second year, and he was also greedy […]
A thousand leaves, and a thousand calories
We had some friends over for Sunday lunch at the weekend, and it didn’t take me long to decide that I was going to cook roast beef and all the trimmings. Pudding was a bit harder to decide on, as I didn’t want anything too heavy. I asked people on my Facebook page but they […]
Creme egg cheesecake
I can’t remember where I first saw the phenomenon that is creme egg cheesecake, but as soon as I did I knew I had to make it. I googled various recipes which are available online, and ended up using a few tips from each one I found to make the following recipe. I didn’t think […]