Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Double cream, Sour cream, tagged chocolate, chocolate fudge cake, easter cake, easter chocolate cake on April 28, 2012| 5 Comments »
So, Easter kinda came and went, huh? Yeah it did. So here’s what we’re going to do: we’re going to pretend that this cake is decorated with eggs and stuff because I’m MENTAL and I will decorate baked goods with anything I like, whether it’s a holiday or not. We probably don’t need to pretend actually, I really would do that. (more…)
Posted in Baking, Cake, Double cream, Lemon, Meringue, tagged Lemon meringue recipe on April 7, 2012| 6 Comments »
It’s Easter! And what perfect timing it is, because I have spent the entire week craving (and eating) chocolate, and now I get a free pass to stuff my face with even more of it. I do have a confession. We might have eaten Easter eggs last weekend because my mum couldn’t control herself and encouraged us all to eat them as well. But shh, keep it secret. Come in, there’s cake!
Posted in Creme fraiche, Main dish, Pasta, Seafood, Shellfish on February 2, 2012| 3 Comments »
I cannot believe that, given how much pasta I eat, the last time I posted a pasta recipe was in October. That is madness! Utter madness. It is my favourite food and if I could only eat pasta forever I’d… well, I’d cry, because pasta isn’t cake, but it’d definitely be near the top of my “foods I wouldn’t mind eating forever whilst not being allowed to eat anything else, once I’d got used to not being allowed cake” list. Yes, the titles of my lists are always that snappy. Yes, I make many lists. Be quiet now. This is on my most favouritest pastas list
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Creme fraiche, Double cream, Loaf cake, Mars bars on January 17, 2012| 36 Comments »
Posted in Baking, Bread, Cheese, Mozzarella, Savoury, tagged stromboli recipe on January 9, 2012| 11 Comments »
When I was little, I was a horribly picky eater. Not picky like snobby, picky like I would not eat anything. You could probably count the foods I would eat on one hand. Fortunately, I realised I was being MENTAL a good few years ago now, but for years and years my diet consisted mostly of processed chicken burgers, ham and cheese sandwiches and the vegetables my mum would try to make me eat. Bleurgh. No vegetables in here, promise!
Posted in Apples, Baking, Cake, Double cream, Fruit, Leftover ingredients, Toffee/Caramel, tagged apple cake recipe, toffee sauce, toffee sauce recipe on January 8, 2012| 19 Comments »
Caramel is not my friend. I’m too impatient. I watch the pan for what feels like hours, and the sugar just stares up at me from the bottom of the pan in its original state. So I whack the heat up and before I know it the bottom has burnt while the top still hasn’t melted. So I throw it away and start again, and usually the second attempt works fine. Let’s make a second batch!
Posted in Baking, Bananas, Chocolate, Leftover ingredients, Loaf cake on December 7, 2011| 15 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I bought a gigantic jar of Nutella. Because I might want to bake with it, or spread it on bananas, or eat it straight from the jar with a spoon. But then I forgot about it, until Chris told me I needed to bake with Nutella because we had three jars. Where did these other two jars come from? How had I not eaten all of it in front of the tv yet? Who bought all this Nutella? Well, me. Let’s buy more!
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Double cream, Egg yolks, Ice cream, Leftover ingredients, tagged white chocolate on December 4, 2011| 11 Comments »
I cannot believe it’s been nearly two weeks since I last posted. Did you miss me? Did you cry a bit? Did you even notice? You didn’t, did you? Hmph. I’ll just console myself with this ice cream and NOT GIVE YOU THE RECIPE. Just kidding. Please come in!
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Egg yolks, Ice cream, Mousse on November 14, 2011| 13 Comments »
I hadn’t planned to make this and it isn’t often that I spontaneously bake. Usually because I don’t have time in between all the planned baking! But after making macaroons I found myself with some spare egg yolks and it seemed a shame to throw them away. I knew I’d seen several recipes in my new Green and Black’s cookbook that only used egg yolks, and, as they all contain chocolate, I knew I’d want to make pretty much all of them! It was difficult deciding which to make (dark chocolate and cardamom ice cream? buttermilk and bitter chocolate ice cream? gooey chocolate puddings?) but I’ve never made parfait before so I decided to try something new. It was a good decision! Give me parfait!
Posted in Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Cake, Egg whites, Sweets (fudge, truffles and candy), tagged baking, macaroons, vanilla on November 13, 2011| 14 Comments »
I hate almonds. A lot. The taste of them in sweet things is just utterly unpleasant. So why exactly did I think it was a good idea to make some? Well, I know that they’re supposed to be difficult to make, a little prone to throwing a tantrum in your oven and breaking your heart, and I felt like taking on the challenge. I was absolutely thrilled when they emerged from my oven all pretty and not an exploded mess (don’t get me wrong, I’m not pretending they’re perfect, but I think they look pretty damn good for a first attempt). But now I have 14 macaroons sitting in a tupperware tub which I have no intention of eating. Come inside for more pretty macaroon photos
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