Does the thought of cooking Christmas dinner bring you out in cold sweat? Don’t panic, I have a great solution. This is a meal that a friend and I prepared for Thanksgiving a couple of
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Salt&Caramel Tear And Share Bread
Cinnamon, sugar, bread – is it just me or does this sound like the elusive Monkeybread? If you don’t know Monkeybread, you are missing a treat. A friend introduced me to Monkeybread, an American breakfast
Continue ReadingChicken Pie with Potato and Celeriac Topping
This is an adaptation to my Chicken Pot Pie recipe. It tasted so good, I thought I would share it with you. Parboil potatoes – 3 or 4 middle-sized ones will do – and boil
Continue ReadingEasy One-Pot Chicken and Ham Pie
This is my standard meal when we have visitors, One-Pot Chicken and Ham Pie. It looks impressive but is actually very easy. 15 mins prep, which you can do in the afternoon. When your visitors
Continue ReadingRoasted Pork and Late Summer Veg Casserole with Thomas Crosby Muffins
This is a recipe that I made up today to use up some of the veg that we have left over this week. Regular readers know that we have signed up for a veg box,
Continue ReadingAre you a Pot Saver or a Pot Slattern?
If you had asked me this earlier today, I would have had no idea what you were talking about. Now, thanks to the wonder of Mumsnet I know what a Pot Saver is, and that
Continue ReadingBanana Cupcakes with Caramel Fleur de Sel
When I renamed the blog, I decided that I would make Salted Caramels and perhaps use the photos for the blog logo. Easier said than done, I discovered. When I searched for a recipe, I
Continue ReadingLazy Sunday Afternoon Cookies and Easy Chicken & Ham Pie
It has rained today. Warm rain, it has to be said, so still preferable to Scottish rain, but rain all the same. Our dog sniffs at the door, toddles along the side of the house,
Continue ReadingStore Cupboard Quick Meals
Sometimes I just cannot be bothered cooking. I have no inspiration, no initiative, null bock (as my German husband would say). When this happens, I open the cupboards and the fridge and have a Ready-Steady-Cook
Continue ReadingThe BEST Carré d’Agneau recipe ever
Or if you are being less poncy, “Rack of Lamb”. I prefer to say Lamb Carré as it sounds more exotic, less pedestrian. And this is definitely not a pedestrian recipe. About a year ago,
Continue ReadingCooking For Vegetarians
I am going to admit that I am not a great fan of vegetables. Or rather, I like veg but I love meat and a meal for me pretty much always includes some kind of
Continue ReadingSalmon en Croûte
This was adapted from a Jamie Oliver’s recipe, in the Ministry Of Food book. I blogged recently about the E Coli outbreak in Germany, and my decision to start buying local food. Next week I
Continue ReadingQuick Homemade Pizza
Living in a small village has advantages and disadvantages and one of the down sides is the lack of take-out. We do have a pizzeria in the next village, but by the time we drive
Continue ReadingHealthy Banana Muffins – No Eggs
I did not intend to make “healthy” cakes today but I had run out of eggs and fancied making banana muffins. When I looked for a recipe, I came across this one on Mumsnet. The
Continue ReadingBreakfast Ideas
Last week I blogged about my Special K experience, so this week I am exploring different ideas for healthy and filling breakfasts. Like many people, I function better on a full stomach in the morning.
Continue ReadingEasy Homemade Bread
It is not as time consuming as you may think. The recipe I use is simple, quick and easy to prepare. I use American cups – I bought a set of cups as I use
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Quick and Easy Salmon Coulibiac – inspired by Hairy Bikers
This is one of my OMG,-forgot-to-defrost-something-for-dinner-what-can-we-have-meals. It was inspired by the Hairy Biker’s recipe but is made from store cupboard and freezer ingredients. From start to finish, including baking time this recipe takes about 45
Continue ReadingHow to make friends and bake fabulous Fairy Cakes
The good thing about blogging (and twitter, not to mention Mumsnet) is that you can ask any question and you generally receive an answer. Whether you are looking for relationship advice, ideas for a birthday
Continue ReadingBirthday Cake for Football Fan
My daughter helps to sieve the sugar – still in PJs This week my son reached the grand old age of 6 years old. For the past few weeks he has been avidly following the World
Continue ReadingBaking Rugelach
Today I tried my hand at Rugelach, a festive Jewish treat. They look a bit like croissants but are made with cream cheese and sour cream. The rounds of dough are cooled for minimum
Continue ReadingBier, Bratwurst and Brezeln – the perfect combination
A Good German Housewife should be able to make Brezeln. Really? Well, normally a Good German Housewife (or at least a Bavarian one) knows where to buy decent Brezeln. Not so easy when you live
Continue ReadingBaking Soda Bread Rolls – an experiment
After recently discovering how easy Soda Bread is to make, I decided this morning to attempt to make Soda Bread Rolls. Not out of any Domestic Goddess tendancies, but MrT had left to go to
Continue ReadingRolls for breakfast
I am feeling rather smug this morning after baking rolls for the first time. They look delicious, lets hope they taste as good.
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