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Literally Baking Mad
Yummy cake I love cake. Unfortunately, I also know how much fat is in each slice which is why I love to make fat-free sponge cakes. I admit that they are less moist than traditional sponge mixes but...
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The Wonders of the Almond
Macaroon cake So following last week’s frustration of the macaroon-making, I needed a proper almond hit. I discovered this recipe for macaroon cake. It’s so, so easy to make, tastes gorgeous and you...
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A sweet treat now and then
Sometimes you just need chocolate By now you may think that I gorge myself all day long on sweets and puddings and am the size of a house. I’m actually really healthy and as a rule, eat very well and …...
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Who has leftover figs?
My friend Sam could not believe that any one could have leftover figs. Neither could I, despite once having bought 1kg of them whilst on holiday. If you DO have leftover figs, then why not… turn them...
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Kransekake – 18 layers of almondy goodness
I received an early birthday present from a school friend, which led to an epic, and perhaps the longest, cake-making session to date. Have you heard of Kransekake? Me neither, but according to...
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January Baking Blues
Hurrah! It’s a New Year, and for lots of people, a time to make new resolutions. But what about all the lovely kitchen equipment you may have received for Christmas? Who’s going to eat the fabulous...
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Yoghurt in cakes = healthier bakes
Healthy bakes have veered off into the realm of unhealthy, so this week I’m trying my hardest to bake healthily. Inspired by the yoghurt-based flapjack recipe I’ve been using, I decided that I would...
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Dried fruit blondies
Blondies Ingredients 150g white chocolate, chopped 125g unsalted butter 150g caster sugar 2 eggs 1.5 tsp vanilla extract 200g plain flour pinch of salt 100g dried fruit mix – glace cherries, apricots,...
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Tiramisu
Tiramisu Makes lots of little tiramisus … or tiramisi – whatever you like to call them Ingredients 1 shop-bought madeira cake (loaf-form) 250g pot mascarpone cheese 250g pot double cream Icing sugar to...
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A craze for fraises
I’m so lucky that there’s a huge pick your own fruit farm just down the road from my village. They have acres of strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants, blackberries and I love going there...
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Baked cheesecake with roasted plums
I’d never attempted to make a baked cheesecake before so I was excited to see how this would turn out. Having made and eaten dozens (literally) of chilled lemon cheesecakes as part of my food...
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Last of the Summer Wine
This week, my guest blogger Sam Ball muses on the passing of summer, the Autumn harvest and looks forward to dark days cheered by hearty cooking and family time. The August Bank Holiday heralds the...
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Hedgerow pickings and simple salads
I purchased a subscription to Good Food magazine and vowed to make at least one recipe from every issue. It’s so easy to browse the lovely pictures but actually choosing a dish is difficult! I settled...
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Scrumptious spicy chickpeas & fluffy floating islands
Love savoury snacks but want to avoid fatty crisps? I recommend these spicy chickpeas. They’re tasty, low in fat, cheap and totally scrumptious. They also smell great when they’re roasting. I’m hooked....
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Sticky toffee apple upside-down tray-bake – the longest cake name ever
It’s harvest time again! Our apple tree is laden with apples and I wanted a new way to use them. I’ve had apple cake, apple strudel, apple crumble, apple pie and tarte tatin. So what else is there?...
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Mud, mud, glorious mini salted caramel chocolate mud cakes
Individual layered chocolate cakes are my new favourite thing. I think they look lovely packaged and ribboned to give as special gifts. And they taste yummy too. I’m very proud of myself as this was my...
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Good Life and Good Cheer: The Countdown to a New Year…
‘More egg-nog anyone?’, asks nobody … ever. So here we are. We have made it. It is only one more day until we have reached the end of quite arguably the oddest week of the year. The excitement of the...
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