Emily made this delicious banana bread the day before setting off on her big Italian adventure. Apparently the recipe was stolen from one of her friends. It was so good that I didn’t have chance to take a photo before it was eaten. Ingredients 125g butter 150g of sugar 2 very ripe bananas, mashed 1… Continue reading Stolen banana bread
I discovered a tub of ricotta at the back of the fridge that I’d completely forgotten about. A love for cheese scones and determination not to waste food led me to invent these beauties which are so delicious I’ll most likely be buying more ricotta in the near future to make them again. I added… Continue reading Ricotta, chorizo and herb scones
This recipe came about because we had an almost-full can of sweetened condensed milk in the fridge and some fruit that was looking past its best and needed using up. I’m a big fan of banana bread and hate food to spoil and go to waste so thought I’d combine these ingredients and see what happened.… Continue reading Banana, apple and sweetened condensed milk cake
I first discovered cheese and lentil pie while staying on some friends’ vegetarian farm in Derbyshire for a festival. We’d been working hard and this was the perfect warming, filling comfort food served with a selection of tasty salads. I did have their recipe but lost it and had to recreate from memory, so this… Continue reading Cheese and lentil pie
I love it when bananas are a bit overripe in the supermarket and reduced to 10p/kg! This little lot cost me 17p this morning and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with them. Usually I make them into banana bread but as I’ve been rushing out of the house with little time for breakfast this week I… Continue reading Overripe banana bars
In the summer, I love making burgers for the BBQ and play around with recipes quite a lot. Being winter here in the UK there aren’t many BBQs happening at the moment but we had a pack of mince in the fridge a few days ago so I decided to make these for a change.… Continue reading The Best Burgers
Today’s culinary voyage was inspired by Sarah fancying some chicken from the famous fried chicken shop with the red and white sign. I decided that with a little research, my spice shelf, a kilo of chicken drumsticks and a deep fryer (I know, I know) I could probably produce something similar. Many people claim to… Continue reading Southern Fried Chicken
One of my Dad’s recipes, this one is made a bit less frequently than some of the others but is equally delicious. It really does improve after a couple of days so is worth making ahead of time. Ingredients: 325g Golden Syrup 150g Brown Muscovado Sugar 150g Butter 170g Self Raising Flour 120g Medium Oatmeal… Continue reading Traditional Parkin
This one isn’t so much a recipe as a tip. I’m quite a fan of mushrooms on toast for breakfast and believe that Jim, my dearly beloved, cooks the best mushrooms. We tend to buy chestnut mushrooms as we prefer the richer, nuttier flavour but the same method works for other mushrooms too! Jim’s trick… Continue reading Mushrooms on Toast
Another recipe that my Grandma used to bake in the same 8-inch square cake tin as her Cherry & Almond Cake, this makes a lovely moist gingerbread that tastes even better a day or two old if you can manage not to eat it all first. Ingredients: 8oz (225g) Plain flour 1 level tsp. Bicarbonate of… Continue reading Gingerbread (Cake)
Since I first made a batch of this on my narrowboat perhaps 7-8 years back, it has become a firm favourite in our family. Every year when the peppers are in season around September-October (read: on offer) I make a double batch to distribute to my family as Christmas gifts. It goes really well with cheese / cold meat and… Continue reading Sweet Chilli Jam
A sort of cake-meets-tart hybrid, these buttery goodies are delicious. These are the ones that my Mum always used to demolish first when Grandma had been baking! They’re also really quick and easy to make – bonus. If you’re looking for health food, look elsewhere though. Ingredients: 8oz (225g) Unsalted Butter (they really wouldn’t be the… Continue reading Viennese Tarts
Messing About In The Kitchen 