Red Nose Day Cookies with dark chocolate. Short buttery red cookies flavoured with vanilla and finished off with a glace cherry and dark chocolate. Great cookies for raising money for Comic Relief! So it’s that time again, Red Nose Day is nearly upon us (15 March) and we are all supposed to do something funny…
Archives for February 2013
Review of Oxo Good Grips Roller Mop & Microfibre Extendable Duster
I was really pleased when I was asked if I would review some cleaning products for Oxo, indeed I was like kid in a sweet shop trying to decide what I’d like to review! In the end I plumped for the Roller Mop because although I do like my current one it’s heads seem to…
Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg
I had been meaning to post my Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg recipe for a long time. I used to make it all the time and then just fell out of the habit. Today I noticed a lonely jar of Tom Yum Soup Paste at the back of the cupboard and remembered I had…
Budget Valentine Chocolates
We don’t really do Valentine’s Day like we used to in our younger days and at the end of the day it is very annoying if you’re single (and don’t get a card) and quite a commercial racket! With the credit crunch in full swing I decided that wasting money on cards was not on…
Bacon Roly Poly
Bacon Roly Poly or Clanger, is an old fashioned British pudding brought up to date. Bacon, red onions and mushrooms all rolled into a suet pudding casing and steamed for the ultimate comfort food. I was recently sent a Mermaid Pudding Sleeve and discovered that there weren’t that many recipes mentioning how to use one….
Review of Bodum Bistro Double Wall Thermo-Glass Mugs & Competition (closed)
I’m always on the look out for well designed and practical products so when my sister reported that she’d had ice cream served to her in a restaurant in a double walled glass which wasn’t cold to touch, I had to find out more. After a quick google I showed her that the manufacturer must…
Yorkshire Puddings with Ice Cream & Golden Syrup
Yorkshire Pudding with Ice Cream & Golden Syrup Since 2008 the first Sunday of every February has been designated British Yorkshire Pudding Day and this year falls on 3 February. I have to admit that I mainly make Yorkshire Pudding batter for my Toad in the Hole recipe and tend to chicken out of making…