Hotel Chocolat It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas so where better to start than with The Festive Wreath from Hotel Chocolat. This milk wreath contains caramelised almond florentines, cocoa biscuits, cocoa cookies and shortbread biscuits. The milk chocolate is made from 50% cocoa so has a really intense cocoa flavour making it almost…
Archives for November 2013
Secret Santa – The Reveal
I told you a couple of weeks ago how lucky I was to be chosen to take part in the John Lewis Blogger Secret Santa and I have now received my gift! I was partnered with Sian from Fish Fingers for Tea and thanks to her very good taste I have received an all singing…
Cheesy Penguin Breads
Cheesy Penguin Breads are Cheddar and Parmesan rolls with a hint of mustard and cayenne pepper. Great for kids to make. Great British Chefs have just launched their free Cooking with Kids App in association with Tesco where you can find some fabulous seasonal recipes. I was invited to re-create one of these recipes with…
Ham, Cheese and Sweetcorn Turnovers – a great way to use up leftover gammon!
These delicious Ham, Cheese & Sweetcorn Turnovers (pasties) are the perfect way to use up a joint of gammon. Using a whole sheet of puff pastry there is zero waste and they’re so easy to make! I love making my own joint of glazed gammon as it’s such an economical way of making several meals…
Instant Orange Cheesecakes
Instant Orange Cheesecakes, an emergency dessert that can be made within minutes with just 4 ingredients and no compromise on taste. Instant Orange Cheesecakes came about the other night when I was yet again posed with the question “what’s for pudding?”. I hadn’t made it to the shops, so after a rummage around the kitchen…
Secret Santa
Do you take part in a Secret Santa at your place of work? I remember fondly the fun of buying something for another member of staff who’s name had been picked out of a hat. I always wanted to buy something that would last so it was never smelly’s or chocolates but something that they…
Pumpkin Fruit Cake
Pumpkin Fruit Cake is so deliciously moist and fruity, the perfect way to use up your pumpkin carvings! Makes a great base for a celebration or last minute Christmas cake. I was recently on a mission to find a bird bath for my mother in law’s 80th birthday. Having not found one, my daughter and…