Spiced Prune Traybake Do you have a forgotten about tin of prunes in your cupboard? Well I did and hence I came up with this recipe for Spiced Prune Traybake which was inspired by this recipe for Peach, Tea & White Chocolate Traybake from Recipes from a Normal Mum! As a kid and beyond tinned…
Christmas
Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath – a great buffet centrepiece!
Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath I recently decided I wanted to make a Brie & Cranberry puff pastry centrepiece. After toying with a few ideas which would have involved wasting some of the pastry I came up with this Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath which doesn’t waste a scrap! A sheet…
Nut Roast (vegan & gluten-free)
In association with The Vegetarian Society Nut Roast (vegan & gluten-free) Today I’m bringing you a festive Nut Roast from The Vegetarian Society Cookery School. I was thrilled when The Vegetarian Society got in contact with me and asked me to re-create one of the schools Christmas dishes. As many of you know my daughter…
Banoreo Cheesecake – vegetarian, no-bake, perfect for entertaining!
Banoreo Cheesecake Today I’m bringing you a vegetarian Banoreo Cheesecake or Banana & Oreo Cheesecake (it was a toss up for the name)! There’s a bit of a story attached as to how it came about! My daughter became a vegetarian recently so not all the recipes she’s given for Food Tech at school are…
Chocolate Melting Moments – incredibly moreish!
Chocolate Melting Moments Today I have updated my Chocolate Melting Moments recipe with some better photographs as it really did deserve better than my amateur attempt from years ago! When I left college it wasn’t any of the teachers I was going to miss but my regular fix of Chocolate Melting Moments that weighed heavy…
Cheat’s Stollen Croissants 2 Ways – quick & delicious!
The idea for these Cheat’s Stollen Croissants came to me in flash of inspiration the other day. I love Stollen and I love croissants so why not combine the 2 flavours into one I thought! At this time of year there’s usually an ample supply of leftover dried fruits and mincemeat (you can use either)…
Cheat’s Mince Pies with a Secret Twist – amaze your friends!
Today I bring you Cheat’s Mince Pies with a Secret Twist! I haven’t made mince pies for about 25 years, gasp! You see hubby has never really liked them or any of the other traditional British Christmas treats containing dried fruit and my daughter has followed in his foot steps and won’t even eat a scone…
Crispy Clementine Cookies
Crispy Clementine Cookies Every Christmas since my twenties I have been baking these Crispy Clementine Cookies which I adapted from an orange based recipe in my mother’s old 1970 cookbook called Super Scoff. I posted these cookies in my first year of blogging and looking back at the photographs I decided it was high time…
The Royal Mint Christmas Pudding & Stir-Up Sunday
Sponsored post for The Royal Mint The countdown to Christmas is on and this year I have been commissioned by The Royal Mint to share with you their very own Christmas Pudding recipe (created by Rachel Walker, Food Editor at The Sunday Times). The tradition of the Christmas Pudding dates back to the Victorian era…
Chocolate Orange Panettone Pudding
I’m not quite sure what has happened this year but my usual January healthy eating kick just hasn’t really got going! I blame the mild December we had followed by the sudden chill we got in the last few weeks. So this and the need to use up some leftover food from Christmas has meant…
