Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) Today I’m sharing my Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) and step-by-step video tutorial with you. As autumn is just around the corner my mind wonders to apples and one of my favourite traditional apple desserts, Danish Apple Cake which I posted a few years ago. This is usually…
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Easy Spicy Mango Chutney + video tutorial
Easy Spicy Mango Chutney I am so excited to share my recipe for Easy Spicy Mango Chutney with you! I haven’t made chutney in too long but when I came across a glut of mangoes reduced to 17 pence in the supermarket last week I knew I had to preserve them. I was torn between…
Tutti Frutti Jam (Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry & Raspberry Jam)
Tutti Frutti Jam Last week I was lucky enough to stumble across punnets of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries for 50 pence each so I decided to make Tutti Frutti Jam. Well Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry & Raspberry Jam was just a bit of a mouthful really and too much to write on a label! Update,…
Gooseberry, Apple & Mint Jelly + Video
Gooseberry, Apple & Mint Jelly I’m thrilled to be sharing this absolutely awesome Gooseberry, Apple & Mint Jelly with you! After discovering that jelly making is pretty easy and doesn’t require a special jelly bag or an upturned stool when I made my Blackberry & Apple Jelly I decided to make another jelly. On finding…
Easy Blackberry & Apple Jelly with step-by-step video tutorial!
Easy Blackberry & Apple Jelly Today I’m sharing with you my Easy Blackberry & Apple Jelly with step-by-step video tutorial but perhaps I should have called it Bramble Jelly? I have to admit to having had a mental block where jelly was concerned. It just conjured up images of upturned stools, muslin or jelly bags and as…
Quick One Punnet Strawberry Jam (1st Prize Winning)
Quick One Punnet Strawberry Jam Back in July 2014 my Quick One Punnet Strawberry Jam won 1st Prize in the Byfleet Parish Day Show! It was to be my 2nd year running winning 1st prize as the previous year my Peach & Apricot Jam had won! So as the photography was so bad and this…
Cream of Asparagus & Celery Soup – quick & delicious!
Cream of Asparagus & Celery Soup Today I’m sharing Cream of Asparagus & Celery Soup! Last week I came across a bargain pack of asparagus and I immediately wanted to make asparagus soup but could see that 250 g of asparagus was never going to stretch to a soup to feed all 4 of us…
Peach & Apricot Jam (1st Prize Winning)
Peach & Apricot Jam I first posted this Peach & Apricot Jam back in July 2013 and it was this jam that helped set me off on my jam making journey after winning 1st prize in our local Parish Day. As we’re in the middle of peach and apricot season I decided it was high…
Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream)
Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream) Today I’m sharing Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream) although the literal translation is red groats with cream! This is a recipe I have been meaning to share with you for a very long time as it’s a dessert I grew up with…
Strawberry & Elderflower Jam
In association with Portmeirion Strawberry & Elderflower Jam Today I’m sharing my Strawberry & Elderflower Jam with you to celebrate what would have been the founder of Portmeirion Pottery, Susan Williams-Ellis’ 100th birthday (6 June). If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I love flowers (#floweroftheday) so I was thrilled when Portmeirion asked…
