recipes for food lovers
Work has begun again down at the allotment. It has been a long time coming and it did get to the point where I questioned whether it really was possible to fit the allotment in to our ever increasingly busy lives. There is nothing remotley relaxing about owning an allotment. In reality, whenever I (&… read more »
This weekend sees the results of the annual Dalemain Marmalade Awards. I did enter with my third attempt. Seville orange Campari & ginger marmalade. My first two attempts were a lemon & rose petal and a Seville orange & lavender. The latter being the star of my orange & lavender marmalade cake. I have absolutely… read more »
I can’t quite remember when I first discovered Banoffee pie but I seem to remember it being in my teens during the 80s. Along with Mississippi Mud Pie, Lemon Meringue pie , New York style cheesecake and double chocolate fudge cake. These were the desserts of choice down at the local (and rather good) American… read more »
Chocolate, Champagne, flowers, a romantic meal a deux or perhaps an M&S dine in for 2 meal deal. How do you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Over the last few years Valentine’s Day has been spent at home with a nice bottle of wine, some good food and something chocolate for dessert. This year, I… read more »
This is an idea for a frozen dessert that combines flavours that I love, coffee and Marsala wine. It would make a perfect alternative pudding for Christmas. I would describe it as a frozen Tiramisu, layering Savoiardi biscuits (sponge fingers) with Zabaglione flavoured ice cream. I can assure you , it is insanely good. Please… read more »
Vanessa Kimbell’s “Let’s Make Christmas Gift Swap 2012” is happening today and I am taking along a couple of cakes with me to swap with lots of other bloggers. This time last year at the Gift Swap, I had only met Nazima of Franglais Kitchen and Kate at What Kate Baked. How things have taken… read more »
It almost December, so I don’t feel too bad about sharing with you a bake that involves mincemeat. You see, I want to make a fresh batch. But to do that, I needed to use up my last two jars of last years Delia mincemeat. It’s too early, even for me to be making mince… read more »
A while ago me and my children decided to try holding a cake/garage sale. Halloween seemed like a good time to do this, especially seeing as this year it falls in the half term week. I have never taken the children trick or treating before but now the children are that bit older there is… read more »
October is proving to be a month punctuated by lots of pumpkin recipes. This is all down to the squash explosion at my allotment. I had no idea just how many squash would stem from one single plant. In fact, I have to admit that I was calling my glut, a pumpkin overload. Wrong. After… read more »
For the second part of Baking SOS challenge I have chosen a recipe from Whitworths website . Seeing as it is coming up to my soon to be 5 year old’s birthday, I decided to go for the chocolate birthday traybake. My son will only accept anything destined to be a cookie, cake or ice… read more »
I'm Laura, an ex-chef who moved out of London to live the good life in Surrey. Now a mother to 3 young children, a cookery tutor,food blogger,recipe contributor and allotment holder. I love cooking.......always have. My blog represents my life. In food. With pictures. Food for me is all about flavour combinations and the influence of the growing season. Cooking is all about sharing and enjoying food. It makes life good!
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A perfect spring seasonal pudding……Lavender poached rhubarb with ginger custard cream by www.howtocookgoodfood.co.uk
http://www.howtocookgoodfood.co.uk/2013/05/lavender-poached-rhubarb-with-ginger-custard-cream/
Just made @Ottolenghi rhubarb, celery & sorrel salad on Flickr.
Trying these fettuccine out with a Nduja sausage tomato sauce tonight on Flickr.
