recipes for food lovers
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 »
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 »
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 »
The joy of having an allotment is that I have become so much more aware of the seasons and what foods are available when. All I have to do is take a stroll amongst the plots and have a chat to the neighbours to see what they are growing, as well as working out how… read more »
After the success of the Ginger C’Rum ice cream I made without the use of an ice cream maker I thought I would give it another go. Last time, I used a tub of good quality shop bought custard. This time I am using that old favourite “Ambrosia”. Seeing as this idea of mine to… read more »
I mentioned to Choclette earlier this week how brownies are not my favourite way of eating chocolate (Cake). She seemed most surprised by this! It may stem from the fact that I used to have to make literally dozens and dozens of them while working at The Open Air Theatre as well as providing various London… read more »
Would you believe it.The last week of term and the homework for my Year1 girl was to make a Christmas Tree decoration to add to the class Christmas tree. Now, I know I didn’t HAVE to do it and I am sure many other parents didn’t, what with everything else going on. But, I thought… read more »
At this time of the year, I always seem to have a glut of oranges lurking in the fruit bowl along with the satsumas, clementines, mandarins and tangerines. Luckily though, orange is my favourite colour so I often look over at them just to perk me up with their bright cheeriness. But, they often don’t… read more »
Tomorrow is the first of the term’s infant school cake sale, followed closely by my other girl’s Junior school cake sale. I am helping out on the cake stall, so thought I would let you into a little recipe I know and love to cook. I do it every cake sale without fail. It’s from the… 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.
