A charming food blog with recipes and other ramblings which may or may not be of interest to you
Ricotta Doughnuts Recipe I bloody love a doughnut. This could stem from a childhood spent eating the hot ones, freshly fried, from the end of Eastbourne Pier, or could just be because I’m a bit of a pig. What’s not to like about hot, fried dough, sprinkled in sugar? Well, the what’s not to like…
Roast Butternut and Taleggio Risotto Recipe Risotto is the ultimate comfort food. It was one of the first dishes I used to make when Clyde and I moved in together 100 years ago. His favourite variety involved the addition of quite a good deal of sausages, that least traditional of Italian ingredients. In a move…
Winter Sun Cocktail Recipe Good Lord it’s been a long week. The first one back after Christmas always is after two weeks of doing nothing but eating and drinking. I was ready to go back to normality, for my livers sake if nothing else, but now, I am desperate for the weekend. I haven’t had…
Cherry Shortbread Tart Recipe We have discussed my penchant for slightly embarassing food groups before, I am sure. For example, I love Spam and Salad Cream and quite unashamedly so, if I’m honest. They are delicious, but embarrassing and full of crap but I don’t care. I also love a tin of cherry pie filling,…
Blood Orange Gin and Tonic Recipe Well, what a stormy week it’s been. Weather wise and emotionally. Storm Doris came and messed up my newly washed hair and teenage boys got on my nerves. So, now Friday’s here, it’s time to raise the spirits with a cocktail or two. Two, realistically. If you have ever…
Homemade Nakd Bars Recipe After starting the week with some delicious slices of my Seeded Brown Loaf, I felt I should continue on my whiff of health theme. Especially given my recipes of late have been rather beef and chocolate based. Also, I can’t even bear to say it, there are only 7 Fridays before…
Panettone Tiramisu Recipe This week I am rather giving with one hand and taking away with the other, nutritionally speaking. One day it’s all low sugar snacks and the next it’s full fat puds with coffee soaked cake. That is a metaphor for my rather erratic eating habits at the moment, one day I am…
