I was sent a Mermaid Pudding Basin, made of hard anodised alumium, to test recently. Favoured by celebrity and professional chefs such as Delia, Mermaid Bakeware ensures perfect cooking results every time, is a breeze to use and, more importantly, clean. And what better weather for a delicious steamed pudding? I used seasonal flavours to create a warming winter Cranberry, Clementine and Ginger Sponge Pudding. Ingredients: 2 tbsp Cranberry … [Read more...]
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Gourmet Garden is passionate about making everyday cooking easier, and the makers of handy fresh herbs and spices in a tube are on the search for the UK and Ireland's best blogger-cum-chef. All you need to do is register by 7th December for your Gourmet Garden goodies, then get cooking! Blog about how you make your everyday cooking more delicious by adding herbs and spices, and you could be in with a chance of a live cook-off in London, in … [Read more...]
Corned Beef Hash Patties
When I asked most of my friends what I should make with corned beef, the response was unanimous: Corned Beef Hash. It's a meal I remember well from childhood, smothered in ketchup and with a side-helping of nostalgia that comes with being far from home. I have never made Corned Beef Hash, to my knowledge. But those memories are clear in my head. So when Princes encouraged me to try Corned Beef, I donned my apron and started … [Read more...]
Five Simple Yogurt Recipes
Growing up in Cyprus, I have memories of thick creamy yogurt drizzled with golden honey. Most things were covered in honey, to be fair, but it's the yogurt I remember most. Perhaps that's why I love nothing more for breakfast when in warm countries than honeyed yogurt. There is always yogurt in our kitchen: the Girls get through masses of it. And I am happy for them to have it because I know that it is packed full of calcium. What I didn't … [Read more...]
Children in Need cupcakes 2012
'Tis so the season to make cakes. Which is why I am happy to support Children in Need by baking some (read: many) for various fundraising cake stalls. I note with interest that the charity has had a little re-brand this year though: those spots are looking a lot less uniform in size. So whilst I adore my Pudsey Bear cupcakes for Children in Need last year, I have come up with Children in Need 2012 Cupcakes. You will need: a batch of … [Read more...]
{kids in the kitchen} How to make a Brazilian flag sandwich.
Remember how we are on a journey Around the World in 12 Dishes? Well we are spending this month in Brazil (metaphorically- in actual fact we are in Bromley. But they both begin with a 'br' so there's that!) Because The Girls are advancing their independence in the kitchen, I took a different approach to this month's challenge. I gave them the tools and the project and helped when asked. And they learned how to make a Brazilian Open … [Read more...]
2 Ingredient dough: cheesy dough balls
Now I think about it, I should have called this post 3-ingredient dough balls, since that is all it requires: Greek yogurt- I used TOTAL, which has a great consistency for this kind of dough making. Self-raising flour Cheese. I developed it whilst using the last of my 2-Ingredient breadstick dough. Make the dough up according to the instructions: half the mixture made about 8 balls, so I would guess that a full batch would make … [Read more...]
