Whilst house-sitting over half term, The Mothership chopped up our ripe bananas and put them in the freezer. She read about it in one of my many recipe books. When she told me she what she had done, she reminded me that she used to make ice-cream like that when we were children. We were living in Belgium at the time and I'm sure that there's a story about accidentally buying buttermilk instead of milk because of the language barrier, which … [Read more...]
Quick Donut Cereal Crispie Nests
For children, the school holidays are a time of magic: a time of late nights, scraped knees and baking. There's nothing that reminds me more of childhood baking that the rice-krispie cake. So when the rain poured down yesterday, we girls got out the mixing bowls, and made some Quick Donut Cereal Crispie Nests. I recently saw a post on Maison Cupcake's site that made me think I could use doughnut moulds to make these nests. Rather than … [Read more...]
Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Bunny Treat
There is, as far as I am concerned, always a reason for a Rice Krispie cake. And as our Easter holidays start today, these ones have an Easter vibe: Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Bunny Treat ! As I really wanted to get the details of the mould clearly, I first melted about 100g milk chocolate, distributing it easily between the four moulds, then tipping to get the chocolate to spread across the base. I left them flat in the fridge for the … [Read more...]
Bunny Cupcakes
You've heard of Butterfly cakes, yes? These Bunny Cupcakes are just a reworking of the tea-time classic. You'll need to bake a batch of delicious cupcakes: your way, your style, your tastes, then leave them to cool. Next, you take a sharp knife and you cut into the centre of the cupcake, probably at the point that is halfway between the case and the centre. Cut with the blade pointing towards the centre of the cake, in a large oval … [Read more...]
Bread made in a mug, microwave French Toast
A few days ago I wrote a post on The Motherhood about meals that you can make in a mug. Which is how I found myself baking bread in a mug in the microwave the other night. The reason for this is that in a moment of serendipity I had been sent a box of Orgran Buckwheat Pancake Mix for a review. Frankly, after eating pancakes for seven days straight, I was tired of them. And I live a car's drive from any shops, so when I run out of bread, it's a … [Read more...]
Exploring the Pancake Possibilities with Warburtons
We recently had the most marvellous package which allowed us to explore the pancake possibilities with Warburtons. Even opening the box had us spellbound. Pancakes tend to be a weekend treat for us, but because it was half-term, we got to eat a leisurely breakfast on a week day. And Warburtons sent such a huge range of topping suggestions- from pancetta to chilli jam to popping candy- that we really got to try some new flavour … [Read more...]
Potato Spinach and Dolcelatte Pizza
A lifetime ago I spent summers in France, working. every week a van would rock up to the outskirts of the Burgundy Village that I called home, producing the most amazing pizzas from a tiny interior. They are commonplace now- I pass one every Friday as I collect my children from school- but twenty years ago they were extraordinary. As were the pizzas- light and crisp and filled with flavour. One in particular stayed with me: the memory of … [Read more...]
