You need a special treat to see in the New Year. And a golden cornflake wreath seems to fit the bill beautifully. Obviously the yield will depend on how big you make your wreaths. Get the children to help out: it's a fun activity for New Years Eve, especially if the weather is inclement. You can get edible spray online, from supermarkets and from Hobbycraft in the baking section. Print Golden Cornflake Treat to Ring in the New Year … [Read more...]
Ferrero Rocher Parfait
There's no doubt that Christmas has some wonderful food-related traditions, but if you aren't a fan of dried fruit, or you ate three helpings of Turkey, you might not feel like a Christmas Pudding for dessert. I am a huge fan of Christmas pudding and will happily eat it for breakfast once Christmas Day has been and gone. I recall a few years ago- our first married Christmas- when DH's parents gave us Delia's Christmas Ice-Cream as an … [Read more...]
Chocolate Reindeer Treats
I got the idea for these treats when making my latest batch of Edible Sparkles- Dimples was messing around with the bits and pieces I had on the side for decorating them with, and was trying to make a face. I realised that a glace cherry half would make an excellent reindeer nose and before you know it, we had a dozen reindeer cooling in the fridge. To make 12 Chocolate Reindeer Treats, you will need: 200g chocolate, melted. I used … [Read more...]
Gifts for teacher: Christmas Bark
Disclaimer: I am not advocating giving your child's- or even your- teacher a sound, or a lump of tree. I have read a lot about something called 'bark' which is not, so far as I am aware, a thing in the UK. Yet. Now that I have made it I think I may have to bring the whole concept to your attention. If ever there were a simple, pretty and tasty treat that is easy to make for teachers, doctors, nurses, bin men, lollipop persons, neighbours, … [Read more...]
Giving Extra this Christmas: 12 cookies of Christmas
Win an iPad with Halifax. In this season of giving, there is a lesson that sometimes gets lost: it's not the size of your gift but the thought behind it. A chat with a few teachers ahead of end-of-term on Friday has reminded me that the things people appreciate most are handmade gifts that are given with love and made with care. Home-made treats can be given on their own, or you can attach them to the gift as a way of giving extra Christmas … [Read more...]
Microwave Cranberry Sauce
I attended an event in London in September which featured Marco Pierre White showing us how to cook the perfect Christmas Lunch. It was delicious and I loved the simplicity of his cranberry sauce. It got me thinking about the cranberry sauce I make every winter once cranberries are available, and I wondered if I could make a simpler version. Using a microwave. It is wonderful and simple. I used my microwave rice cooker- with the insert … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Sauce
Salted caramel sauce: try it on ice-cream, spread on toast, with apple pie or on top of banana cake. Or straight from the jar with a spoon. Any way, it works. There are only four ingredients in this sauce and it really is very hard to get wrong. What it is easy to do is spill the molten sugar when you aren't paying attention. I have the burned foot to prove it: I am thankful I was making it in winter and therefore the damage was minimised … [Read more...]
