I love the idea of taking time to create beautiful food on a stylish range cooker surrounded by the latest gadgets with ingredients sourced from a local deli but, let’s be honest, sometimes you just want to knock up something tasty that everyone will like without too much prep. On those days this Spicy Sausage […]
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Marmalade Cake with Caramelised Oranges
I’ve seen a few cake recipes using olive oil and had just never got round to trying one when the lovely folks at Duerr’s sent me some of their yummy marmalade and the perfect recipe came up. Drizzling the syrup over at the end means it’s wonderfully moist and keeps well. Ingredients 100g breadcrunbs 225g […]
Moist Apple Cake with Almond Buttercream Icing
As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I made the best Apple Cakes with E at the weekend. I’d been asked to make something using Flora Cuisine, a healthier alternative to butter that’s particularly useful for baking, so I headed over to their website for some ideas. I was really impressed by the […]
Green Thai Curry for the Slow Cooker
Today – Easy Thai Green Slow Cooker Turkey Curry I’m a huge fan of my slow cooker and a regular favourite in our house is an easy Thai Green Curry, normally with chicken or prawns but it this case turkey breast. It’s not necessarily the most authentic recipe but we love it and it’s not too spicy […]
Easy Hot Cross Brioche – you’ll love this epic Easter breakfast
Today – Hot Cross Brioche, a great easter breakfast. I love a hot cross bun and I’m a big fan of brioche. In the run up to Easter it occurred to me that the combination of the two would make a great breakfast so I put together a shop bought brioche mix (I used Francine […]
Irresistible Simnel Cupcakes with a Marzipan Surprise
Today – Recipe for Simnel cupcakes (based on the traditional Easter cake). Mini simnel cakes with a hidden marzipan ball in the center and almond buttercream. Simnel cakes are traditionally light fruit cakes made at Easter. Decorate with a marzipan top and 12 marzipan balls to represent the 11 faithful apostles and Jesus. I wanted an […]