cornflake cakes
This just reeks of fun. Dark and milk chocolate melted together with golden syrup and a dash of cream, then cornflakes stirred through. Happy Easter!
Read moreThis just reeks of fun. Dark and milk chocolate melted together with golden syrup and a dash of cream, then cornflakes stirred through. Happy Easter!
Read moreI’m in no way Jewish, but I’ve no problem in magpie-ing the best of other cultures’ celebratrory food. A passover classic then: brisket. I browned the enormous bit of meat in a pan first, then chucked in an onion, some celery, some garlic, some bay, red wine, Dijon mustard and beef stock. Lid on, I pretty much left it alone […]
Read moreThe first test for my new Kenwood: a proper cake. It was to take round someone’s house too, so it couldn’t mess up. I was going to go with a cookstr recipe, but I ended up with a Marcus Wareing one. I let the mixer do it’s thing on butter, sugar, cocoa, flour and eggs, then baked in the oven. […]
Read moreI bloody adore a scotch egg. But only a good one, I hate some of those sweaty little supermarket ones with grainy squishy meat and fart-smelling egg. With a picnic coming up, I wanted to make some of my own. I started with eggs (natch) simmered for nine minutes, which achieves a doneness that all are happy with. Once cooled […]
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