Playing in the snow with Mia!
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- Playing in the snow with Mia
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- Snow, February 2012
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- Gosia and Mia in the snow
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- Mia, dressed up warm
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Author Archives: Scott
Why I Buy a Veggie Box and Think You Should Too
For a couple of years now I’ve been buying a vegetable box each week. Some people think that it is a waste of money and are quite entitled to their opinions, but for me it has allowed my kitchen adventures to take on a whole new lease of life.
So, what could be so amazing about a vegetable box that it changes the whole way you cook? This past week mine contained parsnips, swede, sprouts, potatoes, pak choi, celeriac and cauliflower. None of that is particularly exciting, you might think, but what it does is allow me to do is eat tastier food, all of the time. And next I’ll explain how.
Spiced Pumpkin Soup with Truffle Oil
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
This pumpkin soup almost didn’t make it to the blog. That’s not to say it isn’t delicious (it is), but it’s just so simple anyone could do it. Still, it tasted so good I just had to share it.
Walnut and Honey Tart
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Opening Walnuts
Last autumn Gosia went pretty crazy about picking her own walnuts. Now I’ve got nothing against foraging, but she’d spend day after day in the local park filling up buckets with so many walnuts I highly doubt we’ll ever get around to using them all.
The Perfect Honey-Mustard Roast Ham Recipe
It’s the start of 2012; I suppose that means I need to start this post by wishing you all a Happy New Year! Typically for a family with a young child we stayed in on New Year, meaning we missed out on the festivities. This also led to me spending the turn of the year complaining – quite loudly – about how the nearby fireworks had awoken Mia who was now sitting in bed and crying.
Honey-Mustard Roast Ham
World’s Best Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
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When my sister said to me that instead of a present for Christmas she just wanted a chocolate cake I really had to get my thinking cap on! I needed something both eye-catching and delicious – and this is what I ended up with.
The World's Best Chocolate Cake?
How to Roast the Perfect Goose
This recipe pretty much sums up the phrase “…after the horse has bolted”. Christmas has already been and gone yet here’s my guide to roasting the perfect Goose. I know, I know…
The Perfect Roast Goose
10 Really Easy Last-Minute Christmas Recipe Ideas
I know the feeling. It’s almost Christmas (or gone Christmas, depending upon when you’re reading this) and you still haven’t decided what to cook. Never fear, what follows is 10 of our quickest and easiest but most delicious Christmas recipes!
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And make sure to have an absolutely fantastic Christmas!
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- Clementine Christmas Tree Cake
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- Pine Needle Vinegar
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- Beef Tagine
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- Sliwka w Czekoladzie / Plums in Chocolate
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- Pomegranate, Onion and Coriander Salad
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- Mince Pies
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- Baileys Chocolate Truffle
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- Christmas Cupcakes
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- Baked Apple
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- Pomegranate and Feta Salad
Christmas Cupcakes Recipe
Although I started the Christmas season with good intentions of making my own Christmas puddings this year (I even went out to buy appropriately shaped bowls), I never got round to it. So enter this suitably seasonal cupcake recipe, perfect for a last minute Christmas baking hit.
Christmas Cupcakes
Cupcakes are a strange thing. Some blogs are dedicated to them, whereas others – this one included – barely give them a mention. After spending an hour frosting, scraping off and then re-frosting cupcakes this evening I realised why – although anyone can make a cupcake, frosting one beautifully takes skill; one I seem to lack! Even on the one pictured you can see the tell-tale smear under the frosting where it was scraped clean and re-tried – several times. I’m blaming it on my piping bag (and yes, I know a “bad worker always blames his tools”)!
Treacle Sponge Pudding Recipe
I know, I know. At this time of year I should only be making thing which include cloves, cinnamon or brandy in the list of ingredients. Well this recipe doesn’t – but it still tastes delicious on a cold Winter’s day.
Treacle Sponge Pudding, with a delicious syrupy sauce.