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Thank you!

2024-12-20T19:59:58.093+00:00

Thank you!

This trifle sounds amazing (and boozy!) and it lo...

2024-09-03T14:08:14.174+01:00

This trifle sounds amazing (and boozy!) and it looks so pretty and celebratory with the metallic cachous and other decorations on the top.

I wouldn't have if Sharon's mother in law ...

2022-06-23T21:29:15.034+01:00

I wouldn't have if Sharon's mother in law hadn't requisitioned her garden for a party! But it was delicious and now I am looking for my next occasion for a really posh trifle.

This sounds lovely! Well done for making the effor...

2022-06-22T14:34:29.961+01:00

This sounds lovely! Well done for making the effort.

The only baking I've done since Christmas was a batch of brownies for the Jubilee weekend meeting with my children. In my defence, I have been kitchen-less for a few weeks, and the house hasn't been fit for guests since mid-February, but I'm not sure I'd have baked much even if I could have done so.

Too dry I think - the nuts add bitterness and a bi...

2022-06-04T22:09:19.490+01:00

Too dry I think - the nuts add bitterness and a bit of oil as well as texture. What about something like pumpkin seeds?

What can you use if your other half doesn't ea...

2022-03-31T14:56:20.183+01:00

What can you use if your other half doesn't eat nuts? Breadcrumbs maybe or is that too dry?

Unknown - I think so. I have never tried it but it...

2021-01-25T19:26:10.373+00:00

Unknown - I think so. I have never tried it but it works pretty well in Nigella's chocolate and raspberry pavlova.

Can I use dark chocolate or cacao powder?

2020-12-23T07:47:57.375+00:00

Can I use dark chocolate or cacao powder?

"weirdly mundane"...well said, i think t...

2020-04-05T12:03:11.219+01:00

"weirdly mundane"...well said, i think that just about sums it up!
i LOVE the idea of a passionfuit pie! smart thinking and nicely done!

This is one to remember, when things get back to n...

2020-03-21T18:00:49.615+00:00

This is one to remember, when things get back to normal and I can cook for guests. Good thinking about the acidity of the passion fruit!

Its not from New Zealand. Pavlova originally came ...

2019-12-26T01:35:08.519+00:00

Its not from New Zealand. Pavlova originally came from Australia and those Kiwi bastards tried to steal it

@kavey I had to really cut down on the number of p...

2019-12-04T10:23:03.519+00:00

@kavey I had to really cut down on the number of pictures I used! I hadn't realised just how many dishes I had cooked from each until I started to sort the photos out.

I don't have the Dishoom book, though I think ...

2019-12-04T06:39:23.352+00:00

I don't have the Dishoom book, though I think the chain is marvellous. The other three I have and love, though not cooked quite as much as you have from them! Great recommendations, all!

Just an amazing site to visit. Loved this recipe. ...

2019-11-27T06:18:11.376+00:00

Just an amazing site to visit. Loved this recipe. Keep them coming Fairlife

What a great list! I also learned quite a few new...

2019-11-08T15:18:51.899+00:00

What a great list! I also learned quite a few new words reading this post. I guess that's one of the great things about food, there's always so much more to discover! I had never heard of pithiviers before, but now they are firmly on my list of things to try.

I know this post is from 2013, but I think you really hit on something with your suggestion of food / drink related subscriptions as gifts. Despite some very unsubtle hints I'm yet to receive a whisky subscription as a gift from my family! The cheese subscription thing is getting really popular now too, my local superstar cheese shop offers a 'cheese club' that looks amazing! https://slatecheese.co.uk/products/cheese-club-subscription

I've eaten guinea fowl a few times, but now I ...

2019-10-27T17:05:21.002+00:00

I've eaten guinea fowl a few times, but now I always spatchcock it and cook a one kilo bird for about 45 minutes. Best ones are farmed in France, sold at Sainsbury's.
I prefer it to pheasant--in taste a mix of pheasant and free range chicken.
Barry Woodward

I think that would work Kavey! Or add a fresh tang...

2019-09-07T21:54:49.126+01:00

I think that would work Kavey! Or add a fresh tangerine or something.

Now I want caviar and finger limes!

2019-09-01T12:13:16.774+01:00

Now I want caviar and finger limes!

Hmmm. I have candied my calamondin whole, though i...

2019-09-01T12:12:01.850+01:00

Hmmm. I have candied my calamondin whole, though it would be easy to squish the seeds out, I think. I wonder if I should adapt the recipe as though it's half oranges and half lemons, they are sweeter now than raw calamondin but sharper than most sweet oranges...

what a perfect treat to take to a barbecue! i have...

2019-06-30T19:58:38.532+01:00

what a perfect treat to take to a barbecue! i have to say that i'd be disappointed there were none left to bring home. :)

this sounds really delicious alicia. i love sour c...

2019-05-22T03:09:04.992+01:00

this sounds really delicious alicia. i love sour cherries; such a pungent flavour and cuts the sweetness. cheers sherry

three hours is no time at all to travel for a chee...

2019-05-10T19:24:20.843+01:00

three hours is no time at all to travel for a cheesecake like this--i'd come overseas for it! :)

This reciple is not for me, because i hate cheesec...

2019-04-22T15:21:59.466+01:00

This reciple is not for me, because i hate cheesecake.

8 x 10"

2019-04-21T12:19:20.923+01:00

8 x 10"

Now that looks like a cheesecake worth traveling f...

2019-04-19T15:34:27.660+01:00

Now that looks like a cheesecake worth traveling for. Lucky house guest. I really ought to try making a baked cheesecake once again. I've not had much success in the past and decided it wasn't worth the effort. Now I'm not so sure.