For August’s Random Recipe Challenge, Dom over at Belleau Kitchen has taken us waaaay back to the very beginning. This month’s instructions echo those of the first ever Random Recipes Challenge, the rules being: number your books/place them in a pile/throw them in the air randomly select a cook book open the cook book to … Continue reading »
Posted in August 2012 …
Chocolate Cherry Tarts
I am squeaking in under the wire with my entry for Choclette of Chocolate Log Blog’s We Should Cocoa challenge this month, the deadline for which is tomorrow. August’s challenge is guest hosted by the lovely Janice at Farmersgirl Kitchen who has chosen the delicious combination of chocolate and cherries as the theme. Luckily I … Continue reading »
Tomato and Almond Tart
So I am finally back from my little jaunt to the UK and boy am I glad that I went back for the Olympics. Sadly my much fought for athletics ticket turned out to be a lot of people jumping over high bars with and without poles which I can’t claim was the most exciting. … Continue reading »
Dan Lepard’s Ham, Egg and Potato Pie
I am still plodding through my epic “to bake” list from Dan Lepard’s Short and Sweet. A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned there were still thirty-five recipes on the list. Well make that thirty-two now as I have ticked a couple off recently. I intended to blog about them all but unfortunately the last … Continue reading »
Butternut and Sage Yorkshire Puddings
This post is dedicated to my old uni flatmate Jo. She used to make this wonderful dish of savoury Yorkshire pudding with cheddar and onion topped off with a Marmite gravy. I don’t even like Marmite but I used to love Jo’s Yorkshire pudding. You could argue that this was because I was a student … Continue reading »