It has been snowing since last Thursday and the long range forecast indicates that the weather will not get any better for the rest of the week; a gritter has just gone past our house in the snow. Everywhere looks pretty and white, with that eery mu...
Read moreI have been trying to create a hot chocolate product at Steenbergs and as part of my research I came up with this really rich hot chocolate recipe. This Hot Chocolate Recipe is something to relax with and enjoy at home, since Sophie calls it "a hug...
Read moreIt was my birthday recently and I had cheesecake for my birthday cake, which was a great idea. I was, also, given two mugs by my children: on the first was written "My train of thought was 15 minutes late" and on the second "I've learned so much fr...
Read moreI am winning with Christmas food preparations this year, which seems unbelievable considering how little time I seem to have to do anything at the moment;. I am running about one week behind last year. However, as a man who cooks, I do actually find...
Read moreEven better than Chocolate Rice Pudding in terms of return on effort is a quick and simple chocolate mousse, which always seems to get a big thumbs up from whoever tastes it, even though it is perhaps one of the simplest things to make.
Read moreThis recipe for Chocolate Rice Pudding was inspired by reading a blog by Helen Best-Shaw of Fuss Free Flavours fame, who wrote a recipe for Chocolate Risotto with Peaches. I was intrigued by the concept, especially having just made the Indian Tea In...
Read moreSince my blog the other week, I have looked further into the concept and style of traditional korma recipes and have found them a fascinating social history and felt that a korma would be ideal for Diwali. They seem to be a fusion recipe in the firs...
Read moreI cannot really believe that it is already November, the clocks have fallen back and I am preparing for Christmas, with the Christmas cake baked and Christmas pudding slated for this weekend. So on a cold, windy, dark November morning, I looked back...
Read moreWhen I made the Chicken Tikka the other day, I also made a Lamb Korma. The end result was nothing like the British Kormas that I had been used to, so I decided to investigate the concept of the korma further. The first thing to say is that I liked...
Read moreThe idea for this cake comes from the wonderful cook book "European Peasant Cookery" by Elisabeth Luard; it is her recipe for Apple Cake or Æblekage, which comes from Denmark. "European Peasant Cookery" is one of those great cookbooks that is packed...
Read moreFor whatever reasons, I have not been quite happy with the original teabread recipe that I created and posted a few weeks back, so I have been playing around with the recipe now and baking away. Now several teabreads and a family of very happy taste...
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