Who doesn’t love a good mince pie? The most important word in that sentence is good. So here is what I think makes an excellent one. A few extras, but worth the effort! Ingredients 140g/5oz cold butter , diced 225g/8oz Plain flour 50g/2oz Ground Almonds 50g/2oz Caster Sugar 1 Orange, zest only pinch of salt 1 egg yolk 1-2 [...]
When I first heard about Margaret’s cookery classes I was delighted with the times they were on (evenings suited me best) and how good value they were. It was right up my street because they are classes that do starters, main courses and desserts…just what I needed. To say I was delighted with the classes [...]
This is a bit of a departure for me. A jump into the unknown. Even though I have had a blog for nearly two years I have never written with any sort of personal input or emotion. I just posted recipes and a few other bit and pieces. So here goes. I started my business [...]
Ingredients 150ml Malt vinegar 2 Tbsp Dark Rum 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers (use milder chillies if you don’t like too much heat) 1 red onion finely diced 4 spring onions chopped 1 Tbsp Goodalls Dried Thyme 2Tbsp Olive oil 2 tsp salt 2 tsp Black pepper , freshly ground 4 tsp Goodalls AllSpice 4tsp [...]
The Rack of Lamb is a thing of beauty, the herb crust its crowning glory. I just love this cut of meat but it is not without its hazards when cooking. Over cooking and under cooking being the main problems. Here is a guide to allow you to achieve the perfect result. I recommend [...]
I am fed up with the usual food that gets trotted out for the feast of St. Paddy. I am guessing the man himself was a bit of an adventurer and would approve wholeheartedly of me doing something a little different in his honour. I am doing something that should go down well with kids [...]
Growing up my Dad baked all the bread for family. He would do it in big batches that would keep us going for 2 weeks of school lunches and breakfasts with loaves emerging from the freezer every day or so. The best part of breadmaking day though, was the toutons. Toutons, or damper dogs, are [...]
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