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November 20, 2008

  • Rich Creamy Italian Custard

    Of all the fantastic foods in Italy, where you’re spoilt for choice, there is one simple dessert that, for me is top notch! (…)

November 1, 2008

  • Easy Pasta Recipes

    So, I have to follow the Wild Boar Sausage, ok no probs!
    Maybe, even do a pasta dish with it? (…)

October 21, 2008

October 12, 2008

  • The Secret of a Perfect Yorkshire Pudding

    The Yorkshire Pudding strangely enough originated in Yorkshire, the traditional Yorkshire Pudding was served as a starter, cooked in a hot oven below the meat, so that fat from the meat would fall onto the Yorkshire pudding, this was then served with onion gravy. (…)

October 2, 2008

September 28, 2008

  • 30 Days Hath September

    September is always a busy month in the kitchen for us, lots of pickling, preserving, cupboard clearing, trying to find last years pickling jars etc.
    Two important birthday cakes to make. (…)

September 14, 2008

  • IKEA got me in a pickle

    Now our rubbish summer here is over, (well lets face it we've had oooh 2 good days in April).
    It's about that time of year to make some home-made Piccalilli (Mustard Pickle). (…)

September 7, 2008

  • Nintendo DS Cooking Guide

     I recently came across some info on the new Cooking Guide programme by Nintendo and although it sounds great on paper I'm not entirely bowled over. (…)

September 2, 2008

  • Cooking up Nursery Rhymes

    As I am unable to make the most out of my Nintendo Wii Fit at the moment I decided to buy myself a book and you may laugh 'cause it's all about nursery rhymes! (…)

August 25, 2008

  • Can we lose weight on the Wii?

    I bought Les the Wii fit for her birthday, as she is convinced that she must lose weight, trouble is we both enjoy our food . (…)

August 18, 2008

August 15, 2008

  • How to make quick and easy meatballs

    I thought I knew how to make quick and easy meatballs until I found this recipe in an old collection of Les’s.
    These are so much better. (…)

August 8, 2008

  • Crockpot Soup

    Rough week. Left in charge of the house through illness.
    Household chores, ok, hoovering at night, trying not to make to much noise, hitting everything in sight, leave it to the weekend. (…)

August 5, 2008

  • Gary Rhodes, like him or not?

    He does tend to make his food 'fancy' with all that frothy stuff all over the food.
    Underneath all that, I say, he is one of our greatest chefs. (…)

July 28, 2008

  • Strawberry Fields Forever

    As we’re in the middle of the strawberry season I decided to make a dessert similar to one we enjoyed at my friends at the weekend. (…)

July 16, 2008

  • Saturday Night Starter

    When a friend rang me for help with a dinner party I was a bit surprised.
    He’s usually on the mark with food, but he was stumped for a light starter. (…)

July 13, 2008

  • Paella night

    With DJ and his new bride off on there travels, back to normal for Les and me. (…)

July 8, 2008

  • Ball Games

    Well I was going to make a traditional English roast dinner for our Australian guests, DJ and his bride. (…)

July 3, 2008

  • Birthday Girl

    Following on with all the excitement of people coming and going to Australia we now have another member of Baz’s family coming over for dinner at the weekend. (…)

June 30, 2008

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