and in particular the little pies on the cover. Using a 12 hole muffin tin they’re the dimensions of little pork pies and it amazes me it’s never occurred to me before to use the same tin for pies. [Read on...]
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Missing Danger Mouse was bad enough but being unable to discuss Grange Hill in the playground next morning was miserable; the nadir being missing Danny Kendall dying in Mr. Bronson’s car. [Read on...] Today’s recipe is possibly the only one I can think of that requires an item of clothing or an accessory to accompany it. France’s Galette des Rois is traditionally served on January 6 for the Feast of the Epiphany marking the end of twelve days of Christmas. [Read on...] 
Spar was the local supermarket on the Midland’s council estate where I spent my teenage years. With humming fridges and strip lighting, it sold things like Vesta curries and crusty rolls in a giant plastic tube with a hole at the bottom from which you pulled your bread before decanting it into a polythene [Read on...] In the novel “Blackberry Wine”, Joanne Harris’ follow up to Chocolat, the protagonist inherits some bottles of fruit in alcohol that have been steeping for around forty years. Each time he drinks one of them, he has hallucinations and then needs to drink another bottle to see what happens next. Or at least that’s [Read on...] 
I am fond of the word “quiche” as my Grandma Kitty used to remind me of an occasion when I embarassed her in Nuneaton’s Attleborough Co-op in around 1985: Grandma at deli counter: “I’ll have some of that quit-chee please” My 11 year old self: “Grandma! It’s keeeesch!” [Read on...] 
My grandmother always made dozens of mince pies at Christmas. She used to mix her pastry with orange juice instead of water. Today I bring you the second of three mincemeat recipes featured this month but the only one which could be called a mince pie. [Read on...] 
This is ridiculously easy. In fact I may boast that I have discovered the Holy Grail: a cooked pudding that is respectable enough to serve to guests, very easy to make, not that high in calories, includes real fruit, can be prepared in advance etc etc… It is very quick. My tribute to “Nigella [Read on...] 
Fourth installment of my August Bake Five challenge, using Rachel Allen’s “Bake”. Today I have made her Beef, Stout and Anchovy Pie with hot water pastry crust in honour of my fifth wedding anniversary. I had some casserole steaks from Sainsburys that I carefully cut into cubes. I browned them very carefully in batches – [Read on...] |
 
 
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