Earlier this week, I started work on a platter of Thanksgiving cookies as a surprise for my lovely friend Marguerite, who is not a native of these shores, but has moved to this sceptred isle from America. I am fairly sure that she gets homesick at times, so I wanted to make an effort to…
I was asked by a good friend to make a birthday cake for her cool kid. The birthday girl in question is not a typical girly girl. No, this kid likes dinosaurs, snakes, spiders and all things awesome. To start off, I baked one half of a sphere cake pan. This was placed flat side…
While planning this weekend’s meals, this little number jumped right to the front of the queue. It is probably my favourite go-to meal whenever I go to an Italian restaurant, but I occasionally like to do my own twist at home. I have tweaked and poked and added to it until it suits my palate….
I made some pumpkin purée this weekend from the pumpkins that I managed to grow. About half a dozen pumpkins survived the slug invasion, and while they will last a good while uncut, the easiest way to store them for future cooking purposes is as purée. It can be frozen in purée form until required….
Janet MacDonald describes herself as a writer who cooks rather than a cook who writes. Like me, she has a passion for pumpkin and squashes. They are delicious, versatile and oh so good for you. I am terribly saddened by how difficult it is to get hold of anything other than Butternut in the UK….
It’s the weekend, the weather outside is blowing a gale, so what you need is pie. Pie makes everything better. This pie, or more accurately tart, is really tasty considering its relatively few ingredients. As most of the ingredients are prepared and cooked before hand, this dish is excellent for preparing in advance. You could…
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