A lifestyle blog
I could never class myself as a foodie blogger but I do try, though it would never be described as haut cuisine. Comfort is how I would describe most of the things I produce, and if it can all be done in one pan then I am all over it. This is where my recipes, restaurant reviews and kitchen appliance reviews live. And badly shot photos of food in general.
. Okay so it is now after Ellie’s birthday and I can bring myself to talk about Christmas, and one of my traditions. Christmas is all about traditions and over the years ours have evolved as a family. The one that gives me the most pleasure in the run up to the main even though is baking that first batch of mince pies. There is nothing like making
. When your lovely mum in law rips a page from the Waitrose magazine, puts a Post It on it saying “saw this and thought of you”, well you have to try it don’t you?! I can see why the real Mummy Barrow ( I so think my mother in law should register that domain and become a blogger, her recipes and craft ideas are superb. And the Real
. Earlier this week it was National Apple Day and to help celebrate I was sent some of the finest English apples to have a little taste test with. Now, I know nothing really about apples, other than how to chop them up and make them into a crumble. Or, like in the picture above turn them into toffee apples as part of our Halloween celebrations. But English Apples wanted me
. I ruddy love autumn. It really is my favourite season. Spring is a bit too wishy washy for me. Summer is either too hot or too full of people moaning that it isn’t hot enough. And winter is full of people scurrying about because they are cold, and travel disruption for Mr B trying to commute in London. Autumn for me is the perfect time
. Oh yes it is. Okay it isn’t. But it was. And this post should have gone live then but, well, you don’t need the ins and outs, suffice to say it didn’t happen. But to celebrate I thought I do a little round up of my favourite coffee related products. And whilst I am here, if you are on Pinterest have you seen that I have a
. Next weekend sees the Audley End Apple Festival and as part of the celebrations I was challenged to come up with an apple recipe. Which is handy really as we have a couple of apple trees in our garden and generally speaking we don’t do a huge amount with them each year. A real shame and there is no excuse since the least we could do is juice them.
Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream Recipe I decided to make this ice cream for Jonnie’s birthday as they are a sweet he likes (unlike the metre long tube of jelly beans I bought him for his birthday. Oops) and I thought it might be a bit different. Can I really make Ferrero Rocher Ice cream? Yes, yes you can! It is a really simple ice cream to make, needs only
. This is one of our favourite meals in Barbados. In fact it is the first thing we eat when we get there and signifies the start of our holiday. I have been trying to re-create the recipe for a couple of years and think I might have just got there with this version. I can’t though re-create the heat, humidity, or view. But then
Did I want to be involved with #WaffleFriday they said. The theme is a tower they said. Thoughts went to Pisa and the fact that any tower of waffles I build has a definite lean to it. I have done a tower before of course, with the beauty above. So I thought I might stick to the theme and do something Wimbledon related. I got all
. Okay it might not quite be cheating but smoothies to me have always been a faff. You have to buy all the fruit and prepare it and then measure it all out, blitz it in your smoothie maker, and generally flap around for ages, to get one glass of fruit. Or you get organised and buy the fruit and then forget to use it, or something
.Pimms O Clock waffles Pimms season is officially upon us, the sun is out, and if ever we needed a drink at 6pm it’s right now. It is Pimms O’Clock all week. This recipe comes hot on the heels of my making waffles with gin and tonic for World Gin Day Pimms O’Clock Waffles Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 20 mins
. I don’t know about you but when I am buying presents for Father’s Day I know I can’t go wrong with something booze related. Either a really great bottle of Port, or a glass that says “Best Dad”, it is highly likely your recipient will be hugely grateful. Here are a few ideas on a boozy theme for Father’s Day this weekend. First up is a brilliant