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.
.Croiffles Yep, that’s right. A blog post with a title that you can’t even pronounce. The picture might give you some clue though. It’s a waffle made from croissant dough. Hence the croiffle name. You see, much as a dog is not just for Christmas and cake is not just for birthdays, waffle machines are not just for waffles. There is so much more you can
Leftover turkey and ham pie If you are anything like me you will have bought a turkey that barely fits in the oven and now you are wondering what to do with all the leftovers. This year has been a weird year for knowing how many to cater for but when it comes to the turkey I always make sure there is lots for Boxing Day and onwards. You see, I
. What? Yes dear reader. You heard me. In just five minutes you can be eating warm freshly made cake. From a mug. And it couldn’t be more simple. I made a couple yesterday and took one round to my granny for tea. Let me tell you, it takes some explaining to a granny who is used to doing things properly. “In the
You can’t beat a great food partnership. Fish and chips. Tuna and sweetcorn. Rice and peas. Spaghetti and Bolognese. To name but four. And Oxo are well aware of that and have now come up with something rather clever to add a little mealtime magic partnership to some old family favourites. A little something to give dinner a magic jooz. how do you
Stuffing your stocking with Sage Appliances Last Saturday I co-hosted an event with Harriet from Sage Appliances in their test kitchen in Chiswick. Mr B, myself and half a dozen other bloggers got to play with all of their fabulous kitchen gadgets whilst preparing a backwards lunch. It wasn’t meant to be backwards but we got a bit excited about the ice cream maker and made Oreo ice
That’s a bold statement for a Saturday but you will need to trust me on this one, this really is the easiest ice cream recipe ever. I really think this recipe takes some beating, on either ease, or on taste. If you are looking for a quick, no churn, no ice cream machine easy recipe then this is it (though you can make it in an ice cream maker if
Oh yes. It was a fabulous day at Barrow Towers when the goodie bag below arrived. You see I love a bag. I have several hundred logo’ed shopping bags and have to be restrained when I am out shopping somewhere that sells one I might not have. The squeal from seeing the bag was nothing compared to the squeal when I saw the personalised rolling pin.
If you love fudge you will LOVE this salted caramel Baileys chocolate fudge. So there was a thing on Twitter, as there often is. A thing involving Henley Literary Festival earlier this week. A thing with Emma Freud who was interviewing Dawn O’Porter off the telly. And a thing about Emma having a thing about bring cakes to events. Last year the thing was cronuts as
because blueberry muffins are SO last year. And because waffles just taste so much better when you have made themselves (and have the Sage waffle maker that we have you want to make waffles all day every day). The knock on effect of this is that we are getting through more eggs and milk than ever before. And becoming much more aware of the eggs we buy. I
We have two apple trees in our garden, alongside a pear tree. All there when we moved in. I mostly ignore them to be honest. Well I don’t ignore them, I just sort of forget about them until I wonder why there are so many wasps when we cut the grass and have to step over all the windfalls. One of the great things about being part of
Sage Appliance’s waffle maker You will know by now if you are a regular reader that I am a huge fan of Sage Appliances. Huge. Massive. Everything they put their name to not only looks great, but works. Like properly works. The attention to detail is fabulous. Incorporating things that you never knew you wanted on a kitchen appliance until it is sitting in front of you on your worktop.
Dolce Gusto Review Earlier in the week I told you about my recently acquired love of coffee and how lucky we are to have a top of the range coffee machine. Now I freely admit that it is out of the price range of most people, even those that love their coffee as much as Mr B (who spent most of his student grant at uni on coffee). So