The Big Freeze is back! A stroll through my own backyard winter wonderland
No recipe today I’m afraid… in fact, I’ve not cooked all week but I’ll be back with some recipes soon enough. Meantime, do you fancy a virtual walk with me through my town in our little corner of...
View ArticleCrispy and chewy cranberry oat biscuits in less than 30mins
It takes me longer to cook a fry up then it does to make these biscuits. Here they are squished down and ready for the oven. If you’re an impatient baker like me, you’ll love that these biscuits take...
View ArticleA lime and ponzu dressed salmon carpaccio
I've used this photo before but I thought it fitting to re-post as I love the heart shaped shadow it leaves behind Valentine’s Day – celebrate it because you want to and not because the calendar tells...
View ArticleSimple salads: Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad
Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad Changing a lifetime of bad eating habits I am really, really annoyed with myself. I’ve been looking forwarding to making and posting this recipe for some time now,...
View ArticleFor her Majesty… thebigfatnoodle’s Diamond Jubilee cake for the Queen
While the cakes were baking, I was practising my union jack cake decorating skills. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee As I sit here typing, I’m watching the Queen’s floating pageant take place on our TV. The...
View ArticleI dare you to stop at one… les chouquettes
We watched Sara Errani win her first set, then lose her second in a 6-1 defeat. She fought back in the 3rd set to win the game but we’d left by then :( One of the perks of my job is that I get to go to...
View ArticleIt’s curry time! Curry puff puffs, curry filo puffs and curry cups
Spice is life – Britain’s continuing love for Indian spices and flavours. Curry in a hurry If there’s one type of food that the Brits have truly taken to their hearts and made their own, it is the...
View ArticleEvery day should be pancake day
My very sceptical looking cat keeping me and my temporary cast company on Monday morning. Be careful what you wish for… When I was growing up, I always wanted to break a limb, ideally my arm. It had...
View ArticleA longer sabbatical than I’d originally planned…
Hi everyone One of the reasons for my lengthy absence. Is anyone still out there??? It has been such a LONG time since my last post, and I’m really sorry about that. I did kind of drop off the planet...
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