Buy sweetcorn in the husk. I’m a little bit late with this advice but I think there might still be some available in shops and from markets. (I hope to grow my own next year.) Pre-heat your oven to 180°C. Put the sweetcorn, husk and all, onto a rack in the centre of the oven. … More The Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob
My previous tea infuser lets bits of tea out into the water and is a fiddle to get the loose tea into. I bought this infuser from Lakeland and it really is good. I know that finding a good one is hard so I thought it might be helpful to share my discovery! Here it … More Lakeland Silicone Tea Bag
I have so many frozen bananas; this is another recipe to use up over-ripe ones with. It is very dense and it needs to be eaten fairly quickly. 2 medium-sized bananas 170g caster sugar 170g self-raising flour 170g margarine 3 eggs 1tsp vanilla essence 2tbsp Nutella (or other chocolate and nut spread) Preheat your oven … More Banana and Nutella Loaf
I usually post if I have a discount code to share. I am a bit late but this year there is a 30% off early bird offer; use the code E30E when buying through the website. The offer ends 30/07/2015. The show is on 13-15 November at the Olympia. This year the ticket includes entry … More BBC Good Food Show London 2015
I have been absent for a while and there have been some changes, but I am making my return with a traditional recipe. Why is it called ‘spotted dick’? I believe it is ‘spotted’ for the currants and ‘dick’ is a possibly a corruption of pudding or dough. I still have more currants than I … More Spotted Dick
I finally had enough frozen over-ripe bananas to make one of my favourite recipes. It is delicious. You could leave out the walnut if you prefer; I just like the extra texture. You will need: 175g caster sugar 175g self-raising flour ½tsp bicarbonate of soda 4tbsp cocoa powder 100g chocolate chips 50g walnut pieces 2-3 … More Chocolate, Banana and Walnut Loaf
I love a good scone, and these are just the thing for a dull, rainy day. The citrus tang makes them a little more unusual than a standard fruit scone – but I would still serve them with clotted cream and a bramble jam. You will need: 225g self-raising flour pinch of salt 55g margarine … More Clementine and Sultana Scones
If your family is anything like mine, you will still have several boxes of biscuit and chocolate selections from Christmas lying around. In one of these tubs there were a lot of leftover ‘Twisted’ Cadbury Creme Eggs. They don’t seem to be our thing. The recent news that the recipe for the standard eggs has … More Mini ‘Twisted’ Creme Egg Brownies
My sister wanted to make her boyfriend a cake for his birthday – until he asked for a gateau. Then it got turfed over to me. I was under the impression we would be doing it together but she was conveniently busy that evening. Not that I am bitter. Anyway, I haven’t actually made a … More Dark Chocolate Gateau
My favourite food of 2014 was black pudding. Once I tried it, I couldn’t eat it often enough to be quite honest – I have it with roast dinner, scrambled eggs and, of course, no English breakfast is ‘full’ or ‘traditional’ without it. On Christmas day it is our tradition that we have freshly baked … More Black Pudding Sausage Rolls
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