My in-laws are throwing a new year's eve party tonight, and I offered to bake something sweet for their guests. I decided on making a chocolate marshmallow cake because it's sweet, chocolatey and doesn't contain...
Friday, 31 December 2010
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Lemon and Strawberry Hearts
Perhaps these little treats are too summery for this time of year, but they're so dinky and light I can't resist knocking up a batch whenever I have some cream that needs using up. Cream usually needs to be used...
Monday, 13 December 2010
One Ham: Three Meals
My Nan is spending Christmas in snowy Scotland, so before she leaves town I decided to invite her over for dinner. Her favourite meat is baked ham, so I bought a large 3kg joint (knowing that I would be able to...
Sausage and Red Onion Swirly Whirlies
The weather has turned cold and it's really put me in the mood for warm, comforting food. However the long, dark evenings have rendered me far too lazy to want to fiddle around in the kitchen for hours, preparing...
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Raspberry Creme Patissiere Flan
This recipe is perfect if you need to make a quick dessert but you're feeling a bit lazy. It doesn't require much effort and is stilll yummy! I used a shop bought flan case (lazy as I am) and filled it with home...
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! All my blogger friends are invited to my virtual Halloween party over at the Bakezilla household. We've been cooking up a storm! Why not try one of these delightful Graveyard Cupcakes..... ....Or...
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Office Bake Sale - Cupcakes.
Recently at work we held a bake sale to raise money for Macmillian Cancer Relief. I decided to bake a chocolate fudge cake (which I'm proud to say sold out in 15 minutes), savoury palmiers and of course, cupcakes.I...
Sundried Tomato, Ham and Cheese Palmiers
I made these little babies for a bake sale at work. They're really scrummy and sold pretty well. I didn't really have a recipe to follow. If you want to try them, I'd suggest googling a standard palmier recipe...
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Plum and Apple Chutney
After making plum sauce, I still had around 80 plums to cook with. I began googling plum recipes and found this little gem. A colleague had kindly given me some apples prior to finding this recipe, so chutney seemed...
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Teriyaki Salmon
I'm a big fan of teriyaki chicken, although I've never made it. I had never tried teriyaki salmon, and as we had a couple of fillets in the freezer I decided to give it a go. I really liked this recipe because...
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Plum Ice Cream
My mother in law has a lovely plum tree in her back garden, and a few weeks ago she noticed that several plums had started to drop from it. My younger brothers in law decided to climb into the tree, and after giving...
Banana-Chocolate Cookies
On a recent family holiday to Devon, my younger brother in law and I decided it would be fun to bake cookies. We added chopped banana to basic choc-chip cookie mix and rolled the mix into balls. We baked them for...
Leeds United Cupcakes
The football season kicked off last month, and Leeds' first game of the season against Derby was aired on television. My in-laws had us over for nibbles, and to watch the match. I decided to bake some Leeds cupcakes...
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Rainbow Cake
Recently, a friend and colleague of mine turned 22. She had a birthday barbecue to celebrate the occasion and I decided to make her a birthday cake. She told me that she likes the colour purple so I decided to...
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Father's Day Sausage Rolls
Today is Father's Day, and to celebrate I made my Dad some sausage rolls. I've made these for him before, and he seems to really like them. I think it's sweeter to give a homemade gift, so I knocked up a batch...
Chili Stuffed Peppers
I love this recipe because it's yummy, filling and very low in carbohydrates. It takes a little time to prepare, so it's a perfect weekend meal.Ingredients:4 large bell peppers (yellow, orange or red)400g lean...
Sunday, 13 June 2010
England Cake (England vs USA)
After months of anticipation and excitement, the World Cup has finally arrived. For their first match, England had been drawn to play against the USA, and with football.....or soccer...being the most popular sport...
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Handmade Birthday Cards
The tag line for my blog is, "All things Cakey, Bakey and Hand-makey..." Well I've uploaded a few things cakey, and I've definitely shared a few things bakey, but as yet I've not shown you anything hand-makey!...
Super Simple Honey-Mustard Marinade
The recent warm weather here in the UK really put me in the mood for something simple and light, like a nice salmon salad. Being a working gal, I don't have a great deal of time to make dinner when I get home from...
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
In the very bottom of my cupboard, buried deep under piles of books, is a large, green shoe box. This shoe box holds around 300 recipes that I have cut from magazines and leaflets. Shamefully, I have only actually...
Sticky Pecan Squares
Finally it's the weekend! Two whole days to fill with whatever you like - and in my case, baking! I've been waiting all week long to try this recipe, which I got from http://www.monkeydish.com/Me and my husband...
Soft Brown Sugar Shortbread Fingers
My husband adores shortbread, and whilst I like it too, my favourite biscuit is always going to be something of the chocolate variety! But as shortbread is so simple (especially this recipe!) I have no problem...
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Pasta Con Verdure Arrosto
As extravagant as this recipe sounds, it translates to "Pasta with Roasted Vegetables" which means it's relatively straightforward. This dish is one of my favourites, and is especially good in the summer when the...
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Chocolatey Shortbread Hearts
I've always struggled with shortbread and found it can be a temperamental thing to bake. Sometimes it's too hard, sometimes it's too soft, and when the texture's perfect - it's not pretty! Shortbread tends to bubble...
Hearty Chicken and Veggie Stew
Yesterday was miserable, rainy and surprisingly cold for the last day of May. So I decide to cook a generous bowl of comforting stew for dinner. I had never made this before, it's a combination of a few of my staple...
Maple and Pecan Cheesecake
I love making cheesecakes. Any kind, any time, anywhere. I would probably bathe in cheesecake if it were possible. The great thing about them, is once you've mastered the basic recipe you can make all kinds of...
Monday, 31 May 2010
My First Post....
The day has arrived. I finally succumbed and started a blog. I've been so inspired by the many creative blog authors out there, that I decided to see what I can offer back to all of you. So a little about me: My...
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