Visit to the physiotherapist
It was all a bit traumatic: still wary of being in a car since the accident; the first time in another enclosed space for many months; having to go through all the injuries from nearly three years ago. The final…
Penny
No greater love…
Many will know that I don’t eat cheese, loathe the smell of it and it gives me migraines. So it was a sign of true love to order a whole Stilton for Christmas. I confess I was somewhat laissez-faire in…
Ginger biscuits go global.
Well, not quite, but I couldn’t resist the alliteration! In fact, I’ve been doing live on-line bake-ins for blind students in both Hertfordshire and San Francisco this week. The Brits wanted some tips about baking so I explained my only…
Hot hot-water pastry
You probably know this pastry from pork pies or those gala pies with an egg in the middle: served cold straight from the fridge or lukewarm in a picnic. Can I strongly commend this pastry when it is still fresh…
Cherry ripe
Actually, they weren’t until spread out in the sun for a day. These aren’t any old cherries but the sour Morello variety from the historic Porter’s Lodge garden www.portersgarden.org in Portsmouth Naval Base. My great friend, Joan, is a…
One orange:two recipes
You probably won’t want to serve both at the same meal, especially as the strawberries need some time to macerate, but a little morning prep gives you the basis for lunch and supper. 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 orange,…
Too tempting to make many!
I’ve been looking for something very simple, quick and easy to make to serve with desserts: to add texture, crunch and spice. These ginger biscuits fit the bill and a tray of 12 is more than enough sugary temptation…
More paving than Pavlova
Pavlova, meringue, Christmas pudding, bee hive, British Bee Keeping Association, BBKA disastrous day in the kitchen: meringue melt-down and pudding pot welded to pan. I was experimenting with the new food processor and its special beating blade. The goal was…
Solutions galore!
Huge thanks to everyone who responded to my “opening” dilemma. Your solutions worked and the key was to ensure that my wonderful assistant read the packaging. To be fair to him, the words “Peel to open” were quite small and…
Highly Dangerous Comestible
Highly dangerous comestible. To whom it may concern, I wish to raise a…