by Kate | Nov 21, 2009 | recipes
Last month I treated myself to a copy of Good Housekeeping magazine and in it was a new recipe for Christmas Cake. The recipe looked lovely and, as its been a good few years since I have made one I decided to give it a go. To be fair, in the past I have only ever made...
by Kate | Dec 20, 2008 | recipes
Well this has been the first time I have made this but it will not be the last – it’s delicious and, as promised, here is the recipe: 6 Large lemons 1 750ml bottle of vodka 2 1/4 cups of water 3 cups sugar Wash and dry the lemons and with a vegetable...
by Kate | Oct 26, 2008 | recipes
My partner and I were reminiscing last night over the cakes of our childhood – all home-made of course. Shop bought cake was not within my parents budget. Ade had said that when he was a school boy he used to visit a friend’s house and the friend’s...
by Kate | Oct 5, 2008 | recipes
It all started as a way to use up leftovers from Sunday dinner roast in a way that my family would be happy to eat. I just layered all the leftovers in a pie dish – poured the gravy over and then put a shortcust top on it. The trouble is – its too...
by Kate | Oct 5, 2008 | recipes
We bought the jars last year ready to do some preserving in bottles but the tomatoes didn’t grow and the jars stayed in the cupboard. This year, however we had loads and decided to ‘go for it’ First we dipped them into boiling water to loosen the...
by Kate | Sep 21, 2008 | recipes
You know what its like – it gets to that time of year when your freezer has more ice than contents. you know you have to eat those strange things you don’t know why you bought, or, throw them away but that’s such a waste. I’m fortunate, my...
