Ingredient Challenge: Capers, Anchovies And Garlic I decided for this ingredient challenge where you have to use capers, anchovies and garlic that I would take the first recipe on the pile on my desk and list some of the ingredients. All you need to do is come up with a dish using these three ingredients, … Continue reading Ingredient Challenge: Capers, Anchovies And Garlic

Something Savoury Challenge: Oranges And Honey The challenge this week is to cook something savoury using oranges and honey! Even though I bake something once a week and I have the most unbelievable sweet tooth, I much prefer to create savoury dishes. I very seldom follow recipes for savoury dishes but I do seem to … Continue reading Oranges And Honey | Something Savoury Challenge

My friend PinkPolkaDot has posted this week's Friday's Food Quiz Number 56, and here are my answers. If you would like to do the quiz, please pop on over to her blog to let her know. 1. What is “elachi” more commonly known as? cardamom. I bought some white cardamom in France in the most … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 56 For A Friday

Something Sweet Challenge: Spices The challenge this week is to bake something spices. I love to bake, and usually my weekend baking is the same chocolate cake, or a variation thereof. So, the something sweet challenge is to get me baking something new, something I have not tried before. Please do the challenge, even if you … Continue reading Something Sweet Challenge: Spices

It is Monday and I am doing Friday's quiz posted by my friend PinkPolkaDot. Please see her blog if you would like to take part. Here are my answers: 1. Kimchi is a fermented condiment from which country? Korean - this is thanks to reading Lara's blog all about her one year stay in Korea, … Continue reading Friday’s Food Quiz Number 55

Regional And Seasonal Challenge: Pumpkin Or Squash The challenge for this week is to use pumpkin or squash. There is no end date to the challenge as this is about challenging yourself to make use of a regional and seasonal product, hopefully in a way you have not done so before. The regional and seasonal … Continue reading Regional And Seasonal Challenge: Pumpkin Or Squash

My Mom, Monica went on a course to learn to make sugar flowers - and I could not wait to get her to show me how to make them. You have to be very patient but I must say the end result was worth having to start over a few times. My one flower was … Continue reading Competition: Win These Beautiful Flowers

My friend PinkPolkaDot has posted her weekly Friday's Food Quiz Number 54, and here are my answers. You too can participate - just let her know. 1. Where does authentic Hungarian Goulash get its reddish colour from? paprika 2. What is Cataplana? I am sure we have had this question before! It is a dish … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 54 For A Friday

I love it when there is a quiz for me to do, and here is Friday’s Food Quiz Number 53 from PinkPolkaDot. You too can take part by going to her blog to see the 'rules'. 1. What is Pierogi? Dumplings which I think originate from Poland 2. What is a Bienenstich Cake and what … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 53 For A Friday

I would like to extend a big thank you to all the entrants of this competition and of course without a doubt a big, special thank you to Gill of Le Creuset for providing the prize for the winner. In the photograph below you will see the cassis bake set which comprises of a 26cm and … Continue reading Le Creuset Competition Winner

The Something Savoury challenge is to get people who do not ordinarily cook into the kitchen to try their hand at something. I use the challenge to cook something out of my ‘must try this’ file. The challenge for this week is make something savoury using cabbage. There is no end date to the challenge … Continue reading Something Savoury Challenge: Cabbage

My friend PinkPolkaDot has posted her regular food quiz - if you would like to take part, please take a look at her blog 🙂 Here are my answers to Friday's Food Quiz Number 52. 1. What is the main ingredient of peperonata? peppers (Italian dish) 2. What is pansotti? ravioli 3. Which vegetables is part … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 52 For A Friday

Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to win? Well, if you answer yes to both these questions then this is the place to be. Earlier today I issued this month's Something Sweet Challenge. I issued the challenge so that I can make something in the lovely cassis gift that we were given by … Continue reading Le Creuset Competition

PinkPolkaDot has posted Friday's Food Quiz Number 51 and you are more than welcome to pop over to her blog and give it a try! Here are my answers to Friday's Food Quiz Number 51. 1. What type of meat is traditionally used in a Cacciatore stew? Chicken or rabbit, Cacciatore means hunter in Italian and … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 51 For A Friday

Something Savoury Challenge Usually, on a Friday you would find a challenge - and this week it should be for something savoury. I could pressure myself and post a challenge - but what would be the point in that? We leave for Europe next week Wednesday and between now and then I have a lot … Continue reading Something Savoury Challenge

PinkPolkaDot has posted Friday's Food Quiz Number 50 - if you would like to participate, please go over to her blog! Here are my answers to Food Quiz Number 50. 1. What is a Mozart cake? a chocolate mousse cake made in a pastry shell 2. What is chimichurri? it is a green sauce made from … Continue reading Food Quiz Number 50 For A Friday

Something Sweet Challenge: Cranberries This week, the challenge is to bake something using cranberries. If you do the challenge, please link back to my blog, and leave a comment here for me so that I can include you in the round up. There is no time limit on the challenge. I much prefer using cranberries … Continue reading Something Sweet Challenge: Cranberries