This week’s Bake Off challenge was a first – they’ve never done a batter challenge in the tent before which was very exciting. Although there was one thing that kept winding me up in this week’s episode. You wouldn’t…
Breakfast
With the cold weather firmly upon us now, my regular yogurt and granola breakfast just doesn’t really feel like it’s cutting it any more. And in my ever-increasing strive to eat healthily most of the time so that I…
Breakfast burritos filled with Hatch green chile have got to be one of the things I miss most about New Mexico (aside from my family, of course!) And Sam had never even heard of a breakfast burrito, unless it…
My mouth salivates every time I think about this meal. It’s one of my absolute favourites. It’s delicious, super cheap to make, and quite quick. In fact, the only reason that I haven’t blogged about it before now is…
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: brunch is the best meal of the day. You can pick whatever you want. Omelet? Sure. Burger? A-OK! Coffee? Check. A cocktail? Why not! But my favourite kind of brunches…
When you make homemade croissants, you’ll instantly transport yourself to France. And by instantly, I mean over the course of two days because the pastry dough for homemade croissants sits in the refrigerator overnight. So while this certainly didn’t…
For the longest time, I was a porridge avoider. I thought it was tasteless and it reminded me of the gruel “Oliver Twist” begs for. But Sam has shown me the error of my porridge snob ways, and convinced…
On Tuesday, I promised an explanation of what Pancake Day is to some readers. Pancake Day is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (Shrove Tuesday). The idea of eating pancakes originated from the idea of using up your “rich” ingredients…
This weekend was very busy. I worked all day Saturday and then Sam and I took the train down to London on Sunday to go for a Sunday roast and the Anchor and Hope. We arranged to meet one…
I’ve had this recipe queued up for ages now. You can tell by the snow in the background. Ahh!!! Our apartment in Stratford. I miss being there SO MUCH. But let’s talk about pancakes. Delicious, delicious pancakes. The amazing…