Archive for May, 2008

Apple and Walnut Cake In an attempt to broaden my cake horizons, I decided to make this cake. When it came out of the oven, I was a bit unconvinced, it looked a bit like one of those dry fruit cakes, a day later and its really come into its own. Hence I ate about 3 slices too many […]

My Favourite Cheese Sandwich This is the ultimate Saturday afternoon snack. Well actually its a pretty good snack any time, I just always end up having it on a Saturday afternoon. This is no ordinary cheese sandwich. Its grilled cheese, and the cheese should be very strong cheddar (try Montgomery cheddar)topped with slowly cooked onions, some chopped gherkins and […]

Gooey Chocolate Cake This is actually just a baked chocolate mousse, so you could chill the mixture in individual pots (coffee cups work well) and have it as a mousse. That said, its really worth baking it in the oven. I’m not a massive of eating chocolate on its own, but it really comes into its own in […]

Pasta with Peas, Basil and Pumpkin Seeds I hate to say it, but another recipe from Nigel Slater. Once again the combination sounds a bit weird, but I love peas and I love basil, so I thought I’d give it a go. The toasted pumpkin seeds are delicious and go perfectly with the garlicky, oily peas. I never know what pasta to […]

Chocolate Muffins Now I don’t normally go in for chocolate muffins, I prefer, nuttier, fruitier versions. But these chocolate muffins are no ordinary chocolate muffins, another fabulous recipe from the wonderful Dan Lepard. They’re just the right side of gooey to make them definietely a muffin, but still intense and chocolate. I made mine in cupcake cases, […]

Pasta with Anchovy and Tomato Sauce More pasta and more anchovies. You may be forgiven for thinking I’m obsessed, which is partly true, but you can’t can’t really go wrong with pasta can you? And anchovies are the perfect storecupboard ingredient. Having spent most of the Bank holiday watching Jamie Oliver on BBC Food, I had a hankering for pasta, I […]

Herby Pasta This was borne out of post pub hunger and trying to assemble something out of what was in the fridge. Thankfully you can’t really go wrong with garlic, capers, anchovies, olives and herbs (we had oregano and parsley). For some reason, we decided to stir in a bit of creme fraiche at the end, but […]