Archive for April, 2009

Chocolate Brioche pudding There’s this Nigella recipe for Orange Scented Brioche Pudding and it is AMAZING. Brioche, spread with marmalade, squished into a dish, topped with custard and baked until golden. This is the bread and butter pudding. So, when I spotted these little chocolate brioche rolls in the supermarket, I thought I’d make a chocolate version. Yes, […]

Creamy Cauliflower Pasta I’m a big fan of fried vegetables plus creme fraiche plus pasta for tea. It’s quick, easy and delicious. So, with yet another cauliflower to use up this week, I thought I’d give a similar treatment. I had initially thought of making a cauliflower cheese (i.e. cheesy bechamel sauce) and adding pasta. But, instead sizzled […]

Red Rice Stir Fry with Poached Eggs We get our vegetable box on a Friday and if we get cabbage and potatoes, I’ve taken to making bubble and squeak for brunch at the weekends. A spoon (or more) of baked beans on the side and a poached egg, what could be better? Now, this isn’t bubble and squeak in the strictest sense, […]

Innocent Veg Pots – Mark II Continuing the Innocent Veg Pot theme from my previous post – here’s my idea for sprucing up the Indian Daal Curry. I took loose inspiration from this Jamie Oliver recipe that I’ve been eyeing for a while and made a sort of spicy seafood and vegetable soup. Simply heat the veg pot with 1/2 cup […]

A New Ready Meal… I can’t remember the last time I bought a ready meal. Seriously. I’d rather eat a boiled egg and soldiers or beans on toast or a bowl of ice cream for my tea. Not only are they expensive, but they are generally pretty unappetising affairs. But now, Innocent have gone and brought out their veg […]

Apple and Walnut Cake Fresh from the success of my oat and raisin cookies and still having a love affair with cinnamon scented baked goods, I came up with this cake. Really, I was also becoming accustomed to a little afternoon treat to perk me up and needed something to fill the cookie gap. While this cake is definitely […]