All recipes, both our own plus those reprinted with permission from cookbook publishers
Heeeeeell, YES, I made pickleback ice lollies! And they are mighty, mighty fine! First, I made straight pickled gherkin ice lollies, inspired by an idea I came across when searching for Zoku character designs. I used pickling juice (and a little sliced gherkin) from the jar I bought back with me from Amsterdam earlier this ... Read more »
The theme for July’s BSFIC challenge was to use sweetened condensed milk as your ice cream base. To my delight, you loved condensed milk ice cream recipes as much as I did; Not only are they quick and easy, but also perfect for those who don’t have ice cream machines. First to pick up the gauntlet ... Read more »
This no-churn ice cream recipe makes a fantastically dense, rich and creamy chocolate ice cream. I used very dark chocolate indeed to achieve a deliciously bitter result, but you could use a 70% chocolate to dial it back a little, if you prefer. Although it’s not much, the quarter teaspoon of coffee granules definitely comes ... Read more »
For most of my 40 years, I’ve labelled broccoli as The Devil’s Vegetable (along side celery, which still is). I’ve huffed and puffed indignantly about the increasing prevalence of this vegetable over the years – order a dish that comes with “green vegetables” and 99 times out of a 100 you’ll get a plate of ... Read more »
I’ve already posted about the results of my first trials of the Thermomix I’ve been loaned for a couple of months, in this post about basil tagliatelle and ragu bolognese. Another of the recipes I tried, looking for those where the varied functions of the Thermomix would clearly save me time and effort, was their ‘Fast ... Read more »
Honeycomb ice cream is the very favourite flavour of a friend of ours, so this honeycomb ice cream slice, or semi-freddo, seemed a suitable house warming gift for his move into a house which already has all the kitchen gadgets, towels and cushions it could ever want. Honeycomb ice cream isn’t actually made with real ... Read more »
A first for Bloggers Scream For Ice Cream, for the June BSFIC challenge I was able to offer a prize for my favourite entry, courtesy of Philips. Although the weather has really not lived up the best June can offer, I set a theme of fruit in the hope of cooling recipes featuring nature’s sweet bounties. In ... Read more »
Of course I’d heard of a Thermomix. Beloved of chefs everywhere and of many domestic cooks too, this machine comes up in conversations with foodie friends on a regular basis. But there are often gasps of shock when the £800 price tag comes up; that’s a hell of a lot for a single appliance! So, ... Read more »
About Cobnuts The Kent Cob or cobnut is a cultivated variety of hazelnut which originated, as the name suggests, in the county of Kent. Mankind have likely eaten wild hazelnuts from the dawn of our species, an excellent source of protein foraged from the land. Hazels are found throughout the temperate band of the Northern ... Read more »
Where once I might have got most of my inspiration from cookery books, food magazines and even the telly, these days a lot comes from online content. Not just other food blogs (of which I read hundreds and hundreds) but also twitter and, lately, Pinterest. I was intrigued by the avocado and coconut sorbet my ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]