Day 3 and it's time to spoil you a little bit. I love making bread. Focaccia was one of, if not the first types of bread I ever made. It remains one of my favourites. I've learned a lot over the years about what you can and cannot put on top of a focaccia. Don't… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 3: Cider-Poached Sprout and Bacon Focaccia, and The Simplest, Quickest Garlic Bread
Day 2 of my Christmas Advent Recipe Extravaganza! And, unfortunately, we're on to one of the worst pictures I probably took this entire time. I swear it tastes a lot better than it ended up looking. Soup was one of the first things I learned to make when I was learning Professional Cookery at College,… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 2: Curried Parsnip Soup, Lemon Cream and Panettone Croutons
It's the 1st December and thus begins the crawl to the Christmas holiday, for all those who celebrate. If, like me, you've purchased an Advent Calendar (or two, or three, or... you get the picture. Open all those doors) then you're opening to a little treat every day on the lead up to one of… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 1: Leek, Egg and Smoked Salmon Yule Log
Whilst attending the Good-Food Show in June I purchased a copy of ‘Nadiya’s Fast Flavours’ by Bake-Off-Winner and British Television Presenter Nadiya Hussain. Over what feels like many months I’ve cooked quite a few recipes from this book and now—with Christmas round the corner—I can finally review it and say whether I consider it worth… Continue reading ‘Nadiya’s Fast Flavours’ Cookbook Review
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