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Category: Houseplants
Shortbread – getting ready for new year
I don’t think it’s possible for any child growing up in Scotland to not have encountered shortbread usually over Christmas and New Year. It seems like everyone has an auntie with a perfect recipe and every household drags out a tin of shortbread at New Year. There are traditions involving shortbread all through Scotland from… Read more
Perfect meringues
A good while ago now, I promised Kate’s mum that she could have my meringue recipe and I completely forgot to give her it. I remembered today as I was making meringues (purely to test out the new food processor) and so thought I should blog it so that she has the recipe. Although it’s… Read more
Donut delight
This is not for the calorie-conscious… You have been warned. Kate and I are doughnut fans. Kate is a sucker for a good raspberry jam-filled one and due to my time in New York, I am a fan of a brand called Krispy Kreme. The only problem with this is that you can’t get Krispy… Read more
Home style curry
Curry is a generic western term for a dish comprising of a sauce made with a complex mix of herbs and spices which originates from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisines.The word curry itself is a bit of a mystery but we think it could have been anglicised from the… Read more
Baked Squash, stuffed with leeks
Eli & I eat quite a bit of squash as she’s a bit of a squash fiend, and this time of year is perfect with all the different types of squash available to cook with. Like most folk, we tend to cook with butternut squash, making soups and pastas mostly but this recipe is something… Read more
Easy pumpkin loaf with cream cheese ribbon (a lighter version of pumpkin loaf)
It’s that time of year when the daylight hours are getting shorter, the wind is getting chilly and the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn their autumn shades. Gone are the thoughts of crisp summer salads and ice cream sundaes to be replaced with soups and hearty meals. It’s this time when we… Read more
Panna Cotta Pleasures
Panna cotta (from Italian for cooked cream) is an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk, vanilla and sugar, mixing this with gelatine, and letting it cool until set. Panna cotta is one of those things I order in a restaurant and savour, feeling like it’s one of those chefy, difficult dishes that I… Read more
Best chocolate brownies recipe
Today is our friend Luke’s birthday and as a treat, we’re baking him a batch of Brownies to remind him what he’s missing from the states. Brownies are one of those things which scream USA along with cookies and pumpkin pie and the one thing us poor Brits need to know about Brownies is that… Read more