I can be a lazy cook, cooking what I know. Every now and then it’s good to push yourself. So a couple of weeks ago I joined the Fresh From the Oven monthly challenge. Each month there is a new baking challenge. This is my first and was nearly my last challenge. When I read [...]
Archive for February, 2010
No Knead Bread
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Total conclusion
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Having tried several recipes using Total these are my conclusions. We blind tested all three yogurts for taste to see if we could tell which was which. We originally thought this was a non starter as it would be obviously. It wasn’t. We were also surprised that natural yogurt does have a taste and that [...]
Sophia’s Cheesecake
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was one of the first recipes I learnt to cook. When I first started making this I would use a tin of cherry pie filing on top of the topping. My tastes have changed over the years and I now prefer to eat it plain. Any topping could be used, fresh fruit, nuts or [...]
Total-ly Devoted
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I was a child I spent eight weeks every summer in Loutraki, Greece. Summer in Loutraki was a family tradition – my great grandmother, grandmother and mother had all spent their summers there. We would stay at the Palace Hotel, always in the same rooms and have the same routine year in, year out. [...]
Curried Parsnip Soup
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a great soup to make if you have some left over parsnips lurking about in the bottom of the fridge. It quick and simple to make. This recipe serves 6-8 but you can alter the milk or stock quantity to make it stretch. If you wanted to freeze it I would not add [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Letkes
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had some potatoes that needed using up. What better way than making some Letkes. These are so simple and quick to make. Letkes are really potato pancakes. The real secret is to make sure all the liquid from the potatoes has been squeezed out. These are really served as a side dish but we [...]
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Usually I can wait for the cake to cool before cutting a slice but I just couldn’t wait to try this one hence the rather scruffy edges, I had already eaten two slices before taking a picture. When I was a child my mother would always have a cake in a tin, not always the [...]
Can you tell what it is yet?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A disaster, that’s what! I really enjoy eating Cantucci biscotti’s with my morning coffee. I buy them in Waitrose and always feel guilty because I think they are rather expensive for what will last a morning or if they are lucky two. Once opened I just can’t leave them alone neither can Tom. I have [...]
Piedmont Roasted Peppers or Peperoni alla Piedmontese
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is my version of Delia Smith’s version of Elizabeth David’s recipe. 4 Large red or yellow peppers 6 Tomatoes Tinned anchovy fillets 2 Cloves garlic Olive oil Pepper Basil leaves Start by slicing the peppers carefully through the stalks and then cut down splitting them in two. Remove the seeds and wash. Put the [...]
