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Barm Brack

Shelley — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:06:48 +0100

This is a lovely recipe that I frequently think of but seldom make. It requires a bit of planning because it starts off the night before with some cold tea...

Rhubarb Muffins

Shelley — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:12:37 +0100

This was my breakfast this morning: tea, an apple and a rhubarb muffin.

I made the muffins yesterday so I could take half a dozen over to my mum. I don't know why but I was pretty set on rhubarb. We won't have any from the garden for a while yet but I still have plenty in the freezer from last year and I thought it would make pretty pink muffins. I did some quick internet...

Garden Curry

Shelley — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:31:53 +0100

I made curry for dinner last night and it was awesome. It started in my garden and ended on the table and was super easy to make.

Rice Pudding

Shelley — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:41:57 +0100

This is what I'm eating right now - well, I suppose technically this picture is from last week, but I am eating rice pudding from the same recipe in the same bowl with whipped cream and sugar cinnamon on top so I consider it close enough to not bother taking a new picture - it's so creamy and good. I like it best still warm but it's good cold too (and pretty awesome for breakfast)....

Turkey Noodle

Shelley — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:46:42 +0100

This is the turkey noodle soup we ate the other night and for some reason I'm having a lot of trouble writing about it. Maybe it's because it feels a bit like a cheater soup (in terms of something as traditional as turkey noodle after Christmas). It certainly was very easy but it was also so good.

I have a confession to make: I don't really like traditional turkey (or ch...

Busy, Busy

Shelley — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:52:47 +0100

This poor little blog. So behind. Fortunately I'm almost caught up on everything else. Last weekend arrived with the first of our Christmas activities and I woke up Monday morning and realized that I needed to get stuff into the mail now and it wasn't even finished yet! A busy week followed and I just never had enough slow time where I was awake enough to write.

But this morning is slow ... we've had coffee and I might even have a second cup, we're smelling brioche ...

Upside Down

Shelley — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:24:16 +0100

I forgot my camera on my desk at work today so of course what I most want to do is take pictures and blog. Picture taking is pretty much a no go without the camera (it's too grey outside to even try out my sunprint kit) but blogging I can do. This is a cake I made on Sunday.

We got a basket of BC peaches at the grocery store on Saturday and I decided to use a few of them for an ...

What I'm Eating Right Now

Shelley — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:19:30 +0100

I got this recipe from my sister a while ago and finally made it today. So good. I just left the cakes in the mugs for eating and sprinkled a few mini-marshmallows on top for artistic effect. The texture was a little on the "dry and spongy" side so I think next time I'll try cooking them for only two minutes and see if things improve. The flavour is very good; not too sweet. I ad...

Recipe: Hot Cocoa

Shelley — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:46:06 +0100

I was thinking about what to blog today and feeling just a little bit hungry. I wanted something quick, because I didn't want to have to wait, and easy, because I didn't want to fuss with anything or clean the kitchen, and warm, because it was chilly outside at the dog park today. So I thought I'd make cocoa.

I was pulling the mugs out of the cupboard when I realized thi...

Recipe: Birthday Cake

Shelley — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:52:33 +0100

I don't know why it has taken me so long to get around to posting this but it is finally up.
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My favourite thing for my birthday is to make a cake and share it with my friends. This year I made cupcakes and decorated them with some pretty paper cups and fancy icing tips I got from Bake It Pretty (I got the "Best-ever Cupcake Decorating Kit" and the bavarian rose cups...

Peel and Gingerbread

Shelley — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:25:30 +0100

Ever since we finished the German gingerbreads I've been wanting more. My friend Katy has promised to try and procure a real German recipe for me but I am impatient and decided to experiment. I made these for breakfast this morning and they are so good. I added raisins, currents and peel to a gingerbread cake recipe I had, cooked it in muffin tins and added a glaze. They are not identical ...

Our Sunday

Shelley — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:07:39 +0100

We had a festive Sunday here. It started off with candy making. I'm not totally sure why but when I got up I really wanted to make some candy. I started with the candied orange peel - which I've made before - and moved on to the peanut brittle and sugared almonds - both recipes I discovered just the day before when we couldn't find any candied nuts at the grocery store.

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Dinner (and what I did while it was cooking)

Shelley — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:58:50 +0100

This was dinner on Tuesday night. It was so yummy. I'd just finished shovelling all the snow off our porch (it was clear Monday night and as deep as my hand by the time we got home on Tuesday!) and I wanted something warm and filling and really, really easy.

The bread is a one-hour French bread recipe I found here. It's not quite as fluffy as a true French loaf but it&...

Breakfast

Shelley — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:18:34 +0100

This was our breakfast this morning. Apple ginger muffins and home made ricotta cheese. Yum.

The muffins have chopped up candied ginger in them so every once in a while you get a little zing of ginger next to the sweetness of the apple. I got twelve large muffins from the recipe but you could probably squeeze out fifteen smaller ones.

My sister and I made this cheese ye...

Rob's Spicy Corn Soup

Shelley — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:03:48 +0100

As part of the Spring Sassy Apron Swap each swapper had to include a family soup recipe along with the apron sent to her partner. We only had one family recipe when I entered the swap - a tasty Asian style noodle soup featuring rare steak and vegetables. I had a bit of a problem when I got my swap partner though - she was vegan and I just couldn't send her a soup recipe where the first ins...

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