It’s now my second week back in work after lockdown. My working days have changed and it has made me have to be really organised. Before lockdown I worked on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but for now I am in work on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday. On a working day I finish at…
Tag: Pastry
The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Caramelised Onion and Stilton Tart.
Thursday 7th December 2017. I love making pies, quiches and tarts but I always worry about the fat and calorie content in the pastry and the fillings. But nothing beats a homemade pie or tart, especially on a cold Winter’s evening. I had planned out the meals to cook for this last week but forgot…
Our New Years’ Day Tradition- Steak and Mushroom Pie.
Happy New Year! I hope that 2017 brings you luck, health and happiness. 2016 was a mixed year for a lot of people and I just hope this year doesn’t continue in the same way. I feel a different person to the one I was at the beginning of 2016 and now I don’t make…
Man Quiche from Holly Bell’s Recipes From A Normal Mum.
About a month ago I was really excited when Holly Bell’s new book “Recipes From A Normal Mum” came out. Series 2 Great British Bake Off Finalist Holly has been a great favourite of mine and I love following her page on Facebook, reading her Recipes From A Normal Mum blog and her Twitter feed…
Onion And Cheese Tart
It’s nearly the end of the month and I’m three recipes away from completing this month’s Cooking The Books challenge from A Passion For Baking. I needed to bake a recipe from the Pastry chapter as well as one from the Desserts and the Celebration Cakes chapters before Monday 31st March. With only two days…
Cooking The Books February 2014- Cheese, Onion and Potato Pies from How To Be A Domestic Goddess.
At the time of writing it is nearly the end of February and I’m still trying to bake something from each chapter of How To Be A Domestic Goddess as part of my monthly Cooking The Books challenge. Last Saturday I had to try and bake something from the Pastry chapter. Pastry is something I either…
Nigella Lawson’s How To Be A Domestic Goddess- Star Topped Mince Pies.
After making mince pies for everyone else it was finally time to make some for ourselves! It was Christmas Eve afternoon, we’d been out to the pub for our traditional Christmas Eve lunch and to be honest I didn’t feel like doing any more baking. But the rolling pin and the flour beckoned. I’ve always…
