Sally in Norfolk

In June I planted a crown of rhubarb in my garden.
After following strict instructions from my Dad, 4 weeks later it looked like this…
When I returned from my walking holiday in Les Gets it had more than doubled in size so it was time to cut and use the rhubarb.
Not bad for 10 weeks [...]

Borlotti Bean Goulash and cheese Dumplings.

 
1 onion chopped
2 carrots sliced
1 tsp caraway seeds
2 red pepper diced
8oz sweet potato cubed
2 tablespoon paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1pt veg stock
2 tablespoon tom puree
140z can borlotti beans drained.
fry onion, carrot and caraway seed for 5 mins
add pepper, sweet potato, paprika and cayenne pepper and fry for another 3 mins.
stir in [...]

A boring day today so I spent some time cooking……
Butternut squash and ginger soup

Apple sponge

A healthy vegetable quiche made with no pastry

To make the quiche you need…..
courgette
pepper
onion
mushrooms.
Dry fry them all till just soft, then add to baking dish.
Mix a small tub of cottage cheese with 3 or 4 eggs then stir into [...]

Just for Welshcakes at Sicily Scene.
A giant 8 inch Yorkshire pudding… that can be filled with almost anything.
It would be perfect for her Agnello Della Nonna or her Pollo Ai Datterini

20 Rhubarb and Ginger Muffins.
They smell delicious…..
Will let you know what they taste like later

This time Lemon and Poppy seed, with a lemon glaze topping.
First time I used this recipe, they taste very nice but would like them to taste more lemony.
Maybe I should try this next time I make them.
 

Double Chocolate…..Cranberry and Nut…..Cheese and onion.

After what jmb said in my comments here I did not spray my silicone tray with oil…. not a good idea as they all stuck :-(   but boys still enjoyed eating them 

Since I made some muffin’s.
So today I decided it was time to try my new silicone muffin tray out.
No liners required it says but I was wary, as my last attempt at using no liner ended in disaster.
To be on the safe side I decided to use liners for half the muffin’s , the [...]

Like most people, after Christmas I always have a few extra Lbs I need to loose.
Not helped, this year by my week in Les Gets and all those Vin Chaud’s to keep me warm on the slopes.
I didn’t feel I needed to go back to slimming world, as I was in the right frame [...]

As my boys didn’t get to sample Emily’s Birthday cake, I thought I had better make them one

For anyone that may be interested its a coffee cake with a coffee and mascarpone cheese filling and topping.
Recipe can be found here.