Easter Egg Colouring and Decorating Fun!
Growing up, Easter was always a time filled with traditional and cultural symbolism. Each year, we would colour and decorate eggs, in Polish called ‘pisanki,’ and make an Easter basket to be shared for...
View ArticleRaspberry and White Chocolate Cupcakes
Easter is such a lovely time of year and it is made even better by this glorious weather. Not that you really want to be stuck in your kitchen, but if the urge takes you, here are some easy ideas for...
View ArticleStreet Party! Royal Eton Mess
There’s only one day to go before Prince William and Kate Middleton grip the nation with their Royal marriage. Since we only get to celebrate a Royal Wedding on average once every thirteen years, I...
View ArticlePull Apart Spring Shoulder of Lamb
There’s something about weekend cooking that normally means the pace is a lot slower and you may have a little bit more time to spare to cook a family meal or even a Sunday roast – though having more...
View ArticleDiddy Cinnamon and Philly Cupcakes
It’s not over yet, brace yourselves for more cupcakes in celebration of National Cupcake Week! My little boy finished his very first full day at school yesterday, so my little girl and I baked some...
View ArticleChocolate Fudge Cake Recipe (Tana Ramsay)
As mentioned in my review of I Love to Bake by Tana Ramsay everyone needs a few reliable recipes up their sleeve for cake sales, fundraisers or parties and this recipe is just that. The added bonus is...
View ArticleThe Best Chocolate Cake I’ve Ever Made!
Chocolate Week has definitely been my favourite week of the year so far! A good excuse to eat even more chocolate than normal. In the meantime, I need to tell you about this chocolate cake that I...
View ArticleA Bubbling Cauldron of Lamb Rapid Ragu (Nigella)
Yay, Sarah from Maison Cupcake has opened up a new round of Forever Nigella, a really popular blog event in which Nigella recipes old and new get a themed makeover. This month, excitingly, the theme is...
View ArticleBaked Aubergine (Yotam Ottolenghi Recipe)
I have to say that when I popped into my local Morrisons store this week, I did not expect to be met by such an amazing array of seasonal fruit and vegetables. I almost started taking photographs, but...
View ArticleSpiced Toffee Apple Cake (Sarah Cook’s Recipe)
Thank you to everyone who left comments for myself and my sister Wanda on my first Blogoversary! Wanda was greatly encouraged and (I hope) enjoyed writing her first post and sharing her wonderful...
View ArticlePierniczki: Polish Spiced Christmas Cookies
I know, I know, Christmas is getting earlier and earlier each year, but for some reason, this year there is an extra bit of excitement in the air. I can’t quite put my finger on why the anticipation is...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
The general levels of craziness before Christmas are rising fast and despite my best efforts, my blog posts are piling up rapidly! I’ve just found out that I am off to France next week, to stay at...
View ArticleChocolate Christmas Pudding Cupcakes
There are always so many things that I want to bake/make/do before Christmas and no matter how early I start, I never have enough time to get everything done. I thought I was well ahead of the game...
View ArticleChocolate Snowflakes and Fairy Cakes
I love following food blogs and one of the very best things about the explosion of food blogging is the wealth of inspiration from all over the world, with individual perspectives, styles and ideas....
View ArticleCelebrating Polish Food on Nick Coffer’s Weekend Kitchen
This week I was invited back again as a guest on Nick Coffer’s Weekend Kitchen on BBC Three Counties Radio. I’ve really enjoyed popping into the studio over the last year with my ‘Ren Recommend’s’...
View ArticleCocktails, Canapés and a Merry Christmas from Fabulicious Food!
The very fact that I am sitting here on Christmas Eve morning blogging means that everything is ready, packed, wrapped and prepared for Christmas. Except that it isn’t. I’m just about to go and help...
View ArticleGolden Leek Soup for a Wise Man
You can tell it is January as everyone is writing posts about soup or muesli. We’ve all over-indulged during the festive period and today, as the decorations come down, it is time to face the music....
View ArticlePressure Cooking: Crema Catalana (Spain’s Creme Brulee) by Laura Pazzaglia
Yesterday we had a fabulous guest post and introduction to pressure cooking by Laura from Hip Pressure Cooking. I was particularly surprised to learn that there are many different cooking methods that...
View ArticleFish is the Dish: Scottish Mussels with Linguine, Garlic and Dill
Keeping up with our aim of eating more fish this year, I am very pleased to be part of the Fish is the Dish campaign, who have set out to show families how easy it is to select, prepare and eat fish....
View ArticleWe Should Cocoa: Vegan Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Nuts (Original From Leon...
I should have known when I made the Panettone and Nutella Bread Pudding, that the healthy eating plan would go downhill. But I have long had my eye on a very special vegan chocolate cake recipe from...
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