3 days agoCinnamon and Sahlep MacaronsHaving decided a while back to start experimenting with using sahlep, I started playing around with different flavour combinations and...
Dec 29, 2022Sahlep CustardGrowing up, sahlep, ground orchid root used in a Turkish milk-based hot drink, was a special treat, only after my dad had been on a trip...
Dec 25, 2022Chocolate and Christmas Spice CookiesStill on our baking kick with my sister, we were playing with more Christmas cookie ideas. We decided to play around with the flavouring...
Dec 11, 2022Mulled MeadOver a year ago, I made mead. It came out a little rougher than I had hoped, but much better than I had feared. I decided at that point...
Nov 17, 2022Rainbow LasagneLittler Bit has arrived, spelling the end of a rather tough pregnancy. My body and energy levels are bouncing back, but not so my sleep...
Oct 13, 2022Pumpkin MuffinsWith pumpkins very briefly in season and available here, I am trying to take advantage. Some I am cooking with now, for tasty, warming...
Mar 8, 2022Jerk (ish) Cardamom MangoI made Jerk Chicken for the first time recently, from a recipe in my Spice Bible cookbook, and it worked out really well. One of the next...
Mar 1, 2022Variations on Pancakes - 3 recipes for Pancake Day -For the next challenge with my sister and my friend, Hibiscus Kook, to make a dish three different ways, and each of us trying something...
Feb 24, 2022Stuffed Mushrooms on a Risotto BedHubby used most of a chicken making pho this weekend, which naturally generated rather a lot of nice, rich chicken stock. What else to do...
Jan 13, 2022Cinnamon Stars: Re-revisited (again)So, it isn't like we needed more cookies just before New Year, but for Science, it was necessary to make a control batch of these using...
