All better now though so I'm hoping to be able to post a bit more regularly again. Here's another winter warmer for those cold nights! It was snowing out when I made this, and it was the perfect dinner to feed everyone before Little Bit out of the house for the evening (We had a reception to go to, and they got an auntie and nephew date night mine and keep them in the freezer until I'm ready to use them) Book pairing: With cold dark, snowy nights

different to the Orange Date Cookies in taste and texture, they are nevertheless very good in their own right willing to be guinea pigs for us and approved the cookies, as did both their little one and Little Bit To make them a little firmer and have them spread less, I might try adding an extra 1/4 c of flour next I knew more about some of the historical figures he encounters as it would be easier to follow some bits

It worked well but was missing something, so we added a bit of tomato to the leftovers the next night Sweet and hot with just the right touch of acidity to balance it, and the deeper flavour notes from the

The quantities were a bit of guess work. She says that in Cuba there is a saying. walked into the kitchen and declared that it smelled like Cuban food, so I must have done something right It was tasty on its own the first night as a side for the turkey, heated up well for leftovers, and went

jambalaya if you want, but it is tasty and filling, with few dishes and a warming flavour hitting all the right the mood for, what veg I have at home and what the sniff test around my spice cupboard reveals which might

Little Bit and Littler Bit have gotten bigger, we've moved, work has come and gone. I am hoping, now that Littler Bit is in regular day care, to get back to trying out and posting more I still find it a little sweet for my tastes, so I might keep playing with the sugar types and content

We recently had a dragon-themed birthday party for Little Bit. Being different people, it took me a bit longer to get into it, but I am thoroughly enjoying it now. Sci-fi isn't as much my thing as his, which might explain why it took me longer to get into than him,

Stir and heat gently until warm, almost at a simmer and remove from the heat. 2) Leave to infuse over night Stir and heat gently until warm, almost at a simmer and remove from the heat. 2) Leave to infuse over night EDIT: We had this again the other night with baked apples and a little cinnamon. Well worth it!

Then came Little Bit, who, as it turns out, also loves crackers. to find a recipe to start me off, but there didn't seem to be anything even in cookbooks I thought might Barley has a lower gluten content and is a bit sweeter, so I thought it might help make the crackers The bits just add a little texture, as long as they aren't too big. I would like to try them again like that, but it might be in a little while...

I have a bit of a hard time judging the right level of moistness in a white lasagna sauce. It was just right on the second go when we reheated it though!