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Feb 19th, 2012
Step by step pancakes, and more about cage free eggs
We love pancake day. Let’s face it there aren’t many days in the year when we go ‘sod it, let’s skip dinner and go straight for dessert’ so being total gluttons, Shrove Tuesday (21st Feb) is a big favourite in the English household.
Even if you’re not very confident at cooking, it’s really easy to make pancakes. Here’s a little step by step guide.
I usually...
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English Mum |
Feb 6th, 2012
Chocolate orange brownies with bitter chocolate orangettes
Still in pursuit of the perfect chocolate brownie, then, I made these while my children were out making giant… erm.. appendages out of snow. I would show you a video but they’re all disgusting and their grandparents might see. I don’t know where they get it from.
These brownies are utterly lush and slightly more ‘grown up’ than the version I usually make (George’s chocolate...
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English Mum |
Jan 27th, 2012
A healthier blueberry and lemon loaf
So the weekend was somewhat traumatic. I won’t fill you in on all the events, but needless to say being trapped in a packed train carriage all the way from Shepherds Bush while the three teenagers I was escorting serenaded their fellow commuters with loud renditions of My Horse is Amazing (seriously – don’t bother watching it, it’s that bad) and then being politely told that we were,...
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English Mum |
Jan 19th, 2012
George’s perfect chocolate brownies
Moving swiftly on from healthy eating, then, we must remember there are those of us at English Towers (the gangly, floppy haired ones and the skatery types) that still want a little something after school or dinner and demand treats, preferably piled up in an ungainly, chocolatey tower when doing A level revision.
This, and I don’t say this lightly, is my best chocolate brownie recipe ever. I make it...
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Jan 16th, 2012
Healthier baking – a bit of sciencey stuff, and a great recipe for banana, oat and honey muffins
Okay so not exactly science… just baking jiggery pokery really.
First, can I say that I’m not a fan of processed low-fat ANYTHING. If I’m going to spread butter on my bread it’s going to be butter (Yeo Valley out of preference), and nothing remotely low-fatty or weirdly whipped with water.
Still, it’s the New Year and while I love my cakey buns, I’m determined to shed...
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Jan 11th, 2012
Thrifty brisket: a beautiful slow-braised beefy treat.
So, starting the year as we mean to go on, then, my next recipe is a little belter. Brisket is a firm favourite in our house. I love it because it’s a ‘bung it in and forget about it’ type of recipe, and the brevren and Hubby like the meltingly tender meat and rich sauce. We have it with mashed potato usually (not really your diet option, so substitute with mashed sweet potato or maybe...
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English Mum |
Jan 8th, 2012
Healthy recipes: lentil and vegetable soup (remember, lentils are your friend)
So, after promising you a couple of healthy recipes, I then buggered off and promptly forgot all about them. Sorry.
Anyhoo, here I am, back live and a week into my alcohol free month. It’s going well. It’s going really well. I feel fab – and after the amazing facial, my skin’s feeling fab too. I’m drinking much more water (Katy told me that your body often mistakes thirst...
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English Mum |
Dec 24th, 2011
And a very Merry Christmas to you!
So this is it – the big day is nearly upon us! I hope you’re all sorted… if you need any last minute advice, it’s all here:
If you need help choosing wine to match your food
If you need help with cooking the turkey on Christmas day (remember if you are lucky enough to have a free range bronze Turkey they take considerably less time to cook – click here for the KellyBronze Turkey...
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English Mum |
Dec 24th, 2011
Apple, red onion and chestnut stuffing
Probably a bit late with this one, but as I was making my stuffing this morning I made a few tweaks to my last recipe and thought you might like it – apologies if yours is already shopped for and made! We like a lot of stuffing and this quantity will fill a decent-sized terrine with a little left over, which I roll into little balls and bake separately, but feel free to halve it if there’s only...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
Gorgeous port and cranberry sauce
So yes you can rush out and buy a jar of cranberry sauce, but it’s equally easy to rush out and buy pack of cranberries, and this yummy sauce will not only adorn your Christmas plate with its gorgeousness, but also scent your home so delightfully it could put Yankee Candles to shame. You can use all port if you haven’t got any Cointreau (English Dad got a bit sniffy about me using his posh Taylor’s,...
