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English Mum |
Oct 30th, 2010
Curious Matt gives us the lowdown on what Chilean miners are drinking this year, dahling
I thought it was quite interesting, when I was watching the tv programme yesterday covering the rescue of the Chilean miners from the San José mine, that the voiceover guy said: ’in the past, Chile was only ever famous for its ‘con carne”. Yes okay, so it made me laugh, but seriously? I only knew about Chile because of their rather scrummy wine.
I was going to do a Chilean food post,...
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English Mum |
Oct 28th, 2010
The scary spider cake (toddler styley)
Okay, so we’re clear that cake decorating is not my forté, evidenced by this hideous monstrosity that practically made my husband weep on his 44th:
I don’t know what it is. I mean, I love cooking, love baking… but I just don’t seem to have an artistic bone in my whole body.
Still, it’s Hallowe’en and I thought ‘sod it, I’ll give it another go’. Here,...
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English Mum |
Oct 26th, 2010
Step by step quick and easy soft bread rolls
I have absolutely no idea why we calls these ‘milk rolls’. Well, apart from the fact that they obviously contain milk, but then so do an awful lot of other bread recipes.
Anyhoo, whatever their name they’re a firm favourite here. Their soft texture makes them ideal for breakfast, toasted with a little of our favourite Whole Earth peanut butter and a dollop of bramble jelly. The boys...
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English Mum |
Oct 1st, 2010
Blackberry and apple liqueur
This month I’m delighted to have been invited to join in the Irish Foodies Cookalong. Basically, a whole bunch of Irish foodies and bloggers get together the first Friday of every month to cook their interpretation of a theme, then post their results on the Facebook page.
This month’s theme is autumn fruit, so I thought it was time to unearth all those blackberries I picked in September, now nestling...
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English Mum |
Sep 28th, 2010
Spelt flour pizzas with honey tomato sauce
The lovely Tara Cain has a gallery every week where everyone can enter their photographs, based on different themes. I’m not much of a photographer, but this week the gallery theme is food! How could I not enter?! And so especially for Tara, and embracing the spirit of the gallery, I’m spreading the love and telling everyone about a fellow blogger/foodie, the lovely Vanessa, here’s...
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English Mum |
Sep 24th, 2010
The Friday video: introducing… the fabulous Jamie Oliver!
So Jamie’s releasing some new products soon called Jamie Oliver’s Kitchen Kit. I’m going to be reviewing them (I know, selfless devotion to finding the best stuff for you, my loyal reader).
Here’s an brand new and exclusive look at the new Kitchen Kit, ably demonstrated by the man himself, and giving you a brilliant take on Eton Mess to boot:
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English Mum |
Sep 15th, 2010
A teeny weeny creamy chicken and ham pie
So I might have mentioned that, along with one child, the only other stuff I could bring when we set sail for the fair Emerald Isle was whatever I could fit in the car (oh, and the Cat of Death – but you’ve heard that story). We squeezed in a few pots and pans, my scales, some cups and plates, but not a great deal else. All the rest of it will be arriving with the shippers some time the week after...
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English Mum |
Sep 5th, 2010
Easy paprika chicken with garlic roasted vegetable couscous
Easy peasy one, this. Tomato sauce forms the basis of a large number of our meals as it’s one thing that everyone really likes. I tend to buy the large jars of passata (sieved tomatoes) as de brevren are not over fond of lumps (insert your own joke here). You can use this sauce for masses of other things, or keep the chicken, ditch the paprika, and just serve with rice or potatoes. Oh and if...
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Jul 21st, 2010
Rapeseed oil and a lemon and almond cake with lemon drizzle
The fields around this area are, at various times of the year, the most beautiful, glowing yellow with all the oilseed rape. Driving anywhere in the car, it will only be a matter of minutes before someone shouts ‘rape!’ from the back seat (yes, yes, it’s not politically correct, but try explaining being PC to any 15 year old and then you’ll really understand the meaning of a lost cause).
Anyhoo,...
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English Mum |
Jul 19th, 2010
Indian spiced courgette fritters (pakoras)
One of my favourite recipe books is a very old and slightly crusty ‘Curry Club’ book called 250 Favourite Curries and Accompaniments that my Mum bought me years ago. I was searching high and low for it earlier as I’m currently suffering from a glut of courgettes, and knew that I’d seen a recipe for spicy fritters in there. But no, it was nowhere to be seen (it’s since turned...
