Give her a Haggis!
It is Burns Night and there is nothing quite like living in another country to make you patriotic! So I have spent my weekend elbow deep in haggis making all sorts of
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Asian burgers
Tomorrow is the big day – exam time! I have been off on Thursday and Friday on study leave and in between reading my notes, I have been watching a lot of cooking programmes. I am always fascinated by Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals programme and I have been able to enjoy the delights of 15 minute meals over the last few days as well. I saw him make Asian burgers with salad and noodles. […]
White chocolate, raspberry and pistachio swiss roll
Swiss rolls are, admittedly, a little retro. My memories of them are based solely on the ones you find in the supermarket which have a fake tasting cardboard sponge, cheap jam and lots of sugar. However, as I have delved into the swiss roll world, there is actually a lot more to it than that and surprisingly
Canapé array
I know the festive season is now over and the thought of eating, drinking and attending parties is far from anyone’s minds but I wanted to share these quick and easy crostini canapés in case there are any post-Christmas celebrations or nights in with friends have been arranged to help pave the long way to pay day. I haven’t put weights and measurements below so you can make as few or as many as you […]
Bright stems and moonlight glitter
As I was doing my usual Saturday morning domestic duties yesterday, I thought of something worth sharing. I love flowers and I normally buy a nice bunch of flowers for the house every week. This week it was sunflowers. Unfortunately, yesterday the flowers were looking more hungover than me and so sadly it was time to say goodbye. The problem with bunches of flowers is that once the main flowers and foilage start to look […]
Isabelita's Larder 