Sunday, January 12, 2014
By Mike on Sunday, January 12, 2014, 18:53
Japanese Melon Pan is a kind of sweet bread roll, with a crumbly, sugary cookie crust.
Here's a new twist - a fruited hot cross bun, wrapped in gingerbread - Hot Cross Gingerbread Melon Pan!
Saturday, January 4, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, January 4, 2014, 20:09
The first Saturday in January 2014 - too wet to go out and too cold to play ball.
So I consulted my lists of ideas and picked an experiment that's been at the back of my mind for maybe a year now - to make a waffle entirely out of bacon.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
By Mike on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 21:34
January 2014 - Cheese is expensive - especially matured cheese - and especially, it seems, in the time just before Christmas.
But it's nice to have good cheese at Christmas - so what's the solution? Simple. Buy it after Christmas and keep it for a whole year.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, December 29, 2013, 12:22
December 2013 - here's a recipe that's perfect for the interval between Christmas and New Year - a delicious warming soup made from Stilton Cheese and Brussels Sprouts
Saturday, December 14, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, December 14, 2013, 22:32
December 2013 - Here's how to make delicious, crispy savoury wafers that can be served as crackers, or curled into cones and filled.
They're made with just a single ingredient - cheese! - so they're suitable for a gluten-free diet.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
By Mike on Thursday, November 14, 2013, 23:58
A simple recipe to make tasty cheesy crackers that are crumbly, oaty and delicious - great with cheeses or dips, but nice enough to eat all on their own.
Monday, October 14, 2013
By Mike on Monday, October 14, 2013, 21:13
October 2013 - After washing some chickweed, I happened to notice the seeds that had collected in the bottom of the bowl - and I began to wonder if it would be possible to collect them and sprout them as a micro-salad.
Well - I didn't intend to wonder for long - so here's the experiment - and as a bonus, a microscopic close-up look at chickweed seeds.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, October 12, 2013, 21:05
October 2013 - Nearly everything in the vegetable garden has come to an end now... except the weeds.
So to make use of a lush carpet of chickweed that has taken over, here's a recipe for making it into spicy pakora fritters.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, October 5, 2013, 20:52
This is a recipe for a biscuit based tart topped with a fresh toffee-flavoured apple compote
Sunday, September 1, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, September 1, 2013, 23:18
September 2013 - This is an attempt to make something similar to balsamic vinegar, from blackberries.
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