Do you remember being in the queue in the dining room at lunchtime when you were at primary school? What was the food you looked forward to the most? Or did you loathe school dinners? I loved them! But then again I’m not that picky, and will eat almost anything. I always had a sweet…
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Shortbread Biscuits
The recipe for shortbread goes back around 800 years to Scotland (The Scots are marvels for invention) and was called ‘Biscuit bread’. It was made from left over bread dough that was put into the oven to harden. Butter was added centuries later, which made a more ‘short’ dough, hence a crumbly texture. They are…
Lasagne
This lasagne is made with beef mince, use Quorn mince for a vegetarian version. Ingredients: 500g Beef or Quorn mince 400g tin of tomatoes 1 stick of celery 1 onion 1 beef or vegetable stock cube 1 tbls tomato puree 2 cloves of garlic Salt and pepper pinch of basil Grated cheddar cheese Dry lasagne…
Pip’s Beef Cannelloni
My children have never been particularly forthcoming with praise in regard to anything that requires cooking on a hob or in the oven. This Cannelloni, (I never knew how hard it was to spell this pesky word, 3 n’s and 2 l’s) brings out utterances of pure pleasure from them. Which is saying something, because…
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients: 250g plain flour 100g sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder pinch of salt 175ml milk 75ml vegetable oil 1 egg Half a teaspoon of vanilla extract 125g chocolate chips ( I only had 100g, as someone in my house had been sneaking into the cupboard in the middle of the night and pinching handfuls of…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: How long’s a piece of string? Cooking time: Depends on your oven, but around 10 minutes. Ingredients: 225g caster sugar 300g plain flour 200g melted butter 1tsp vanilla extract 1tsp baking powder pinch of salt 1 egg, plus egg yolk 1 or 2 tbls milk Shed load of chocolate chips, or about 200g….