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I went to M&S today to buy my fave sandwich (smoked ham & mustard) and thought I'd try these crisps... Very nice and I would recommend to everyone!!! Well done you, M&S...

My likkle cheeky chappy...

I think he wanted rice for lunch that day!

#xx

Cola Cake

This is a Cola Cake recipe that I pinched off Chet’s (my sister-in-law). Thought it’d be a nice treat for the girls when they came round for a cuppa… Unfortunately, only a couple of them could make it! Darshna & Hema thoroughly enjoyed it and my husband actually had a second slice in the evening!!!

This cake got around to the neighbours too, read the card they posted… Absolutely lovely message!

Ingredients

250g/9oz self raising flour

300g/10½oz golden caster sugar

3 heaped tbsp cocoa

generous pinch bicarbonate of soda

250g/9oz butter

250ml/8½fl oz cola drink

125ml/4¼fl oz milk

2 eggs, beaten

5ml/ltsp vanilla extract

For the topping

100g/3½oz butter

2 tbsp cola drink

2 tbsp cocoa

200g/7oz icing sugar

To serve

caramel chocolate bar (king size)

splash of double cream

2 tbsp mini marshmallows (optional)

Preparation method

Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.

Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Melt the butter and cola drink gently in a pan then add to the dry ingredients, together with the milk, eggs and vanilla.

Mix gently but thoroughly and tip into a buttered, loose based cake tin (24cm/9½ in diameter). Bake for about 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave for about 15 minutes while you make the topping. Put the butter, cola drink and cocoa into a pan and melt slowly. Bring the mixture to the boil and then pour onto the icing sugar. Beat until smooth and pour over the cake while still warm. Cool the cake in the tin.

Serve with the sauce, made by melting the chocolate bar gently in a pan with a splash of cream (you may want to add a little warm water to achieve a pouring consistency), stir in the marshmallows if using.

I didn’t actually make the sauce, the cake on its own is more than enough. All depends on how much of a sweet tooth you have…

#cola cake #james martin #recipes

Red sky in the morning... Shepard's warning... View from the back of my house...

#designerslunch salmon aver homemade slaw + Paprika Aioli (Taken with instagram)

#designerslunch

Just discovered that @thenitinsawhney has his own @bbcradio2 show starting on 5th January. Which is Nice! It also made me want to watch his TED talk

#Nitin Sawnhey #ted talk #radio 2 #TEDx Aldeburgh

Fairy, Fairy, Fairy Cakes... Fancied baking something sweet today. Simple fairy cakes with a touch of dark chocolate orange decoration... Certainly put a smile on my husbands face, I quote "surprisingly good with my gin & tonic"

#Fairy Cakes #xs

Daddy and his helper, Ojās the elf on Christmas day...

My very own!!! (Taken with instagram)

#xs

This loaf was pretty epic, especially for his first attempt. I’ll get the recipe of him soon

#bread #recipes #xx

He just loves waking us up at 530am wanting to play

#Ojas Nataly #xs

Just been on a cake decorating course and thought I should share the results.

#cupcakes #recipes #xx

moules mariniere... oh hell yeah!

I’ve loved mussels ever since I was introduced to them on a date with Anil a long long time ago. For some reason they are a treat even though its not expensive to get hold off them. When we cook them its a big deal. I love mussels (I know i said that already)

We served them with oven Frites ala Mccain’s. Anil made a quick Aioli by adding good olive oil, lemon and lots of garlic to some Mayonnaise.

This is how to cook them…

1kg ish mussels

50g butter

splash of olive oil

2 Sliced Onion

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

bunch fresh chopped parsley or Coriander

150ml chicken stock

150ml white wine

Melt the butter together with the oil, gently fry the onions & garlic till soft. Add the wine, stock and salt and pepper to taste. Once the alcohol is evaporated taste again and check that there isn’t a sourness from the wine, if there is then add a little sugar to balance.

You can now leave this off the hob until your ready to sit down and eat.

When ready bring back tot he boil, add the mussels. Cover for 2 minutes, then stir and boil for a further 3 minutes. Check that they have opened. Serve.

FYI Don’t eat any closed ones

More Mussels recipes can be found here

PS Never buy frozen they taste like crap, always buy fresh they taste like heaven

#moules mariniere #mussels #aioli #recipes

Oven Dried Tomatoes

We are fortunate to have a brilliant market on town and often go in late to pick up some great bargains. Most of the stall holders want to get going after 4pm. Today we got about 2kgs of baby plum tomatoes for £1. So we always make this family fave when we have an excess of tomatoes.

Ingredients

18 ripe plum tomatoes

sea salt

6 cloves garlic

1 tsp Salt

freshly ground black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

Preparation method

Preheat the oven to the lowest heat setting. Slice the tomatoes in half horizontally and scoop out most of the seeds. Salt the insides and turn cut side down on a wire cake tray - leave for half an hour, then rinse and dry.

Mix the crushed garlic with the black pepper. Spread this mix over the cut side of the tomatoes. Place the tomatoes cut side up in a roasting tray and dribble over olive oil into the tray. Cook in a low oven at 100C/200F/Gas 1 for three hours or if you live in a sunnier location than Leicester then leave in the sun for up to two days, taking them in at night.

We tend to blitz them up and add to fried garlic and onions for a super tomatoey pasta sauce.

Also makes great baby food

#xx #oven dried tomatoes #pasta sauce #recipes #sun dried tomatoes

I’m tackered

The other day I was so tired I couldn’t speak properly. I accidentally invented a new word, its a mix of tired and knackered.

#tackered #xs

Its Christmas, so me and Chets decided to spend a couple of days baking gifts for our nearest and dearest. Heres a sneak peak at what we did.

Recipes coming soon…

#ginger breadmen #truffles #chocolate #recipe #xx #mint creams #baking

This is hubby trying to upgrade his manly-ness by chopping down a tree. I had to let him think that he succeeded for a while

#anil nataly #axe #timber #tree #xs

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