Christmas is now well behind us, and our life has finally got back into its normal rhythm after a pretty gruesome start to the year. Sadly we are of the age when our parents’ generation is passing on and our contemporaries are succumbing to the scourge of cancer and other middle aged diseases. 3 funerals…
Month: January 2017
Monte Bianco – the perfect Christmas Treat
Finding a replacement for Christmas Pudding that is light on the stomach after such a heavy meal, and can be prepared in advance and has a little touch of luxury and celebration is never easy. Over time we have done roulades, light steamed puddings, a crocquant-bouche, even just ice cream albeit made from Vin Santo…
The Pangs and Pains of Panettone
Panetonne, that wonderful delicious light fluffy and fragrant Italian Christmas Bread that melts in your mouth ………and is an absolute nightmare to make in the traditional way. I have now tried 3 times and every single occasion has failed and failed badly. So what does “make it the traditional way” mean? Well first you use…
Raised Christmas Dinner Pie
There are many recipes on the internet with what to do with all those Christmas leftovers but this is my favourite as it has the potential to use up nearly everything from Christmas dinner – the meat, stuffing, parsnips, cranberry sauce and anything else that takes your fancy that would otherwise sit in the fridge…
The Cottage Loaf 