Crispy Kale Seaweed

Vegetarian Student Cookbook

Not completely Vegetarian, nor a student but there are some interesting recipes in this book. The tags for this book are: cheap, healthy, easy, fast, fab, share, spicy, quick and snack We paid £6.99 and is available from Hamlyn at https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/ There doesn’t seem to be an author. Tried a few recipes and never get […]

boeuf stroganoff

the pancakes yesterday were soft, tasty and traditional and – not made by me im ashamed to say sometime ago went on a course to learn how to cook french food and i can make a reasonable tarte tatin, chocolate profiteroles filled with ice cream – most things on a good day, taste not too […]

Kartoffelpuffer

Probably musings about Kartoffelpuffer would only make sense to someone connected to Germany but have wondered for a long time why growng up we knew them as Puffers and why they are better known now as Reibekuchen Reibekuchen, Puffers, Puffercakes, Kartoffelpuffer or the many different names in different part of Germany, are wonderful food to […]

Tomato Ketchup Recipe – combination Mums, Jamie Oliver and ‘Delicious’ recipes

Compared recipes for homemade tomato ketchup but wondered if anybody has a recipe they know works well or perhaps have opinion on recipe below. My mums recipe althou very nice is little sweet using 340g sugar for 2 kg tomatoes, 2 onions, 2 cloves garlic and relied on mustard, paprika and cayenne pepper to give […]

Cherry Frangipan Tart

250g Short Crust Pastry 250g Cherrys (stoned and cut in half) 125g Butter 125g Sugar 3 Eggs 340g Ground Almonds Flaked almonds and whole cherrys for decoration Method Set oven to 200 degrees (little less if Fan oven) Line your flan dish with the pastry and chill for 10 minutes Bake blind in […]

Sunday Pattys

Ingredients: Reasonable amount of Curly Kale Couple of lbs of new Potatoes 2 Onions 1 Cooking Apple Mozerella cheese – to taste Milk (for mash) – to taste Butter French Mustard, Salt and Pepper Handfull of Parsley Handfull of Thyme 10 slices of Bread (chopped and wizzed) 1) Make breadcrumbs – chop about 10 slices […]

Omi’s Spicy Tomato Sauce

Tomatos finally ripening – so making Omi’s spicy tomato sauce. You can halve or double recipe and experiment adding basil or thyme when you simmer onions, toms and garlic. Experimenting halving quantity of tomatos and other ingredients but keeping amount of shallots the same. Hoping more onions will give a softer flavour with the spices […]

Honey Beeswax Store – Flickr photos

Honey Beeswax on Flickr

Cookery Books

My mum as soon as she got over the border to Germany, looks for nearest supermarkets for all her favorite food – Maltz bier, German Rye bread, Teewurst, Salamis, Noodles, Lakaritza, even Butter, Peffer Kuchen and small sachets of Vanilla Sugar and Baking Powder. Then, if its just before Christmas, she’s searching Christmas Markets for […]

Food

Recipes and comfort food for dark winter days from Nigella Lawson

Kartoffelpuffer

Visiting German Christmas Markets, im looking for someone selling Kartoffelpuffer or Puffer Cakes – served with apple sauce – yum

Wellies and Shorts Summer

If you are visiting the UK this summer and no space for wellies in your suitcase.. you can buy rubber clogs, cloggies or crocs in Garden Centers if you are walking in the country as the paths and bridleways are still very muddy. There is no cloud in the sky today Read about someone using honey to […]