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Orange Panna Cotta

Published on 2012-05-15 14:00:46

Panna cotta (from Italian cooked cream) is an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, mixing this with gelatin, and letting it cool until set. I’m not sure where the family got this recipe from but it has become a firm favourite with friends and family and, of course, it is gluten [...] > read more

Indian Tiffin Competition

Published on 2012-05-12 17:10:32

A couple of days ago I entered a competition on a fellow food bloggers site by The Curry Guy, which was being sponsored by Indian Tiffin to win a couple of 3 Tier Tiffins. All I had to do was simply tell them what I would use the tiffins for, if I was to win [...] > read more

Satay Chicken

Published on 2012-05-10 17:29:38

Having purchased a lot of different Asian sauces and spices at the weekend, I decided it was about time to try something new and found this amazing recipe for Satay Chicken. Satay or sate, is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce. It usually consists of diced or sliced chicken, [...] > read more

Elderflower Cordial

Published on 2012-05-02 16:03:23

As a child, elderflower cordial always seemed like a very grown-up drink – though we drank it with soda water or tap water. My family always loved foraging in the hedgerows to make a variety of home-made wines, which until I was much older I was not allowed to drink! It was always great fun [...] > read more

Savoury Palmiers

Published on 2012-04-23 16:36:58

I am not exactly sure where recipe came from but it is a very good one – so much so that my younger brother told various people, when they asked where they came from, that it was “probably M&S!” Not sure whether that is a compliment or not. They taste fantastic and are fun to [...] > read more

West Country Creams

Published on 2012-04-18 12:59:47

I am not sure where this recipe came from but my Mum has been making these for over 30 years before teaching me. All I know is that the whole family absolutely love it, and we all have done since we were very small, and friends equally so. It is any easy dessert that looks [...] > read more

Baked Nectarines with Crushed Ratafia

Published on 2012-04-15 16:04:39

This recipe came about when my mum found it in a magazine for baked peaches. The only trouble was that you had to skin the peaches (too much trouble!) and it used a Bakewell Tart mixture – so was totally useless for her gluten free diet. She looked it up as my younger brother had [...] > read more

Easy Lamb Koftas

Published on 2012-04-13 15:49:30

When my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, they decided to hold a ‘Drinks & Nibbles’ party at their home for our family and special friends. We put up a pergola, as English weather can be temperamental, cleaned the house, sorted the garden and we were ready. As my Mum suffers from coeliac disease and [...] > read more

Crispier Meringue (Gluten Free)

Published on 2012-04-09 12:09:13

Should you want to make a crisper meringue to the blog post below then here is the recipe. Again the ratio is 1 egg white to 2ozs/60g caster sugar 6 egg whites 12oz/360g Organic castor sugar Pre-heat oven to 110C/215F; Gas ¼/½ or Fan oven 100/110C Method: 1. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and [...] > read more

Lady Godfrey’s Apple Chutney

Published on 2012-04-09 09:37:24

I don’t know much about this recipe other than it was given to me by a colleague at work and came from his partner’s family. Ingredients: 4 lbs Apples (Bramleys) 3 pints malt vinegar 4 lbs dark brown moist sugar ¾ lb stoned raisins 4 oz. onions 1 oz. salt 1 oz ginger ½ oz [...] > read more

Meringues (Gluten Free)

Published on 2012-04-09 09:08:44

We have always loved meringues from small ones filled with cream or crushed to make Eton Mess to the bigger Pavlovas. They are gluten free and a much softer meringue than the white, hard shop-bought ones. I can remember when I was very small, my Grandmother whipping up egg whites on a plate with a [...] > read more

Red Curry Pork with Peppers

Published on 2010-09-16 15:42:39

Another post that I have had queued up for a couple of months to finish off and publish, is this delicious curry, from the Curry Bible that I got last Christmas… Red Curry Pork with Peppers. As the author writes, it is a delightful combination > read more

Fantastic Fish Pie

Published on 2010-09-12 09:31:03

It has been a couple of months since my last post and with a few days off work, it was about time to finish off a post I actually started in July! Anyone For Seconds? celebrated its first anniversary on the 1st September 2010 and with around 400 visi > read more

Homemade Beef Burgers

Published on 2010-06-27 14:26:12

I make my own beefburgers as most bought ones contain rusk or breadcrumbs, which is fine if you don’t suffer from coeliac disease. Not only can you get your butcher to mince you some good quality free-range beef but you can get more for your mo > read more

Cherry Vodka

Published on 2010-06-20 15:14:10

This one comes from my Mum… Last year Giles made some blackberry vodka – it is yummy. It set me thinking about what other fruit could be used. I had a lot of cherries given me and although I love them I could only eat so many! I made a cherry > read more

Coronation Salad of Chicken, Mango and Avocado

Published on 2010-05-23 11:18:42

Coronation chicken is the sort of British dish that makes the French laugh (it is after all, a mixture of meat and fruit, something they find alien). This recipe takes Coronation Chicken to a new level, making it into a respectable salad. The sauce i > read more

Limoncello Syllabub with Crushed Ratafias

Published on 2010-05-17 03:01:59

I dont know where I found this recipe but it is a very nice light pudding. The alcohol can be left out to no real detriment to the taste, but you will need 2 lemons if you do not use it. It can be made very quickly if guests turn up unexpectedly. Sin > read more

Fruity Flapjacks

Published on 2010-05-01 12:57:40

I have always made flapjacks – they have always been a family favourite. Also having Coeliac Disease I can tolerate oats as long as I don’t eat them every day. Usually I make them plain, but whilst sitting in the Dentist’s one day I > read more

Fish Korma

Published on 2010-04-17 12:41:47

It seems ages since I wrote a blog post, what with the house move to a whole new county, taking over our lives for the last 4 weeks! Broadband has now finally been installed and there are fewer boxes in each room, allowing us to start cooking again p > read more

Spicy Crab Linguini

Published on 2010-03-14 15:07:14

As our home looks like a warehouse, with all the boxes about the place ready for the big move, I decided I would make something quick for supper so that it didnt create too much more mess and washing up! And as it was my girlfriends birthday over the > read more

Peshawar-style Lamb Curry

Published on 2010-03-04 15:00:12

The Lamb Pasanda Curry I blogged about at the start of the year, has become a firm family favourite and we have had it a few times since then, loving it every time. Having been given another shoulder of lamb, I decided I would try a new lamb curry fr > read more