Tag: nuts
-
Pistachio Bundt Cake: Bundt Challenge #7.
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been working my way through my Bundt book challenge. So far I’ve managed one recipe a week. Doesn’t sound like much but I have lots going on in my life at the moment. Last Thursday afternoon I got home from work late after going via the shops on…
-
Amazing Cakes #4: Carrot and Apple Cake
I can’t resist a good carrot cake. Neither can the rest of my family and whenever I make carrot cake it disappears very quickly. Last Saturday afternoon I hadn’t planned on doing any baking. But I had done all the housework, been food shopping and came home having bought another bag of carrots. I couldn’t…
-
Marmalade Loaf Cake
It has been ages since I’ve baked using one of my precious Nordicware Bundt pans. I really miss using them but I haven’t had chance while we’ve been quarantined. But last weekend I was happy to dig out my special fluted loaf pan and thought it would be great to test out a recipe in…
-
Oat Cookies
Here I am only four days into the New Year and I’m baking cookies. Somehow, these little moreish beauties found themselves being put in the oven. How did that happen? I’m cooking recipes from the three Eat Well For Less books this month as a basis for my blog. This recipe from the first Eat…
-
Panforte- The Great British Bake Off Christmas.
Friday 22nd December 2017. Panforte is a traditional Italian delicacy which is usually eaten with coffee after a meal. It is full of dried fruit, nuts and spices and baked in the oven on rice paper. A little piece goes a long way as it is very rich. I had tried some Panforte one Christmas…
-
Pecan and Maple Bundt Cake- Nigella’s Kitchen.
Once again I’ve lost my way a bit with my blogging. I have all these posts in draft on my laptop but that’s as far as they’ve gone during the last month. A lot has happened in the past month. I’ve been on a trip to visit my brother, sister in law and their gorgeous…
-
Fruity No Bake Granola Flapjack Bars
Last week I felt really tired, exhausted and hormonal. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and sleep for a week yet at night I really struggled with my sleep. It took me ages to drop off, then I was waking up at 3am and 5 am. I couldn’t understand why. When I…
-
Chocolate and Pistachio Cupcakes using Whynut Pistachio Nuts.
Last week I blogged about my fantastic goodies which Whynut sent me and how excited I was to receive them. After trying out the early harvested peeled pistachio kernels I wanted to try out the other products as soon as I could. My mum, like me adores pistachio nuts and I thought I could incorporate…
SmartCookieSam 