A good Tomato Salad goes with almost anything don't you think? Fish, meat all stripy and charred from the bbq, new potatoes still warm and slicked with mayonnaise and chives. Almost anything faintly summery in fact. Go as heavy on the onions as you dare. It is a salad of simple and few ingredients and […]
Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate Cookies are my absolute favourite way to roll when I'm craving a quick and easy chocolate fix. I pack them with chocolate chips and even push a few more in when they emerge fresh from the oven just to really hammer the point home. I mean why wouldn't you? This easy recipe gives you […]
Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding
Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce is my new absolute favourite. It's downright delicious and a complete cuddle in a bowl. Not to mention an absolute doddle when steamed in the slow cooker. Pass me the toffee sauce and pour heavily. How Do I Make Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding? *There is a printable full […]
Old School Jam and Coconut Sponge
This Jam and Coconut Sponge recipe is an old school classic here in the U.K and all the more delicious for it. Light classic vanilla sponge topped with strawberry jam and sprinkled with desiccated coconut takes me right back to the school canteen and a big old jug of pink custard. I make it here […]
Easy Lemon Meringue Roulade
This Lemon Meringue Roulade is absolutely off the scale delicious. It is sweet as you like, filled with lush lemon cream and surrounded by crisp, light, fluffy meringue. Its a huge crowd pleaser and surprisingly simple I promise. Roulades crack and are just not the daintiest desserts I have ever made, BUT..... they make up […]
Chocolate Chip Muffins
These chocolate chip muffins are little fluffy bites of heaven. Super easy to make and so light you can't believe it. There is no better use of chocolate chips that I can think of. This recipe borrows my Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake recipe in it's entirety. It's no bother we're all friends here. The only […]
Easy Jam Duffins
I'm utterly and completely in love with these incredible Jam Duffins. Wonderfully addictive and just as easy to make as an ordinary muffin. Served warm from the oven they taste as good as doughnuts! Squeal! These jammy, sugary bombs are quite literally amazing. With very little effort they emerge from the oven with no great […]
Slow Cooker Jam Sponge
Slow Cooker Steamed Jam Sponge Pudding is an absolute stonker of a comfort food pudding. Light but wonderfully filling it is a huge hug in a bowl and one of my favourite Sunday Lunch desserts ever. You can make it by steaming in a saucepan too. But I just love the ease of the slow […]
Easy Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake
This Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake is a huge hit in our house. Moist with vanilla and studded with chocolate chips it is simply delicious in more ways than one. A perfect everyday cake that is made in the saucepan with a wooden spoon. Easy doesn't cover it. I'm head over heels. Vanilla and chocolate are […]
Quick And Easy Chilli Con Carne
This quick and easy chilli con carne recipe is my midweek meal go to, week in and week out. It is bright, fresh yet still perfect winter comfort food. I can pair it with easy sides for grins all round. Quick Chilli is always a winner at my house. Topped with sour cream and grated […]
Easy Chicken and Vegetable Pie
Easy Chicken and Vegetable Pie is a real family favourite and completely delicious. Made with a creamy sauce and topped with a crisp, buttery pastry top. A comfort food meal if ever there was one and a great opportunity to use up any vegetables to suit. This creamy chicken pie is absolutely gorgeous. The sauce […]
Easy Minced Beef and Onion Pie
This Minced Beef and Onion Pie is hearty and warming and a whole pie full of comfort. It is just as I remember my mother used to make it, savoury as you like with the slight sweetness of caramelised onions. An old fashioned minced beef pie that took me right back. Minced Beef and Onion […]
Christmas Pavlova Wreath
This Christmas Pavlova Wreath is my favourite and go to Christmas Dessert. It doesn't feel festive until I have made one of these beautiful Pavlovas. It is absolutely and completely delicious. This is a real show stopper of a dessert. Just what you want to put on your Christmas Table for lot's of "Oooohs and […]
Easy Mincemeat Loaf Cake
This Mincemeat Loaf Cake is absolutely delicious and perfect for the festive season when you want something lighter than a rich and fruity Christmas Cake. It's super easy too. This is the cake I love to nibble on just as soon as December comes around. Made with only a few ingredients it produces a moist […]
Slow Cooker Treacle Sponge
This traditional Slow Cooker Steamed Treacle Sponge pudding recipe is light, fluffy and to die for. You can use this same recipe to steam in a saucepan too. It's the same anyways. A real family favourite in my house and with good reason. Gorgeously syrupy and just begging to be drowned in custard or cream, […]
The Best Mashed Potatoes
This is how I always make my mashed potatoes. No matter what I am using it for or with, the cream and butter goes in. And why ever not? It takes the humble potato and makes it something incredible and special even if it is being served with a couple of sausages and baked beans. […]
Easy Cheesy Fish Pie
This is my most favourite Fish Pie in the world. You can leave your posh versions at the door thank you. It is made with the best cheese sauce in the land and heavy on the crispy, buttery mash. Good honest comfort food that is packed full of flavour. You're so welcome. There is not […]
Easy Leftover Turkey Biryani
This Easy Leftover Turkey Biryani recipe is just what I want after it all. A spiced, savoury one pot dish that makes a feast out of all those turkey leftovers that haven't gone into a sandwich. It is as good cold as hot and a welcome addition to any Boxing Day buffet. How Long Does […]
The Easiest Slow Cooker Christmas Pudding
Slow Cooker Steamed Christmas Pudding is the easiest recipe in the world and I am most grateful for it. I make it early doors in November and leave it somewhere dark and cool to deepen in fabulous, fruity flavour. Simply stir all the ingredients together and whack it in your pudding bowl. Christmas Boom. When […]
Brilliant Beef Recipes
As the rain really starts to fall in the U.K I am all about comfort food and these Beef Recipes featured below really called to the chilled, dampness within. How could you fail to not be warmed right through? #CookBlogShare is a weekly link party where recipes are shared, we comment on each other’s cooking creations […]
Apple Loaf Cake
This is a simple but deliciously moreish Apple Loaf Cake, made with stewed apples. Warmly spiced with cinnamon and buttery with big apple backnotes. It just doesn't seem right that such a simple cake could taste so good, but here she is, all damp, slightly sticky and gorgeously appley. I already have a very much […]
The Best Tuna Melt.
This Tuna Melt recipe is one I am very passionate about. I have put a huge amount of work into bringing it to a sandwich toaster near you. It is packed full of red onion, melting cheese, tuna and sweet chilli sauce. In short, a real taste sensation and no one can get enough. My […]
Easy Fakeaway Recipes and #CookBlogShareWeek 37
I love a good Fakeaway recipe, especially at the moment when eating out is not an easy option. So I loved rounding up these recipes for fakeaway and #CookBlogShare Week 37 fun. #CookBlogShare is a weekly link party where recipes are shared, we comment on each other’s cooking creations and generally indulge in all things food […]
Easy Sausage Pasta
This Cheesy Sausage Pasta recipe is absolutely delicious and perfect for a midweek meal when time is tight but you still want clean plates all round. It is packed with flavours and a real crowd pleaser. With just a few simple ingredients you can have a taste sensation on your table in no time at […]
Easy Roast Pork With Crackling
Easy Roast Pork with crackling and apple sauce is something that always brings my lot running to the Sunday Lunch Table. I was sometimes not sure which pork joint to use. After much research, I have a firm favourite in this Roast Pork Loin. Crispy Crackling like Yorkshire Puddings, had long eluded me until I […]
Easy Cheeseburger And Wedges
AD – this is a paid partnership post for HELLO FRESH A Cheeseburger in our house is pretty much guaranteed to get cheers all round, and this recipe was no exception. Served with wedges and a simple salad, it is perfect midweek food for the family as well as a tasty treat for two. AD […]
The Best Apple Sauce
This recipe for The Best Apple Sauce is my go to whenever I serve Roast Pork. The sweet but tart apples go so very well with the slight richness of the pork joint. I like to be generous with my dolloping so this recipe reflects that. You can never have too much of the stuff. […]
Easy Plain Scones
This recipe for Plain Scones is for the best I have ever baked. Light, soft and just begging for a spoon of jam and a generous slick of clotted cream. I kid you not, they are very good indeed. This recipe is my absolute go to for scones. In my maturer years I have become […]
Easy Yorkshire Puddings
For years Yorkshire Puddings eluded me. They refused to rise, emerging like bullets from the oven. But after working out my mistakes, they couldn't be easier, seriously. If you follow a few simple tips included here, then you will be successful every time. Honest... I really wasn't exaggerating when I said that I simply could […]
Easy Chocolate Orange Brownies
These Chocolate Orange Brownies are incredible. Deeply chocolatey with an orange twist that works perfectly and is a huge crowd pleaser. An absolute triumph of a brownie recipe and fudgy as you like. Chocolate and orange just seem to love each other....really love each other. A classy flavour combo if ever there was one.The Fred […]
Strawberry Recipes & #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 24
How do I love thee Strawberry? Let me count the ways. I love thee naked and swimming in cream obvs but I also love thee chopped up and scattered atop a White Chocolate Sponge or freeze dried in a Rocky Road. I love thee made into jam and cuddling up with a pillow of cream […]
Easy Rhubarb Crumble with Strawberries
This is the way I always cook Rhubarb Crumble, with a heavy dose of strawberries and a smidge of cinnamon. The flavour combos are genius and the result is off the scale delicious. They make a very, very special pudding. Rhubarb Crumble always strikes me as a winter comfort food pudding. I didn't realise until […]
Marshmallow Rice Krispies
These Marshmallow Rice Krispies are incredibly delicious. No matter if you're a marshmallow fiend or not. They are so easy to make it's almost scandalous. Just four ingredients, five minutes and wallop...you have something off the scale. Trust me, you just gotta. Rice Krispies were all the rage back in my day. A little bit […]
Easy Light Fruit Cake
This Fruit Cake recipe is my new favourite. Not too rich, it is still fruity and absolutely delicious. Every time I take a bite I can't believe how wonderful it is. A perfect everyday cake that still feels like a luxurious treat. I'm proper pumped. A good fruit cake is a timeless classic and […]
Easy Slow Cooker Moroccan Lamb
#AD I’m working in a paid partnership with Welsh Lamb, Simply Beef and Lamb, The Scotch Kitchen and BritMums highlighting simple balanced meals for the family. This is a deliciously fruity Slow Cooker Moroccan Lamb Stew. Aromatic and warmly spiced, it’s easy and versatile, ensuring it’s perfect for a simple and tasty balanced meal the whole family will love, […]
Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
This Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe is just like the real deal. Crispy but soft at the same time and covered in a sauce that makes you want to lick your chopsticks. To add to the whole fabulousness it is baked not fried, I can't tell you how much we all love it. Creating a […]
Easy White Bread Recipe
This very easy white bread recipe is my absolute favourite and the one I am always baking for my family. There are no extra ingredients and yet it tastes as if the very best master bakers have been involved. I love it's sweetness, mellow yeasty flavour and slight chewiness. Even the crusts taste incredible. Have […]
Easter Chocolate Cupcakes
These Chocolate Cupcakes are my go to whether it's Easter or not. Such a delicious cupcake that tastes especially good with a slick of chocolate icing and some Mini Eggs. Easter baking that's fun and super simple for the kids. Plus there's always a few extra Mini Eggs going spare.....or maybe ½ a packet. I […]
Quick and Easy Tomato Pasta
This Tomato Pasta recipe just blew me away. This is just the sort of food I am looking to cook midweek. Super easy, kid friendly and still delicious enough for the adults to really enjoy. Plus it is all made with store cupboard ingredients and completely in one pot. Wallop..... I first saw this recipe […]
4 Wonderful Winter Warmer Recipes
Oh how the North Wind doth blow....but fear not we have something here for everyone to warm you from within. 4 Wonderful Winter Warmer Recipes. A big warm welcome to #CookBlogShare here on Apply To Face Blog. As the wind and rain rages outside, what better way to shelter from the storm than rustling up […]