Recipes

Desperate Chicken and Mushroom Pie.

I cannot tell you how ready I am for the children to return their little asses to School. I am right in the middle of a peri menopausal breakdown and only wine and fat knacker plates of food are getting me through. It seems that every holiday brings me to my binging knees. I’m…

Placatory Pregnancy Apple Pie

I am a geriatric mum and when I first realised it I was genuinely horrified. My stomach flipped and I felt like I’d been walloped by a subversive Superhero. I had no idea that any woman above 35 years of age is classed as such and boy did it hurt. I spent the whole of…

The Last Hurrah Daaarling Olive and Red Pepper Roast Chicken

I am 45 years old in two weeks and cannot believe it. I don’t care if the new 60 is the old 40, I don’t want to be 45. I don’t want to have failing eyesight and a turkey dewlap under my chin. I don’t want to walk like I pooped myself for the first…

Family Xmas Gammon and Braised Red Cabbage.

This is just a cracking meal for all occasions.It is my go to for a laid back Sunday Lunch, Boxing Day or entertaining friends and family. It always seems to go down a storm with adults and children alike. It’s the Sausage, Chips and Beans of the Sunday Lunch, and as is my wont, it…

Prodigious Chocolate Pavlova

This is a Dessert of Joy, Love and Calm. Crispy, chewy, soft, Chocolatey Meringue studded with dark chocolate chunks and topped with a thick blanket of cream and raspberries. It has been a success every time I have made it, such is it’s reliability. It can be dressed up or down to suit you Sir…

Xmas Gingercake Bundt

Xmas is my favourite time of the year and I am unashamed and defiant in my extreme pleasure. As soon as the 1st of December unfurls its Xmasy arms to me, I am like a Rat up a drainpipe. The Xmas CD is on and I am baking. I always like to have a cake…

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