Today I decided to make some savoury pasties. I have a new tool that I thought would work very well for shaping the pasties. I chose cheese and onion, with potato, as the filling. So what I needed was a nice shortcrust pastry, though puff pastry would have been fine too. It is just that […]
Perfect for Christmas, sausage rolls are so easy to make. They can be frozen to be reheated when needed. These will be come a firm favourite
There is nothing quite like a pork pie, eaten cold, with some Branston pickle or caramelised red onions, together with some salad or chips. I checked out a few recipes and decided that I needed to amalgamate a few to get what I wanted. I used a straight sided muffin tin to make my version, […]
After the rather lovely fruit cake I am taking a break from baking, until tomorrow. Instead I have decided to make one of my favourite soups. This is entirely my recipe, no cribbing from anyone else. Therefore, as you might imagine, it is a very simple recipe but tastes delicious. You do need a food […]
I love suet based puddings and savouries. This particular one is a roly poly, rather than a pudding. Usually, or at least more often, suet items are steamed or cooked in a muslin cloth and boiled. However for this particular item I really didn’t want it to be too stodgy, so I decided to bake […]