Raspberry Polenta Cake - Forever Nigella 25

The sun! What a glorious thing it is to cast off the tyranny of winter. This seems to have happened all of a sudden too - one minute damp, g...

Passion Fruit Curd

It's getting close to Easter and close to the end of the deadline for this month's Forever Nigella. Although I have my 'main eve...

Millionaire's Shortbread - and self restraint

Now. why on earth, when I am trying to lose weight , did I make something as dangerous as Millionaire's Shortbread? Well, the answer is ...

So how many calories are there in a mushroom?

There's been a lot of cake recently. Red Nose Day brought it all on with it a cake decorating competition at school: He did it all himse...

Forever Nigella 22 - Food to Cherish Your Loved Ones - the Round Up

Well, I knew hosting a Forever Nigella would be a great way to start 2013 for me, and I wasn't wrong. I've been introduced to some l...

Forever Nigella 22 - Norwegian Cinammon Buns

Well, I couldn't host Forever Nigella, and not enter myself, could I?  The subject of challenge (which I chose) is food to cherish your ...

Forever Nigella 22 - Food to cherish your loved ones

Well, what a great way to start 2013 - as far as I'm concerned, anyway: hosting Forever Nigella on behalf of Sarah at Maison Cupcake. M...

Rum Hazelnut Brownies

This evening, we are going to a meeting of the local home brew fraternity. Please don’t ask – only know that as far as I am aware, no one i...