HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE 23 February 2011 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

We were having some friends over to visit, so I thought I’d whip together a quick chocolate cake. This uses minimal ingredients and can be made using just 1 mixing bowl, not to mention it takes just 5 minutes to prepare – kinda like...
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CHOCOLATE, BANANA, GRAHAM CRACKER ICEBOX CAKE 13 October 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

Was on a bit of a baking kick recently and baked twice in one week.. First was a super-moist banana cake that I like to have handy in the fridge, because it makes a great snack as well as breakfast. Just cut off a...
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HOMEMADE LENTIL SOUP 4 August 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

I made freakin’ Lentil Soup for dinner for Dad, Mum and Chris!! LOL. Decided to go vegan/vegetarian and make something that was still tasty. It worked 🙂 It looked like crap, no question, but it smells lovely and is actually really tasty. It’s ridiculously...
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HOMEMADE QUICHE LORRAINE 15 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

We’ve been talking about making our own quiche for awhile, and happily found some shortcrust pastry at Marks & Spencer (we also found our favourite puff pastry and so bought 3 boxes worth, hehehe! But that is another story and for a different day)....
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HOMEMADE MELTING MOMENTS WITH LEMON ICING 10 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

Chris simply adores Melting Moments with Lemon Icing.. it’s right up there with his other favourite dessert, Custard Tea Cake. I’ve made that one many times before, but never Melting Moments… so I decided to bake some cookies one evening, much to his delight...
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