Herman came into my life my accident.  My plans were to have morning tea with my sister and gorgeous little niece.  This did happen.  But what I didn’t expect was to leave my sister’s house with my very first sour dough starter for my own Herman the …
Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I am fortunate to have parentals who kindly bring me ingredients from their travels, with which I can then experiment. Â And so today, I’m going to tell you all about my fun with a bottle of …
I have come into possession of two fruity items this week – a lovely big batch of stewed apples courtesy of my sister, and a tin of strawberries. Yes, tinned strawberries, what a strange thing indeed. Â I found them in the supermarket on special for …
I promised you that there would be more almonds to follow as part of my Edmonds Cookbook challenge, and I did not lie. Â We now find ourselves at devilled almonds. When you put your mind to it, there is a considerable number of food items …
Forgive me readers, but I’m going to take a small detour through the Edmonds Cookbook index.  Hot on the heels of Almond Biscuits is Almond Icing  (yes, there are indeed a lot of almond-based recipes in the Edmonds Cookbook, and they’re not going away any …
We now found ourselves at Almond Biscuits in the Edmonds Cookbook index. Almond Biscuits, as a category of baked good, enjoy a little more history and reputation than I had suspected.  The internet informs me that these popular biscuits are “prepared in different ways across various …
On a recent trip to the supermarket, ample signage informed me that Sunday 4th August was National Roast Day. Â Although no doubt a ploy to sell more products, it’s been a while since my tiny kitchen knew the joys of a hearty roast, so …
Albert Squares are the next instalment in my Edmonds challenge series, following Afghan Biscuits in the index section of the Edmonds Cookbook. Â Although not strictly – there is an entry for Afghan Slice hot on the heels of Afghan Biscuits. Â However, the recipe for Afghan …
I have been toying with the idea of cooking my way through the entire Edmond’s Cookery Book for some time now. The seed of this idea began to germinate a while back, after I watched Julie and Julia and my mind leapt to some more …