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Dorayaki (Japanese Sweet Pancakes)

Dorayaki (Japanese Sweet Pancakes)

A few years ago I tried my hands on making dorayaki because Ash absolutely loves them. Time moved on and Ash grown up, now with a little brother in the house too. But his love for dorayaki stayed the same and it is also the…

Beef & Pineapple stir fry

Beef & Pineapple stir fry

This is a dish I haven’t had in years and just decided to give it a revisit the other night, as the love for a Hawaii pizza from a certain 11-year-old had reminded me how much I LOVE pineapple chunks in stir fries. It’s sweet…

Flan Pâtissier

Flan Pâtissier

It’s Ashleigh’s birthday and for all the birthdays in his life, I’ve produced a decorated cake for him. Over the years the cakes have gone more and more elaborate and this year, I’m just not so sure how to capture his latest favourite, Yu-Gi-Oh, in…

Switch the Fish

Switch the Fish

As an island I think we could do better at consuming our seafood. Not only a lot of people pull a funny face when they announce “I don’t eat fish”, but the rest of the fish eating population will only eat a few types of…

Mystery Item – Sharon Fruit

Mystery Item – Sharon Fruit

I feel a bit strange writing a post about a fruit, but I also feel that I need to stand up and say a few things about this fruit. Basically there are some ingredients that always make the cashier/fellow shoppers look when I pick them…

Market Day

Market Day

Just had my haircut in town today. Thursday in the town square is good. It’s farmer’s Market! However Northampton is a bit behind on that front. It’s lacking those cheese stalls and specialists sausage stalls, etc. Anyway, I managed to get some Sharon fruit, some…

The Butter of My Bread, The Breath of My Life

The Butter of My Bread, The Breath of My Life

Just finished watching Julie and Julia, it’s a film about a 30 years old woman feeling lost in her life, taking on a one year challenge of cooking all of Julia Child’s french recipes and blogging it. It is such a girly film that I…

Mince Pie Club – my entry

Mince Pie Club – my entry

It’s been a busy busy day and I’m soooo tired, we went to see Thomas the Tank Engine in Aylesbury! And we have tickets to go to Taste of Christmas in London http://premier-pharmacy.com/product-category/alcoholism/ tomorrow, exciting! Just a quick post tonight to say that I’m listed…

Sourdough Starter – a pet in the fridge?

Sourdough Starter – a pet in the fridge?

I joined Fresh from the oven lately and I’m ready to join the December challenge… whilst reading the instructions I found out something called sourdough starter, which basically it’s something you keep “alive” in your fridge for making bread… lol when I read that line…

A day of nom noms

A day of nom noms

Today me and J had a day off to ourselves, leaving little Ash to nett nett and going on a very tasty journey! The Good Food Show in NEC Birmingham! It’s almost a last minute thing as I spotted half price tickets on their website…