Domestic Goddess in Training

With a new decade upon us I've decided to move the blog, change name and hopefully include more of Hubs' fantastic food projects. To be honest I don't think he wants to be known as a goddess! We...

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Since baking my own bread I can't remember the last time I bought a sliced loaf. As much as I love all the artisan style bread I bake, sometimes only a traditional white tin loaf will do and s...

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Yes the C word is around the corner. Coca Cola have aired their annual "Holidays are Coming", Hellman's Mayonnaise have shown their credit crunching been-showing-the-same-unremastered-ad-since...

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Hubby is the god of preserving - I'm rubbish. This may be due to my lack of perseverance. If it doesn't work first time I resign myself to the fact I can't do it and pass the reins over to Hub...

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It's that time of year when people start to ask me what I would like for Christmas. To be honest I don't need anything, hey our cottage is no Tardis and the secret hidey holes are becoming increa...

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October's Fresh from the oven challenge was hosted by Corry . She recommended a fantastic recipe inspired by from Richard Bertinet’s fabulous book Dough – Simple Contemporary Bread I tr...

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...or maybe should that be Derbyshire. Pen is going to be so proud of me for fitting a musical connection into my blog post! For those who don't follow me on Twitter you may not realise that Hu...

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If you hadn't spotted I'm going through a bit of a retro/kitch baking phase at the moment. Recipes that were beginning to gather dust amongst the more radical baking recipes but have the abili...

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Since finding my holy grail of scone recipes in Grandma's cookbook last year I have been playing around with the dough and flavours. My Cookery Kids have very successfully made scones with th...

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This pie has been in the planning for a while. To celebrate British Food Fortnight I knew I wanted to bake a traditional Derbyshire dish, ideally savory and with pasty. Inspiration came from ...

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Ok, ok I know it's September and usually I wouldn't be thinking of Christmas let alone beginning to bake for it for a while but I have some excuses. 1) October, when I usually bake Christmas C...

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This months Fresh from the oven challenge has been hosted by Ria where she proposed Stuffed Buns. I've never made stuffed buns before let alone eaten them, but I'm always up for a challenge!...

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There is something simple, comforting and nostalgic about the humble Jam Tart. For many people it was probably the first thing they cooked with their Mum or Grandma. Making Jam Tarts always re...

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This bread is in honour of the Yorkshire 3-Peaks Challenge Hubby & I completed last weekend. Thanks to everyone who sponsored us. We stayed at Pinecroft and it was somewhere I would highly r...

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This post is a slight departure from my usual food blogging. Things have been a bit mad here with me returning to work to begin a new term plus Hubby & I have been been in training for the Yor...

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To counteract the unsummery weather we've had recently I wanted to inject some sun into the kitchen. Lemon is one of my favourite ingredients in both sweet and savory cooking and decided to pl...

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I first tasted hogget back in February at River Cottage when it was served as part of the Valentines Feast . It's such a delicious meat, stronger tasting than lamb, but not as gristly as mutto...

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Ok, I've fallen off my "get healthy for the 3-peak-challenge" diet in quite spectacular style. Up until yesterday I had been quite restrained but seeing a picture of cheesecake brownies on Tas...

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Now for something different, I blog about something that isn't sweet! I haven't blogged about main meals for a while as 1) I haven't cooked anything particularly exciting 2) by the time we eat...

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As I've mentioned before I have a bit of a thing for kitchenalia. Trust me, if I had a big farmhouse kitchen nailed to all the beams would be random pans and Victorian jelly moulds. At moment my ...

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Last week I returned to somewhere that I left 17 years ago and holds strong memories for me - Berlin. And quelle surprise most of the memories relate to the food there! As a child I lived there f...

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This months challenge from Fresh from the oven is to make a Focaccia using which ever recipe we wanted to. Focaccia is becoming a staple in this house. I probably make some version of focacc...

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It's that time of year again when I break up for the summer holiday and celebrate my birthday. As Hubby & I have known each other for 9 years he knows exactly what I like. With the KitchenAid ...

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I first came across Mark @ Pencil & Spoon's recipe for beer ice cream a few months back and after making a winning raspberry beer ice cream I knew I had to try some other beers to test how th...

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With the 3-Peak Challenge looming both Hubby & I are trying to find ways to help us get through the 11am and 3pm sugar slump without reaching for the biscuit tin. To help keep on top of my sna...

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