This is not a recipe for Southern Spain in June, it is simply far too hot, but I do enjoy the odd meal of my favourite “comfort food”, which is usually similar to the dinners cooked by my mother. 50 grams of self raising flour 1/2 tsp baking powder A little freshly ground black pepper 25 grams of vegetable suet 1 tsp of mixed dried herbs (I prefer plain dumplings, so this is optional) Very cold water Sift the flour, baking powder and black pepper into a baking large bowl, add the … [Read more...]
Alternative Tomato Cottage Pie
July 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is my recipe for an alternative cottage pie, with Spanish influence. Ingredients 1lb of Mince (Beef) 1 Onion, finely diced 2 Cloves of Garlic, crushed 1 Carrot, peeled and finely diced 4 Ripe Tomatoes 100g of Sliced Chorizo Sausage 1 250ml Can of Tomato Frito (or check out my blog for a recipe) 1 litre of beef stock 1 tps of Pimienton Dulce Salt and Pepper to taste Mash Topping 1lb of Potatoes, peeled boiled 2 tbs of Olive Oil Salt & Pepper Cheese for topping, plus 6 … [Read more...]
Ginger Pudding
December 24, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Whilst many people complained about the dinners on offer at their school I still hang on to some very fond memories of ginger puddings, manchester tart and chocolate custard. My school was a very traditional primary school with a extremely traditional take on school dinners. One of my long standing favourites was always steamed ginger pudding served with lashings of custard. I discovered this recipe sometime ago, and finally got around to making it. My first attempt was not exactly as I … [Read more...]