Dec 13 Snowmen Brownie Pops – Christmas Gifts Snowmen Brownie Pops – soft gooey brownies covered in white chocolate. Have fun & decorate with coloured fondant, glittery sweets & sparkles for a cute edible Christmas gift! For me, a big part of Christmas is the giving of homemade edible gifts. Luckily I’ve been able to get ahead with making various chutneys, chilli sauce …Continue Reading…
Dec 8 Mincemeat Streusel Slice Mincemeat Streusel Slice – Christmas Mince Pies without the fuss! No rolling out & no fancy stars to cut out. A delicious buttery shortbread traybake with a mincemeat filling & a crumbly almond streusel topping. Although I love Christmas baking during the build up to the festive season, things can become a bit hectic. This …Continue Reading…
Dec 8 Cranberry & Marzipan Star Bread Give your Christmas table a festive touch by making this Cranberry & Marzipan Star Bread – a gorgeous & delicious centrepiece. I love Christmas time and Christmas baking is so much better than Christmas shopping; it’s definitely feeling festive in the Kitchen Shed. In fact, the Kitchen Shed has had a Christmassy feel for a …Continue Reading…
Nov 3 Spicy Pumpkin & Cranberry Chutney Make Spicy Pumpkin & Cranberry Chutney now & it will be nicely matured in 6 weeks, just in time to serve with cheese & cold meats over Christmas. This week’s pumpkin and squash recipe from the Kitchen Shed is Spicy Pumpkin & Cranberry Chutney. A recipe to make use of the insides of Halloween pumpkins …Continue Reading…
Oct 21 Best Ever Honeycomb Halloween and Bonfire Night are fast approaching so I thought I’d share my Kitchen Shed Tips to help you make the best and crunchiest honeycomb … although getting here wasn’t as straightforward as I’d hoped. Last year I offered to make the favours for a family wedding where the brief was to make a sweet …Continue Reading…
Sep 10 Spicy Courgette Chutney I thought I’d share with you another of my recipes for preserving courgettes, Spicy Courgette Chutney, one I made for the local Christmas Market here in Brittany. It’s a delicious chutney spiced with coriander, ginger, mustard seeds and a touch of chilli – the chilli content isn’t blow your socks off hot and you can …Continue Reading…
Dec 29 Mini Bread Rolls & Loaves Mini Bread Rolls – you can’t beat a basket of homemade rolls! The perfect size for dinner rolls, sliders, canapés & packed lunches. I’ve adapted my Ted’s Rolls recipe for the party season to make mini bread rolls and mini loaves. Simply load them with your favourite filling or maybe slice the mini loaves and toast them, …Continue Reading…
Dec 21 Christmas Shortbread Biscuits A traditional Christmas favourite here at the Kitchen Shed are my Christmas Shortbread Biscuits. Buttery melt in the mouth shortbread – delicious & easy to make! I don’t know about where you are but it’s getting a bit hectic here at the Kitchen Shed with last minute Christmas preparation and only four more sleeps before …Continue Reading…
Dec 11 Black Forest Pudding Black Forest Pudding is the perfect Christmas pudding alternative, liqueur soaked cherries top this steamed chocolate pudding – delicious! Don’t you find there’s usually someone at the dinner table who doesn’t like traditional Christmas pudding ? Part of my preparations each year is the challenge to serve Christmas pudding and a tasty alternative rather than …Continue Reading…
Dec 9 Hot Gin Toddy There’s definitely a chill in the air and since we’ve had our first proper frost at the Kitchen Shed I reckon it’s time to indulge ourselves with a spirit lifting hot toddy. When I was a young girl, my Grandad (who was a carpenter) used his spare time to make beautiful doll’s houses and toy …Continue Reading…