Rhubarb and ginger curd, a marriage made in heaven, a mix and match of sweet, sour, smooth and creamy. Sheer heaven. What more could one ask for on toast in the morning, spread in the middle of a light and airy sponge cake, swirled into plain yogurt or used as a delightful dip for homemade…
Sugar Free Banana And Ginger Jam
Sometimes making store cupboard-basics is really a case more of using things up and waste-not-want-not, rather than trying to be in any way creative. This sugar free banana and ginger jam is a case in point. I so hate wasting food and bananas always seem to turn and go mushy so quickly it is good…
Great British Bake Off And Making Gingernut Biscuits
Tonight is the final of the Great British Bake Off on television. As ever the series has been compulsive viewing, all that baking, the effort, the blood sweat and tears. The fun, the laughter, the stress and the joy when things turn out right. I’m rooting for Ruby. The fearless youngster who is giving it…
Ginger Plum Chutney
There is something incredibly comforting about making chutney. I find it more relaxing than jam making. That long drawn out bubbling of the fruit and spices. The heady aromas that pervade the kitchen and rise and spread into every nook and cranny of the house. This ginger plum chutney will fill your house with aromatic…
Gingerbread Husbands are Scottish Gingerbread Men
Christmas and gingerbread men go together like peas and carrots. Many years ago these little folk were always referred to as Gingerbread Husbands in Scotland. Traditionally they’d have currants for eyes and buttons and a slither of glace cherry for the smile. Nowadays of course Gingerbread Men come in all shapes, sizes and disguises (just…
Beetroot And Ginger Soup
Soup to me is total comfort food, healthy, wholesome and easy to eat, oh and above all else, tasty, totally tasty. I love beetroot and wanted to make a soup with a bit of oomph to warm us up in this chilly weather. I put ginger in the soup and it really makes a big…
Lemon And Ginger Drizzle Cake
Food and friendship, the two go hand in hand. This was the cake I made on Wednesday for my lovely friend Louise when she came to visit. The cake went down a treat. It would have gone donwn even better if we had been allowed to guzzle the lot. But alas when we went out…
Lemon And Ginger Curd
I love lemon curd. That tang and sweetness on toast in the morning is just the perfect wake up call. It is one of those things that is insanely easy to make but you always forget to do it. I find it best to make curds in small batches as they don’t keep long and…
