Cake flour (by which I mean wheat-filled, gluten-filled cake flour) is a low protein flour that is great for making cakes because overmixing flour in cake batter can result in harder, less fluffy cakes. That means less gluten can actually be better for cakes. As a coeliac that makes me think that going gluten freeContinueContinue reading “Vanilla Cupcakes (Gluten-Free)”
Category Archives: Food
Chocolate Bliss Balls
Well, one would think that all that time at home in lockdown would result in lots and lots of time to blog and a blog overflowing with new material…but, all that time at home in lockdown with an essential worker husband and lots of children with lots and lots of energy and not a lotContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Bliss Balls”
Lockdown – Day 9 (and Easy, Cheesy Buns)
First thing in the morning the other day, one of my toddler twins disappeared from the bedroom with my hairbrush. About three hours later, when I finally decided to get dressed I remembered that I would need to find my hairbrush. I briefly contemplated not brushing my hair, as I wasn’t going to be leavingContinueContinue reading “Lockdown – Day 9 (and Easy, Cheesy Buns)”
Easy Chicken
This blog post comes with massive apologies for the distinct lack of blogging that has been going on around here. I have yet to master looking after a baby and staying on top of the washing, washing up and keeping the house in a reasonable state, so there is little current hope of managing toContinueContinue reading “Easy Chicken”
Raspberry Curd
As I’ve mentioned previously on this blog (here), I love lemon curd. I also love raspberries and it was therefore only a small step to bring together these two loves in the form of raspberry curd. Unfortunately, I ended up needing to use twice as many raspberries in this recipe as I initially anticipated andContinueContinue reading “Raspberry Curd”