The crunch of the batter. The tender bite of fish. The heap of crispy chips. The dollop of tartare sauce on the side…what’s not to love about fish and chips? One of the earliest examples of culinary fusion, fish and chips is a popular takeaway dish – and has been since 1860. The battered-fish-and-fries-combo became famous when trawl fishing in the North Sea was all the rage. Railroads were even ...
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Salted Caramel Popcorn Cake
We've recently been challenged by Butterkist to come up with a cake that features one of their many popcorn flavours. As we love baking and we're always up for a challenge, we were instantly on board. A couple of days later, we received a massive box of Butterkist popcorn and baking goodies. Amy was in seventh heaven and I instantly got my thinking cap on, the result: this indulgent salted caramel ...
25 Takeaway Recipes You Can Make At Home
Don't get me wrong, I love to cook family meals as much as I can, but sometimes you just run out of time or you’ve had a long day at work and cooking that beef casserole really doesn’t seem as appealing as it did in the morning. This is usually the time that I reach for my phone and order my favourite curry or pizza from Hungry House. If I have the luxury of time, though, or I’m feeling extra ...
Traditional Tarte Tatin recipe
The apple tree in our garden is full of delicious apples this time of the year, so when my Nan gave me an amazing Tarte Tatin dish, I knew that I had to make the traditional French upside-down pastry as a delicious weekend treat. The dish originates in Hotel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron, France, about 100 miles south of Paris and was invented by the famous Tatin in 1880. Legend says, the sisters who ...
25 slow cooker recipes for autumn and winter
It's slow cooker time! Well, at least in our house. I don't know about you but in our family autumn and winter call for slow cooker meals. They're the perfect comfort food, ridiculously easy to prepare and most importantly, they're super delicious. To share my love for slow cooker meals, I've decided to collect all my favourite slow cooker recipes for autumn and winter in one blog post. I hope you ...
Our autumn bucket list 2016 with printable
There's no denying anymore: autumn is well and truly here - at least meteorologically! To make the start of the season a little easier for you, I've compiled an autumn bucket list with lots of ideas for things to do this autumn. There are autumn activities for kids, things you can do as a family or of course things you can enjoy as an adult. The last time I created a bucket list for autumn was ...