Orange and Cranberry Caramel Shortbread
Lots of you will have seen the latest craze of Chocolate Orange Caramel Shortbread, but after trying Terry’s Chocolate Orange with Cranberry I thought lets go one step further. I used a food processor to make the shortbread; just blitz up the flour and butter, then added the cornflour, sugar,…
About me
I love baking and feeding people… my lovely partner Gav can sometimes be heard to complain that he has a caked up colon, but he does also complain if there is no cake in the house. I loved baking growing up, but it never crossed my mind that at some…
Bakewell Shortbread Slices
Bakewell Shortbread Slices really are deliciousness in a bar and with no pastry the chances of a soggy bottom are slim! Useful tips before you start: If you have a food processor this is the quickest and easiest method but it can be made by hand too. I use foil…
Easy Peasy Pizza Sauce
Every so often a small group of us get together for a pizza night, someone makes dessert, someone buys the toppings and I make the dough and the pizza sauce.I confess I totally cheat for the dough and Mr Morphy Richards Bread Maker makes it for me. But the…
Baking the Perfect Sponge
Learn to bake the perfect sponge cake. I often get asked how my sponge cakes as so light and fluffy – so I thought I would share my very simple recipe which actually I was given by my lovely ex housemate. Butter V Margarine?First up I generally use stork or…
Lemon and Blueberry Loaf with Gluten and Dairy free options
I first made this Lemon and Blueberry Loaf for the ladies on an Equiteam Confidence Camp. This particular camp had a range of dietary requirements including dairy and gluten intolerances. So in true Loubird fashion I decided to wing it and just make a recipe up and see what happened..…
Red Pepper & Tomato Soup
This is a delicious hearty warming soup, perfect for Autumn evenings. Its fairly healthy too, you can use low calorie cooking spray to roast the peppers and a sugar substitute if you wish although remember you will need about half the quantity of artificial sweeteners. Ingredients 5/6 Peppers de-seeded(Red works…
