Home-made beats shop bought yet again: easy peasy hummus

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 20, 2012 · 16 Comments 

Easy as long as you don’t mind the washing up I’ve had a can of chickpeas sitting in my cupboard for almost a year – that’s how long it’s been since I’ve wanted to try making my own hummus. Sooooo many people have said that hummus is easy to make but when you work a … Continue reading →

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A four cheese cauliflower cheese

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 18, 2012 · 17 Comments 

Sticking to the tried and tested Heston Blumenthal made a TV programme all about cheese recently and one of the dishes he ‘re’-made was the humble but utterly delicious cauliflower cheese. I went online to look at his recipe but in all honesty, I don’t have 5 hours spare to make all the component parts … Continue reading →

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I ‘heart’ bread… freshly baked milk bread

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 14, 2012 · 11 Comments 

Couldn’t have asked for a nicer accident On Easter Sunday, my husband and I roasted a rib of beef. Our butcher threw in a few veal bones as I wanted to make a bone marrow gravy to go with the rib of beef. As there’s only two of us, we had plenty of roast beef … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday roast: Rare rib of beef and bone marrow gravy

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 12, 2012 · 12 Comments 

The bones hold all the flavour!  This Easter it’s just been me and my husband last weekend. No friends, no visitors, just him, me and the cats for company. Sadly, it was a bit of a miserable weekend in terms of the weather, full of blustery, cold wind and the ever present drizzle – not … Continue reading →

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If you haven’t had enough chocolate yet… hazelnut and walnut chocolate brownies

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 9, 2012 · 13 Comments 

Crispy squidgy chocolate goodness As some of you may know, I’m married to a chocolate fiend. My husband has to eat chocolate every day and I’ve never known him not to. So imagine my surprise when this Easter, he told me he didn’t want me to buy him an Easter egg. I thought this was … Continue reading →

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A hint of chocolate in prep for Easter: Mary Berry’s Chocolate Loaf Cake

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on April 4, 2012 · 16 Comments 

The legend that is Mary Berry I only have one recipe to post this week as I spent last weekend with friends and so I only made it into the kitchen late on Sunday night after everyone had left. I was however determined to herald my husband’s return from his ski trip by making him … Continue reading →

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