For her Majesty… thebigfatnoodle’s Diamond Jubilee cake for the Queen

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on June 3, 2012 · 16 Comments 

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee As I sit here typing, I’m watching the Queen’s floating pageant take place on our TV. The 1,000 ships that are taking part in the flotilla will actually end up right outside our flat in London at the end of the day. Unfortunately, we no longer live there so we are … Continue reading →

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Red spaghetti… and a grumpy old woman’s take on the rest of my Chelsea Flower Show 2012 piccies

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on June 3, 2012 · 6 Comments 

Part food post, part flower show As I’d already posted some of the food-oriented images from our trip to the Chelsea Flower Show, I originally set out to focus this post on a staple recipe that has sustained both my husband and I during these last few turbulent weeks. The idea was that I would … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Jubilee celebrations start early :)

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on May 30, 2012 · 4 Comments 

I’m interrupting my usual blogging schedule with this spur-of-the-moment post. My colleague Jess arrived at work today with special (and early) Queen’s Jubilee cupcakes for us all – YUM-O! And it tasted good…! 🙂

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Getting my mojo back, the Chelsea Flower Show and banana cupcakes

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on May 25, 2012 · 13 Comments 

It is what it is Arrrrrrrrrrggghh! All my best intentions flew out the window after my last post almost 3 weeks ago… I’ve always said April/May has never been kind to me and but this year has really been taking the mick… My husband has been really ill, and during that time, I’ve lost a … Continue reading →

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Time for a change – my big 4-0

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on May 4, 2012 · 17 Comments 

Hi everyone I have been offline for some weeks now and I’m sorry if I haven’t responded to your comments or been to visit your blogs. It’s been a turbulent April/May which has sadly included a family funeral. My husband’s Nanny passed away after a few tough months of poor health. She is in 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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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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Lamb and avocado wraps

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on March 31, 2012 · 19 Comments 

Certainly healthier than a kebab 🙂 With my husband away, I have free rein to eat all the things that he normally doesn’t like or tend to eat. I’d bought myself a lamb steak but with it being so warm and sunny last weekend, I really didn’t fancy a piping hot meal. I wanted finger … Continue reading →

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