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 →
Category Adventures, American, Brownies, Butter, Cakes, chocolate, Cookies, Cool stuff, Country life, Dessert, Eggs, Flour, Hazelnuts, Nuts, Stories, Sweet, Walnuts
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Posted by thebigfatnoodle on March 29, 2012 · 14 Comments
A bit too sweet for my liking… It was Mother’s Day in the UK recently and this year, and I decided to bake some chocolate chip cookies for my mother-in-law and my husband’s Nanny. Nanny unfortunately has been really poorly and the day before Mothering Sunday here, we drove to see her with my husband’s … Continue reading →
Category Adventures, American, Baking, biscuits, British, chocolate, Cookies, Country life, Dessert, Eggs, English, Recipes, Sweet
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Posted by thebigfatnoodle on February 11, 2012 · 32 Comments
If you’re an impatient baker like me, you’ll love that these biscuits take less than 30 minutes to make and bake Yay, it’s the weekend and that can mean only one thing – a chance for me to tinker in the kitchen! Which is exactly what I did the moment I woke up this morning. … Continue reading →
Category Adventures, biscuits, Breakfast, Butter, Cakes, Cookies, Country life, Cranberries, Dessert, English, Features, Flour, Fruit, Fruits, Garden, Godalming, Honey, Ingredients, oats, Recipes, Stories, Sweet, tea, Vegetarian · Tagged with Baking, Biscuit, Cake, Cook, cranberries, Cranberry biscuits, Flour, Home, Oat biscuits, Oat cookies, oven
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Posted by thebigfatnoodle on February 2, 2012 · 36 Comments
Should I or shouldn’t I? I love blueberries. I never actually tried a proper, fresh blueberry until I went to Australia but once I did, I was well and truly hooked. That they’re so healthy and good for you is irrelevant because I just love how they taste. I also love the fact that they’re … Continue reading →
Category Adventures, American, biscuits, blueberries, British, Butter, Cakes, Cheese, Cookies, Country life, Cream, Dessert, Eggs, Ingredients, Lemon, Stories, Sweet, Vegetarian · Tagged with Biscuit, Blueberry, Blueberry cheescake, Butter, Cheesecake, Cook, Cookies, Cream cheese, Home, Lemon
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Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 26, 2011 · 15 Comments
The first of many batches this winter I came across this Delia Smith recipe at least 6-7 years ago and I’ve been making it religiously ever since. The moment autumn/winter sets in and the days grow cold, I’ll make at least 3 or 4 batches before Christmas because these are one of my husband’s favourite … Continue reading →
Category biscuits, Cakes, Cookies, Country life, Dessert, Ginger, Sweet, Vegetarian · Tagged with Biscuit, Christmas, Cooking, Delia Smith, Flour, Gingerbread, Gingerbread man, Recipe
Posted by thebigfatnoodle on October 25, 2011 · 19 Comments
cookie monsters or monster cookies? I bought new toys. They are cookie cutters. But not just any cookie cutters. They are PAC-MAN cookie cutters (I know, I know, I’m such a child…). I couldn’t resist because look, see for yourself, aren’t they cute??? 🙂 On the back of the box was printed a basic butter … Continue reading →
Category Adventures, American, biscuits, Bread, Butter, Cakes, Cookies, Cool stuff, Country life, Dessert, Eggs, Flour, Ingredients, Recipes, Stories, Sweet · Tagged with Baking, Butter, Butter cookies, Cookie, Cookie cutter, Cookie dough, Cookie Monster, Flour, Fondant, Halloween, Icing, Oetker, PAC-MAN