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Tag: Comfort Food

Mushroom Barley Risotto

  • 2 October 2017
  • by Claire
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Autumn is starting to creep in, and this simple and thrifty mushroom barley risotto is so right for the colder evenings. Barley is currently about a quarter of the price of risotto rice, and has loads more fibre. Maybe it … Continue reading

Photo Diary: Wagamama Winter Menu

  • 31 December 2016
  • by Claire
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New winter menu items at Wagamama means one thing: comfort food. Steamed buns (some call them bao, Wagamama call them hirata) have to be one of my ideal comfort foods. You get squishy puffs of carbs with hot, flavourful filling … Continue reading

Recipe: marmalade brownies

  • 10 November 2015
  • by Claire
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Sticky treats for chilly days!  I am having a marmalade renaissance at the moment: in my porridge (better than maple syrup), on my toast and now it’s in my brownies too! 

Creamy Saffron Risotto

  • 21 October 2014
  • by Claire
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Creamy comfort food for autumn gales! A perfect risotto with a great new ingredient.. Continue reading

Office Treats: Meeting Monday Head On!

  • 6 July 2014
  • by Claire
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This post was written as GoodEggFoodie.com. Please excuse any wonky formatting. Visit the homepage SHE-EATS.com for the latest, shiny new content. When I announced to the office a couple of weeks ago that I would no longer be baking for … Continue reading

Tomato & Mozarella Orzo

  • 9 February 2014
  • by Claire
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This post was written as GoodEggFoodie.com. Please excuse any wonky formatting. Visit the homepage SHE-EATS.com for the latest, shiny new content. I’ve just done a week which was 98% veggie (Monday I had leftover roast on sarnies rather than waste … Continue reading

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🍫 Love chocolate, hate waste 🍫 I'm not a fa 🍫 Love chocolate, hate waste 🍫

I'm not a fan of white chocolate but I'm less of a fan of waste. I'd been wondering what to do with the white hot chocolate from the multipacks, but I was determined to give them a go. So when I spotted these cardamom drops in the cupboard I knew I'd found an answer.

What a result! 

The chocolate was actually not sickly sweet. There's loads of vanilla in there. And I always think of cardamom as a warming sweet spice. They're the perfect mix - so glad I tried it! 

#winterwarmer #hotchocolate #cardamom #myvelvetiser #hotelchocolat #spice #spicedrops #lovefoodhatewaste #food #foodies
This week's loaf is a dark crusted little number. This week's loaf is a dark crusted little number. Made using @shiptonmill organic fig, sunflower seed and spelt flour mix. 

I went in gung-ho with the water, using my usual amount and it was too much. So I added a few tablespoons of Shipton plain strong white while it was mixing and the result was a super soft and very tasty loaf! 

I've been enjoying with halloumi for lunches and it's also made for marmalade at breakfast. I've just remembered I've got some fig jam in the cupboard - that's another brekkie sorted! 

I only had a 1kg bag of this flour  in my Shipton order, but when I do my next one (in about 5 months as I got a 25kg sack of strong bread flour) I'll be sure to add a few more. There is ebough for one more loaf though πŸ‘

Don't think I've baked with spelt before so was interesting to see how the mix handled water differently than my usual white/rye mix. 

#bread #breadmaking #doughityourself #dough #flouryeastsaltwater #homemade #homebaking #madewithlove #inmykitchen #bakeoff #carbscarbscarbs
Not going to lie, this year's Christmas cake is im Not going to lie, this year's Christmas cake is immense. Made four in total, including a big one for the two of us, and all  were generously fed with amaretto for weeks. 

Half way through ours and wishing I'd made more. Maybe I'd do another for Easter! 

Also after years of fannying about with slices, I've finally gone for the wedding cake method of cutting it - so much better! 

#madewithlove #homemade #bakeoff #kitchencapers #carbscarbscarbs #cake #buzzfeast #foodie #baker
πŸ₯– Second bread of the year πŸ₯– Ok, I know I s πŸ₯– Second bread of the year πŸ₯–

Ok, I know I said it was the year of the loaf tin, but I do love little soft rolls for sandwiches so I made a few rolls today too. 

White / rye / wholemeal and mixed grains. When they come out, I immediately cover in a towel to cool so they stay soft. 

Tucked away in the freezer for the coming days. 

πŸ₯– 300g white flour @shiptonmill 
πŸ₯– 100g each rye and wholemeal flours @dovesfarm 
πŸ₯– 1 cup of mixed grains 
πŸ₯– 7g yeast 
πŸ₯– 10g fine sea salt 
πŸ₯– 320-330g tepid water 

#realbread #doughityourself #flouryeastsaltwater #imadethis #breadtin #useyourloaf #breadmaking #bread #baguette
🍞 First bread of the year 🍞 Starting the ye 🍞 First bread of the year 🍞

Starting the year by making bread for the next week. 

First up was this fig and walnut loaf. After a year of making rolls, knots and pretzels I've gone back to the bread tin more and more since early December - because winter means toast! 

It might not be cool or 'artisan' (why is every loaf made in a casserole now called artisan?), but it fits in the toaster and the toastie maker so I'm happy Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―. 

2021 is the year of the loaf tin - you heard it here first! 

I've quite a bit of jam / marmalade in the fridge so I thought a soft rye mix, with sweet figs and walnuts would be perfect for them. 

🍞 100g wholemeal rye flour (@dovesfarm) 
🍞 400g white bread flour (@shiptonmill) 
🍞 7g dry yeast
🍞 10g fine sea salt 
🍞 320-330g tepid water
🍞 handful each dried figs and walnuts
🍞 2lb loaf tin

➑️ Swipe for sexy slice shots 🀣

#realbread #doughityourself #flouryeastsaltwater #imadethis #breadtin #useyourloaf #breadmaking #bread
Snow cat. Made by my husband. Nothing else to Snow cat. 

Made by my husband. 

Nothing else to say about it really! 

Except to point out that my nan knitted that scarf for @jackieduffy29
About 100 years ago!! 

#snow #snowday #snowman
Cat. Cake with royal icing drying out on the table Cat. Cake with royal icing drying out on the table. What could possibly go wrong? πŸ˜‚
Happy birthday @mollyaduffyxx - weird that my baby Happy birthday @mollyaduffyxx - weird that my baby niece is now 18, but she's the best young lady and I couldn't be prouder of her. 

Love you Mol, can't wait until we can celebrate in style with you XXX πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

#thenandnow #lockdownbirthday
Christmas reading sorted courtesy of the @elizabet Christmas reading sorted courtesy of the @elizabeth_gaskells_house book sale. Not like there's anything else to do so I'll be at home eating snacks and reading. 

Plus that top one on the pile. Anyone who's knew me circa 1996 will understand why I picked that one πŸ€“. 

If you love reading and love bargains, I can't recommend this monthly sale enough. This time they had three rooms crammed with everything you could wish for. 

There are a couple of books on my Christmas list as well so hopefully that means I'll be good to go until the next book sale!

Hit me up with any recommendations for scary books.
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