Showing posts from October, 2010

Gingerbread Skeletons

Enough of the laughter - I tried my best! Hopefully for those of you that are artistic you can see the potential in these Gingerbread Skeletons for Halloween. The dough itself is very easy to make and is based on a Delia Smith recipe that now has many adaptions. It withstands manhandling by the kids so it really doesn't matter how much they play around it. White Designer Icing (from Silverspoon) was used to pipe on the skeleton frame. Just make sure you knead the icing  tube a little before use, it makes piping a lot easier. This would make an ideal half term activity with the kids. GINGERBREAD SKELETONS | Serves: 10 Gingerbread Men | Prep Time: 30 Minutes | Cook Time: 10 Minutes | Total Time: 40 Minutes | Ingredients :  75g Light Muscavado Sugar 2 TBSP Golden Syrup 1 TBSP Black Treacle 1 TSP Ground Ginger Pinch of Cloves Zest of 2 Satsumas 95g Butter, cubed 1/2 TSP Bicarbonate of Soda 225g Plain Flour White Designer or Writing Icing to decor


Butternut Squash, Blue Cheese and Sage Risotto

Those of you who follow me on twitter will know the night I made this I declared it the best risotto I had  ever made! The slightly sweet nutty roasted squash together with the tangy Helford blue cheese I purchased at   Fifteen Cornwall Farmers Market was a match made in heaven, but the sage just gave it an extra special dimension. A sprinkling of toasted pine nuts if I'd had any, would have been a great addition too. A perfect, comforting autumnal recipe. BUTTERNUT SQUASH, BLUE CHEESE AND SAGE RISOTTO Risotto Yield: 4 Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe Pin it With Image Without Image Butternut Squash, Blue Cheese and Sage Risotto A comforting Butternut Squash, Blue Cheese and Sage Risotto recipe prep time: 15 mins cook time: 1 hour and 20 mins total time: 1 hours and 35 mins ingredients: 1 Butternut Squash, quartered and deseeded 2 Cloves of Garlic, chopped 15 Sage leaves, shredded 20g Butter Glug of Olive Oil 1 Onion, chopped Spl


Chocolate Caramel Flapjacks

An easy Chocolate Caramel Flapjack recipe. Kids of all ages LOVE these!