Showing posts from October, 2011

Hubble Bubble Pumpkin Fish Cakes

My Fish is the Dish package arrived today filled with glorious fresh salmon, haddock and smoked haddock from Delish Fish based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Fish is the Dish website is the consumer arm of Seafish which was founded in 1981 by an Act of Parliament, with the aim of supporting all sectors of the seafood industry for a sustainable, profitable future. It is the only pan-industry body offering services to all parts of the seafood industry, from catching and aquaculture to processors, importers, exporters and distributors of seafood, including restaurants and retailers. Funded by a levy on the first sale of seafood landed in the UK, the principal aim of Seafish is to support and improve the environmental sustainability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the industry, as well as to promote sustainably-sourced seafood. The services it offers include technical research and development, responsible sourcing initiatives, economic consulting, market research, industry accre


Peanut Butter and Choc Chip Cookies

Easy 5 ingredient Peanut Butter and Choc Chip Cookies. Perfect as a mid morning snack with a cup of coffee. These yummy 5 ingredient peanut butter and choc chip cookies can be made and baked in less than half an hour. perfect if you have last minute guests arriving. TOP TIPS FOR MAKING PEANUT BUTTER & CHOC CHIP COOKIES Use dark, milk or white chocolate chips in this recipe, or a mixture of all three. Add a handful of raisins for added fruitiness. These cookies are perfect with a glass of milk or cup of coffee. OTHER PEANUT BUTTER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares Banana and Peanut Butter Flapjacks These cookies do not have any flour in them, so they perfect if you are following a gluten free diet. The peanut butter acts as the binding agent, producing beautiful soft cookies. PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies Baki


Baked Squash Risotto

We have just enjoyed this lovely baked risotto for dinner, using the squash, 1 onion, some butter and Cheddar from the Farmison Veg and Dairy box I received on Friday. It requires no stirring so perfect when you are too busy to stand by the hob. The amount below serves 2 (the kids had a cooked lunch at School/Nursery) but you can easily double everything to serve 4. BAKED SQUASH RISOTTO | Serves: 2  | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 40 Minutes | Total Time: 50 Minutes  | Ingredients:  1 small Squash, cut into wedges (skin still on) 1 TBSP Butter 1 Onion, chopped 3 rashers of smoked Bacon, chopped 1 TSP Dried Thyme 200g Risotto Rice 600ml Vegetable Stock 150g Mature Cheddar, grated Instructions: Step 1: Heat the oven to 180c. Put the squash into a roasting tin, drizzle with oil, season and put in the oven - roast for 30 minutes until tender. Step 2: Meanwhile heat a casserole with some oil and fry the onion and bacon until cooked, add the thyme an


Bacon, Broccoli and Cheddar Pasta Bake

For those of you who follow me on Twitter (@jamandcream) or are regular blog readers, you will know that I make pasta bakes A LOT (mainly as a vehicle for getting rid of leftovers) and on rainy Autumn days like today they bring much needed comfort and warmth. My pasta bakes are always cheesy (the cheesier the better in my opinion) and are usually made with Davidstow Cheddar (I particularly love their Cornish Crackler) which is produced just down the road from us here in North Cornwall. Bacon and broccoli are a lovely combination and the pasta adds some bulk to fill up hungry tummies (although you could quite easily omit the pasta if you preferred and add in another head of broccoli). All of these ingredients are stirred into a classic cheese sauce, before being placed in the oven for that golden topping. As a twist, I added 1 TSP of Frenchs Smooth and Spicy Mustard (a product I had been sent to try out in my cooking) to the sauce to pep it up a little bit - it was a fab a


Double Choc Chip Caramel Cookies

These were a happy accident. I had half a tin of condensed milk leftover after making this recipe ...and plenty of chocolate chips. After a bit of googling and plenty of experimenting these Double Choc Chip Caramel Cookies were born. The condensed milk gives the cookies a lovely caramelly chewy texture and you could always substitute the chocolate chips for raisins or cranberries if you wanted something more fruity. The recipe below makes about 25 cookies - I have put half in the freezer for unexpected guest emergencies! DOUBLE CHOC CHIP CARAMEL COOKIES | Serves: 25 cookies | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 15 Minutes | Total Time: 25 Minutes | Ingredients:  225g Butter, softened 225g Golden Caster Sugar 200g Condensed Milk 200g Oats 150g Self Raising Flour 1 TSP Vanilla Extract 50g Milk Chocolate Chips 50g White Chocolate Chips Instructions: Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180c/160fan and grease 3 large baking trays. Step 2: Cream the butter and