Showing posts from September, 2015

River Cottage Blog Camp with Foodies100

I was lucky enough to attend the Foodies100 Blog Camp at River Cottage HQ last Wednesday with lots of fellow food bloggers from all over the UK. It was lovely to have a blogging event near to me, a mere hour and a half in the car as opposed to the usual mammoth trek up to London. We started the day with a rather bumpy tractor ride down to the farm where we were greeted with tea and pastries. It was great to finally meet and chat to bloggers who I have 'known' for years, as well meeting many new bloggers for the first time. Julie and I had a little wonder (nosey) around before the activities began and stumbled upon the room where Hugh does a lot of his filming for the River Cottage programmes. Recognise this? The rest of the day went something like this........ There was a fantastic food photography workshop from Lucy  - with lots of great tips and ideas for photographing and styling food. I shall never look at a tampon in the same way again! Lucy arranging a Re


Chocolate Avocado Cookies

Inspired by Jenny's Chocolate, Coconut and Sweetcorn Cookies ,  I set about making my own chocolate cookies with an unusual ingredient today- avocado! I wont lie, when I tasted the uncooked dough I thought I was on to a loser - it was horrible! However, the cooking process worked its magic and out of the oven came wonderfully textured, brownie-like cookies that tasted of chocolate - NOT avocado! The kids came home from school this afternoon and their cute little eyes lit up and they proceeded to eat the lot. A little while later I told them the cookies had a secret ingredient and they had to guess what it was. Rory thought it was vanilla, Lowen thought it was syrup.....so you can only imagine the screams when I told them it was in fact avocado! Cue fake retching. If you would like to deceive your own children like I did then scroll down for the recipe! Have a good evening - I'm off to prepare for #BlogCampRiverCottage tomorrow - can't wait! CHOCOLATE AVOCA


Gooey Macaroni Cheese with Gammon

A gorgeously gooey Macaroni Cheese with gammon recipe.


Double Chocolate Rocky Road Crunch Bars

These aren't for the faint hearted but they are so very good. Unfortunately not so good for the waistline.  It's a good job the kids and hubby scoff them before I get a chance to eat any - I'm not very good with moderation. You really can't go wrong with these. Enjoy! DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ROCKY ROAD CRUNCH BARS Double Chocolate Rocky Road Crunch Bars Yield: 16 Bars Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe Pin it With Image Without Image Double Chocolate Rocky Road Crunch Bars Double Chocolate Rocky Road Crunch bars made with digestives, marshmallows, dark and milk chocolate. prep time: 10 mins cook time: total time: 10 mins ingredients: 125g Butter 150g Dark Chocolate 150g Milk Chocolate 3 TBSP Golden Syrup 150g Digestives, crushed 50g Maltesers, crushed 75g Marshmallows, chopped into smaller pieces 50g Raisins instructions Step 1: In a large pan melt together the butter, chocolate and syrup over a low heat. Once melted reserve 125ml f


Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese

Every time we have a roast, this Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese gets made. We all love it here including the newest member of the family Baby H, who had her first taste at the weekend! I usually make it ahead of time, pop it into the fridge then just bung it in the oven with the roasties for 20 minutes to brown on top. I vary the cheeses I use but the kids definitely prefer it with Extra Mature Cheddar and a sprinkling of Parmesan on top - blue cheese is good for a more adult version. Although I usually serve it as a side dish to a roast I can quite happily gobble up a bowl of it on its own - garlic bread is a good accompaniment if you want to eat it this way and maybe some crispy bacon on top. CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI CHEESE Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese Vegetarian Yield: 6 as part of a roast Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe Pin it With Image Without Image Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese A creamy cauliflower and broccoli cheese recipe prep time: 15 mins co