Halloween Special – Bloody Oranges!

Here’s a good recipe for Halloween, and a good one to get kids involved, as oranges are much easier to carve than pumpkins and taste great too. My mum used to make these for Halloween for us when we were kids. You will need: One big orange per person. (Big...

Jelly Belly! I mean, Marmalade!

With bitter oranges out of season, and my marmalade reserves almost gone, I thought I’d try my hand at a new type of breakfasty goodness. The fact that grapefruit were on offer at the supermarket for a mere 20p each was nothing to do with it. Honest (almost)....

Chocolate!

So due to birthdays and dinner with family tomorrow, I have been making some tasty chocs. These are based on a recipe from the site cooking for engineers . I’ve made these before, with alcohol in, for christmas pressies, but I wanted to try something different...

Raspberry Jammieness

I couldn’t decide on a raspberry jam recipe I liked, so this one is a bit of a hybrid. At least it’s simple. Experiment 5: Raspberry Jam 2lbs 10oz frozen Raspberries 2lbs 10oz sugar Theory: Warm sugar in low oven.Cook raspberries, until no longer frozen (5...

Of Gooseberries and Oranges

Today I bring you two experiments: Orange and Ginger Marmalade, and Gooseberry and Orange Jam. Experiment 2: Orange and Ginger Marmalade Recipe: Delia’s Complete Cookery Course (modified) 2lb Seville Oranges 4pt Water 1 Lemon 4lb Sugar Piece of Ginger Theory:...

Blackcurrant Jam

Experiment title: Blackcurrant Jam 1 Recipe: Delia Smith, Complete Cookery Course 2lbs Blackcurrants 1 pt Water 2.5lbs Sugar Theory: Place Water and Blackcurrants in Maslin pan and simmer ’til fruit is cooked (30mins-ish). Add warmed sugar (A small metal tray in...
%d bloggers like this: