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Sweet Paris : Michael Paul

18th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

The author of this book, Michael Paul, sums up exactly how I feel about Paris – “The more I roamed the streets, the greater my passion for the pastries, chocolates and desserts of Paris became.”   I love gawping through the windows of patisseries as much as wandering around the Louvre and this book brings back all […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: baking, michel paul, Paris, Pâtisserie

In Search of 'Speltbolletje'

9th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

When I was in Amsterdam over Easter I came across these amazing ‘speltbolletje’ which I have been trying to get a recipe for.  They were little, round balls of bread filled with apricots an figs and covered in pumpkin seeds.  Sadly I haven’t been able to find a recipe (despite lots of help from Twitter […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Travels Tagged With: Amsterdam, apricot, baking, bread, spelt

Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Rolls

9th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

pumpkin seed and apricot rolls

I have been looking into making this recipe since a recent visit to Amsterdam.  I tasted these amazing rolls called ‘Speltboletje’ made with spelt flour, figs and apricots covered in pumpkin seeds.  These aren’t quite like the ones I tasted but their are close. I bought Doves Farm Wholegrain Spelt Flour and it was lovely. […]

Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: apricot, baking, bread, pumpkin seed

Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Pesto Tart

5th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

We have a family tradition which we observe most weekends.  Pizza Saturday. It’s rather silly really but we like but it’s a good excuse to leave a little dining formality behind and enjoy a TV dinner with The X factor, Britain’s Got Talent or most recently The Voice.  My girls are rather obsessed with Jesse Jay. […]

Filed Under: Light Bites Tagged With: baking, chilli, pastry, peppers, pesto, tart, Tomato

Carrots On The Curriculum

3rd May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

It’s Election Day for the Mayor of London and my daughters’ school is closed as it is being used as a polling station.  I’d just like to take a moment to say how ridiculous it is to close a whole school – for a whole day – when to be frank a marquee in the car […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Allotment, baking, Carrot, Children, gardening

Carrot Cupcakes

3rd May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

My little Amy loves carrots. She’ll eat them pretty much any which way they come.  She’s been asking to bake cupcakes and as we only had these orange cases left on Election Day when their school was closed, I decided to go with carrot flavour.  Carrots are a great source of beta carotene which is […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: baking, Carrot, cupcake, GBBO

Carrot and Coriander Tarts

3rd May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

I love eating fresh carrots but I read that more of the lovely beta carotene is released during cooking.  I had a few old ones lying around that I decided to use up for a quiche style supper. To make them (About 6) For the pastry 200g plain flour 100g cold unsalted butter Pinch salt […]

Filed Under: Light Bites Tagged With: baking, Carrot, GBBO, pastry, tart

It Doesn't Smell Like Garlic and It's Black?!!

11th April 2012 By Urvashi Roe

black garlic

It doesn’t smell like garlic. It doesn’t taste much like garlic. It looks like garlic but it’s black?!  Black Garlic? Hmmmmm…. I must admit I was rather dubious like most people who probably walk past it in the many places this is now available.  But I was also fascinated at the same time. It is […]

Filed Under: Products Tagged With: baking, black garlic, cookies, cooking, Garlic

Black Garlic, Carrot and Thyme Oat Cookies

11th April 2012 By Urvashi Roe

I was sent some Black Garlic to try recently.  It was during a savoury biscuit phase I was going through while freelancing at home.  I was determined to create great tasting savoury biscuits for my girls to enjoy with a glass of milk.  I came up with these. Enjoy! You’ll need 50g butter 100g oats […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Light Bites Tagged With: baking, black garlic, Carrot, cookie, GBBO, oats, thyme

Spring flowers – just in time to eat!

2nd April 2012 By Urvashi Roe

I’m so excited to see all the Spring flowers coming into bloom.  Hopefully the snow forecast this week won’t wipe them out.  Did you know that a lot of these are edible? Let’s start with tulips.  Here’s a recipe I tried out from Great British Chefs which uses tapioca, mushrooms, sugar snap peas and spring […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baking, chrysanthemum, Dandelion, edible flowers, flower, lavender, sunflower, Tulip

Easter Chocolate Mousse Tarts

29th March 2012 By Urvashi Roe

hotel chocolat easter eggs

This recipe looks complicated but it honestly isn’t.  You can even buy the pastry cases if you really want to. I found this fabulous supplier on Amazon who does all sorts of shapes.  Personally I make pastry in batches and freeze it so there is always some handy.  You can do this pre-baking which is […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, chocolate, Easter, hotel chocolat, pastry

Rhubarb Loaf Cake

29th February 2012 By Urvashi Roe

Loaf cakes are brilliant everyday cakes because they keep for ages and you can serve them in so many different ways.  A cold slice with hot custard, a warmed slice with ice cream or crème fraiche, cubed pieces with a chocolate fondue are some favourites in our house. I struggled to get this cake right because the […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: baking, GBBO, loaf cake, rhubarb

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