So as I said, as well as tending to the garden, I've been doing lots of cooking and baking over the summer. The latest season of the Great British Bake Off has started (which is essentially the only television show I watch all year), so I joked that I should make things to match the theme of each week, and then the idea just kind of stuck!
First up was cake week, so Adrian was treated to a banana cake (best banana cake recipe ever) and a carrot loaf. Last week it was biscuits and I made some oatmeal raisin cookies (disappointing, I don't recommend the recipe). This week it's bread week - any suggestions for what I can make??
On the weekend I made this delicious granola:
We've been eating granola on the weekends (changing it up from our usual muesli/rolled oats combo as a treat) and this actually works out cheaper than buying it and is pretty good if I do say so myself. We've been toying with the idea of making it for a while, and finally got all the ingredients together (normal size, not ground to dust, rolled oats are surprisingly hard to find and expensive in the UK). I'll definitely make it again!
I've also recently made these amaaaazing truffles - you would never in a million years guess that the main ingredient is dates (they're vegan!) and it's been pretty hard to keep them in the freezer and not eat one every five minutes...
The other interesting thing we've made were some brandy snap baskets to take to a friend's house for dinner - I couldn't believe how easy they are! It took a bit of experimenting with different size things to work out the perfect size to mould them on, but we eventually got there and they tasted delicious. I was fascinated with the process too - it was so interesting to watch them spread out and go all lacy in the oven:
I have a long list of other things to make, so I'm sure there'll be more updates! Adrian's definitely getting his reserves in before triathlon training starts in earnest next year that's for sure...
First up was cake week, so Adrian was treated to a banana cake (best banana cake recipe ever) and a carrot loaf. Last week it was biscuits and I made some oatmeal raisin cookies (disappointing, I don't recommend the recipe). This week it's bread week - any suggestions for what I can make??
On the weekend I made this delicious granola:
We've been eating granola on the weekends (changing it up from our usual muesli/rolled oats combo as a treat) and this actually works out cheaper than buying it and is pretty good if I do say so myself. We've been toying with the idea of making it for a while, and finally got all the ingredients together (normal size, not ground to dust, rolled oats are surprisingly hard to find and expensive in the UK). I'll definitely make it again!
I've also recently made these amaaaazing truffles - you would never in a million years guess that the main ingredient is dates (they're vegan!) and it's been pretty hard to keep them in the freezer and not eat one every five minutes...
The other interesting thing we've made were some brandy snap baskets to take to a friend's house for dinner - I couldn't believe how easy they are! It took a bit of experimenting with different size things to work out the perfect size to mould them on, but we eventually got there and they tasted delicious. I was fascinated with the process too - it was so interesting to watch them spread out and go all lacy in the oven:
I have a long list of other things to make, so I'm sure there'll be more updates! Adrian's definitely getting his reserves in before triathlon training starts in earnest next year that's for sure...
2 comments:
They look awesome. You're making me hungry. :-)
You definitely have to make the truffles, they were insanely good. And the granola was so easy! Even just looking at the recipes is making me hungry too... :)
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