Marie Cookpad

  Ahh . . .  the weekend.  I love to spoil my husband a bit at the weekend by baking him something special, either for breakfast, teatime or dessert.  The fact that I also get a tiny bit spoiled by doing so is an added bonus.  This morning I decided to bake him some scones to greet him when he came downstairs after waking up.    I am not sure if the smell of them baking helped him to wake up with a smile on his face or not, but he was really looking pretty happy when he opened the door to the lounge!  Oaty Cinnamon Scones . . .  they smell heavenly when they are baking.  Why is it that cinnamon anything smells sooooo good?  I don't know, but I maybe should dab some behind my ears the next time we are going out. What do you think?    These scones are filled with the goodness of whole wheat and rolled oats, as well as the other ingredients.  They are flaky and delicious!     I like to stir some dried curr...

  Fresh English Strawberries, nothing says summer better than these brilliant sweet  & fresh garden berries.  We grow our own, and they are somewhat smaller than the ones you will see in the shops, with an exemplary flavour.  Almost condensed and so sweet and delicious!  They are coming fast and furious at the moment, due to all of this lovely hot weather we are having and so I thought I would bake some Strawberry Cupcakes with some of them!  These are the perfect bake to end the month of June on!     Its a recipe which I have adapted from a cookery book entitled "Screen Doors & Sweet Teas! by Martha Hall Foose.  I love this book and don't use it near often enough. I spied it in my book case the other day and pulled it and these lovely cupcakes immediately caught my eye.    It also gave me the perfect excuse to use some of those Dr Oetker cake sprinkles I was sent the other day, not to mention some of the pink food colo...

   Enjoy a feast of fabulous food at Liverpool ONE.   Taste your way around the world over one weekend. If you have ever fancied eating your way around the globe then this weekend is your chance!  Liverpool ONE is hosting a special "Feast Weekend" on June 30th and July 1st, promising a wealth of wonderful world cuisine from Asian fusion to Mexican street food, French fancies to Caribbean Classics!  Treat your tastebuds from 11 am to 7pm each day as Liverpool ONE's most popular restaurants are joined by exciting urban independant vendors for an al fresco summer celebration, and we certainly are going to have the beautiful weather for it!   They sent me a beautiful gift basket filled with goodies from some of the participants.  There will be plenty of free samples to enjoy on Chavasse Park and Paradise Street (Liverpool, UK)  as the food fest takes over. Wagamama, Yee Rah, Yard & Coop and Cote Bistro will be among those offering tasty treat...

  Every once in a while I feel very nostalgic and I crave something from my childhood.  Mom's Tuna Casserole is just such a dish. If you are a purist and don't like recipes which use cream of whatever soup, look away now. As for myself, I feel they have their time & place, and Mom's Tuna Casserole is just such a time & place!    It wasn't fancy eating. My mother wasn't a fancy cook.  Her food was simple and it was delicious.  End of. My mother always topped her casseroles with something crunchy, buttered cracker crumbs, or bread crumbs or potato chips.  In our family we loved potato chips, or crisps as they are called over here in the UK.   When we had potato chips in our house that was a real treat to us.  They were reserved for special occasions, such as when Hockey Night (Saturday nights) was on the telly, or for parties.  My mother would give us each  a small bowl of them and I can tell you we savoured every bite!  ...