Marie Cookpad

  We are enjoying a day filled with dark clouds and plenty of rain today. We can't complain really. May was a beautiful month, but we do need rain.  Rain is a part and parcel of why this country is so lush and green! Admittedly things were starting to turn brown, and I don't like that!   With everything that is going on though, rain can be a bit depressing. With the virus, the lockdown, the riots, etc. we needed a bit of a pick-me-up, so I decided to treat us to a bit of a dessert. Lemon Sandwiches with Blueberries & Cream.   And what a fabulous dessert it is.  Thick slices of a moist and delicious lemon cake are topped with a rich yogurt cream and a sweet fresh blueberry sauce . . .     Topped with another thick slice of that gorgeous cake and then dusted with some icing sugar.  Beautifully delicious.   That cake is light and lemony. You could enjoy just the cake on its own with along with a nice hot cuppa  .  .  . an...

   Pancakes were not something we had very often when I was growing up. We had them once a year, for supper, on Shrove Tuesday.  They were a real treat.  My mother had a huge round griddle pan tha she had gotten with her Wear Ever Aluminium Cookware set.    She would stand there ladling pancakes onto it a few at a time, until they were all cooked.  I imagine it was a bit of a chore as the griddle pan was bowed in the middle and I can remember it turning around on the burner whenever I used it.  I am sure she found it quite annoying. I know I did.   The only other pan she had for frying in was a small 10-inch frying pan that came from the same set. The set of pots and pans was bought the first year they got married, in 1954.  It was still being used when she passed away last year. 64 years. That's an incredibly long time in the life of any pan I'd say.  My parents would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this year.  ...

  I couldn't wait to share this delicious dessert recipe with you today. It is just fantastic and so simple.  It makes an excellent dessert for when you are entertaining and I have to say most people are delighted when they see you coming with a plate of pancake for them as dessert!  The sauce is to die for!    Of course this is blueberry season now.  Our berries are ripening on our bushes at the moment and we are enjoying them!   These pancakes are really light and fluffy.  Try not to over mix the batter.  The secret to their fluffiness is not to mix it anymore than necessary. A gentle hand is the key.   The batter contains a quantity of flour and cornmeal.  You could use fine polenta if you wanted to.  I happen to have cornmeal in my larder.  I buy the Quaker brand from Skyco.    You will need to separate your eggs for these.  The yolks get mixed into the batter and the whites are beaten just until soft pe...