Category: Cooking

I make lots of crap stuff, but occasionally I get it spot on. And no measurements of key ingredients. I have some chillies, some hot, some not, a handful of rosemary leaves, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and whizz. then 100gm of flour and 100gm cheddar, and 100g butter. Mix and make into a sausage and freeze for 45/60 minutes. Slice thinly. Oven 180C for 15 minutes or whatever! Good.

With it getting a bit chilly I. am thinking these could be on the menu later in the week. Recipe for cinnamon rolls here. Cinnamon is a definite winter spice.

Just made pizza with a bit of homemade chilli sauce and portobello mushrooms. And thinking about what to bake later this week.

I recently bought some avocado and lemon mayo at great expense! But Martin has given me the following recipe clever hyper link to recipe click here. Or have a look at the Waitrose Recipe. So I will try my own version next week.

Just making it now. Tastes great. next time I think I might add a bit of chilli or smoked paprika.

I like Jamie Olivers recipes – I like the way he writes and presents, maybe because we are both from Essex.

Anyway I am going to make a scaled down version of this recipe for Garlic Bread.

I get up at stupid o’clock and sort out the papers for the local shop by 6.30. So having done a Waitrose shop (I don’t care – I am middle class!), tomorrow I an going to treat myself to wholemeal sourdough toast with smoked salmon and avocado with a dash of lemon juice – maybe even a dash of chilli sauce to jerk me into consciousness and the day!

Having read loads of recipes – this is what I am going to do. But first I need to get some gloves because this could get painful! A bit like yawning – see someone yawn and it is catching. Touch a chilli and your eye needs a rub! Jamie Oliver Recipe

I have not done this before so comments welcome. My red chillies are a roulette – most not hot at all, but some are a bit; my green ones (well I only tried one before drinking half a litre of milk and my mouth being numb for 5 minutes) seem to be hot! So the recipe –