January 4, 2026

A BAKER'S DOZEN - SOME FAVOURITE RECIPES FROM 2025 and time for a cabinet reshuffle.

 

The Ecclefechan tart was amazing.

For some time I have wondered where I am going with this blog.  There is great enjoyment writing it but the conclusion is that it is mostly written for myself, as a record of recipes that turned out really well and I refer to it regularly.  I am always thrilled to get comments am chuffed that occasionally other people find it useful too. 
Over the winter I will be doing a bit of pruning and weed out the posts that were not so good.  It shouldn't be hard to tell which ones to leave in and which ones to chuck out as the pageview stats and comments help with that.
While the blog is going through a cabinet reshuffle there may be times when it is offline but it is not going away completely.  There are several new posts waiting to be completed already.



My very first Simnel cake ever was a huge success.


The lamb tagine with dates was delicious.


I've made the tomato and red pepper soup many times.


I now always make my sausage rolls like this.


A lucky find at the local tip inspired these delicious little tarts!


This very old fashioned dessert, rhubarb fool, was a great hit.


I can't wait for warmer weather to make gazpacho soup again.


These salmon kebabs made a regular appearance at summer bbqs.


The tomato sauce made from our glut of tomatoes has come in very handy.


This gluten free lemon drizzle cake was a revelation.


The plum and almond cake was one of those recipes I was simply compelled to make.


The pumpkin and mincemeat cake had all the sceptics converted.

2 comments:

  1. I make sausage rolls with bought sausages or chipolatas and bought puff pastry, and a thin streak of chutney under the sausage. Dead quick! The sausages I buy have very thin skins which seem to vanish.

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    1. That sounds tasty, I'll try the chutney next time!

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Some comments seem to disappear completely for no reason at all so I appreciate your perseverance!