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Chocolate orange cake

lilysunshine — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:09:19 +0000

Chefs say that when it comes to baking cakes, one needs to be precise. Well, I’m not! And often, my cakes are improvised from what I’ve got in the cupboard / fridge. I’ve never had a disaster and quite often it turned out being an excellent result. If I may say so. Today’s offering is . . . → Read More: Chocolate orange cake

Simple pleasures

lilysunshine — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:09:36 +0000

Simple like a focaccia: Flour – yeast – water – salt – olive oil – dried rosemary

Simple like a chocolate tart: Dark chocolate – butter – yoghurt – eggs – icing sugar – vanilla extract – ready made shortcrust pastry.

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Yummy quick (ish) meatballs

lilysunshine — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:47:24 +0000

I should be writing a long and interesting post about Christmas and what we did and what presents I made and what I got. I should also be writing about what my resolutions are for the new year. But I am so full of cold (courtesy of my little cousin who nobody taught to wash . . . → Read More: Yummy quick (ish) meatballs

Pink and green risotto

lilysunshine — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:53:47 +0000

I know this blog is supposed to be more about crafts than cooking, but I made a fantastic risotto and I wanted to share the love. Plus, craft wise, there isn’t a lot I can share at the moment. I’ve been crazy busy crafting, but there’s nothing I can show! Either because I didn’t take . . . → Read More: Pink and green risotto

Hungry yet?

lilysunshine — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:37:30 +0000

It’s been a while since I last posted a recipe. So I’m going to post 2 tonight! Ha! They fall under the ‘what can I make with what I have in my cupboards / fridge’ category. And were so yummy that I will definitely make them again.

Let’s start with a little bit of Chinese . . . → Read More: Hungry yet?

Chinese quickie

lilysunshine — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:37:49 +0000

Here’s tonight recipe, chinese inspired, which is much faster than calling the take-away place and waiting for your food.

In a frying pan (or a wok, if you’ve got one – I don’t), heat up some vegetable oil like sunflower oil. When it’s hot, fry some raw prawns (I get the frozen ones that I . . . → Read More: Chinese quickie

Simply tasty

lilysunshine — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:27:42 +0000

It’s been a while since I last posted a recipe. This one is not very fancy, but it solved a ‘problem’ I’ve had for a while.

The husband and I love curry. We often treat ourselves with take-away curries from the nice place on the high street. Sometimes, I’ll cook the curry from scratch: I . . . → Read More: Simply tasty

Reading and eating…

lilysunshine — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:47:52 +0000

My husband loves books (and I love them too), so whenever he feels like gifting me something, it is generally in the form of a couple of books. I am not complaining. At all. For Christmas, he got me a couple of cooking books from 2 of my favourite English chefs: The River Cottage Cookbook . . . → Read More: Reading and eating…

Healthy side

lilysunshine — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:53:52 +0000

Spring being almost upon us and my GP being slightly concerned about my low blood pressure, I have decided to up my intakes of fruits and veg. So, in my last grocery order, I got ourselves some baby spinach. We both enjoy spinach and it is full of iron, which I need to up my . . . → Read More: Healthy side

Inspired side

lilysunshine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:54:30 +0000

One of my favourite cuisine is Brazilian food. It started when I was a student back in France. Many celebrations happened in this Brazilian restaurant: it was festive, convivial and cheap. AND the food was amazing. That’s where I discovered Feijoada. This black bean stew is one of my favourite dish ever: filling and super . . . → Read More: Inspired side