I was away last week so just spending some mother - son time making chocolate brownies. I scrabble around for a recipe without nuts every time we make brownies as not all the family enjoy nuts. I might add to this post later as we try out differing ones. Todays are from Nigel Slater
Post cooking and tasting: we used basic cocoa powder and chocolate with 70% cocoa solids. Tasted great! In our oven (a fan oven that has fan element broken so acts as a tempremental 'conventional' oven) 25 minutes was a touch over the time needed so will go for 22 minutes as first time check when we cook these again.
Recipes and at least some menu planning for each week
About this blog
I started this blog as a place for me to record evening menu plans for a week for my family of four, somewhere to store the recipes I have on scraps of paper or in my head and potentially where kids can access their mother's recipes in the years to come. Both 'kids' are good cooks in their own right.
Some years on and it is now also a place I can share recipes with friends. Enjoy!
About the family
Me - I am a working mother of 2. I love cooking, when I get time, and planning out or at least having ideas for evening meals during the week helps considerably.
Mr B - the other main cook and a very good one too, but he does like to follow a recipe to the letter.
E - eldest child. Has been a pescatarian for a number of years now.
M - tallest of the family even though the youngest. Along with Mr B an out and out carnivore.
Recipes
We're based in the UK so you'll find a mix of measurements for my recipes. Where possible I have linked to online recipes from some of my favourite cooks and their cook books.
If you need any clarification do add a comment to the recipe and I will get back to you.
All recipes and words copyright © Catharine Brode 2009 - 2024 unless otherwise credited. All rights reserved. Please ask before you republish, in whatever form.
Some years on and it is now also a place I can share recipes with friends. Enjoy!
About the family
Me - I am a working mother of 2. I love cooking, when I get time, and planning out or at least having ideas for evening meals during the week helps considerably.
Mr B - the other main cook and a very good one too, but he does like to follow a recipe to the letter.
E - eldest child. Has been a pescatarian for a number of years now.
M - tallest of the family even though the youngest. Along with Mr B an out and out carnivore.
Recipes
We're based in the UK so you'll find a mix of measurements for my recipes. Where possible I have linked to online recipes from some of my favourite cooks and their cook books.
If you need any clarification do add a comment to the recipe and I will get back to you.
All recipes and words copyright © Catharine Brode 2009 - 2024 unless otherwise credited. All rights reserved. Please ask before you republish, in whatever form.