Friday Pie-Day: Bacon Root Veg Pie
on Nov 20, 2009 in Friday Pie-Day recipes I'm loving potato-topped pies at the moment.Much less stressful than pastry pies but still gives you that lovely homecooked pie feeling. This is a particularly nice one to make when it's cold outside and you need something comforting to warm you up.

Moral Dilemma: To serve or not to serve?
on Nov 19, 2009 in Hungry-Jenny-Faux-Pas Well, what do you think?Seems ok to serve, right? Well actually...Maybe not.See that white spot? That's flour. Uncooked flour. And I'm pretty sure that's not right.The morning after I bake my cakes, I eat a slice to test it - my digestive system is f...

Say NO to Indian Takeaway: Have a Tikka Pork Chop instead
on Nov 17, 2009 in Say NO to Takeaway recipes I must say upfront that Indian food is something pretty alien to me, simply because I've never really experienced alot of it. In the few instances that I have tried it, I've always found it way too spicy! Yes, I seriously need to eradicate this notio...

A Good Day to Meet Everyday Harumi!
on Nov 15, 2009 in Everyday Harumi I was at the BBC Good Food Show in London yesterday with my fellow food friend Sam. As we wandered around, we came across The Oishii Pavillion demo stage where the work surfaces were being feverishly cleaned, cameramen were pulling out wires and plu...

Friday Pie-Day: Turkey Shepherd Potato Pie
on Nov 13, 2009 in Friday Pie-Day recipes The ultimate pie-warmer.Mmm, it just sends out comforting vibes to you right away, doesn't it?I haven't really been in the mood to make pastry these last few weeks. Uh, this is nothing to do with the fact that I've resorted to using premade packs aft...

Dirty Carrot Cake
on Nov 11, 2009 in recipes Being relatively new to baking, I found it a nice surprise the other day to use a cake recipe that contains sunflower oil and no butter. Oil, yes, can sound unhealthy, but sunflower oil has less saturated fat than butter and some good old vitamin E...

How do you get vegetables to co-operate?
on Nov 7, 2009 in recipes Train them into regimented soldiers of course!Ok, so where am I going with this...?Nowhere to be honest. It's very late, and I've got to that stage where my imagination starts to go a bit funny (a bit like when Dumbo sees pink elephants on parade in...

Friday Pie-Day: All Puff....
on Nov 6, 2009 in The Wheatsheaf Friday Pie-Day ...and no pie filling......makes Hungry Jenny oddly full.Yes, this lamb and butternut squash pie from The Wheatsheaf pub in Ealing was MASSIVE. But how can a pie consisting of layers of light pastry with such little filling be so, well, filling? (My...

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Use Breadcrumbs
on Nov 4, 2009 in Hungry-Jenny-Faux-Pas recipes First, the Right Way. (I don't want to put you off straight away you know...)It's good to make things from scratch and I try to avoid ready-made or instant cans of stuff. But sometimes you just have to give in to them. Especially if you want to use...

Fruit Cakes for Hard Nuts
on Nov 2, 2009 in recipes Every Tuesday for the last month or so, I've been testing out my cakes on the aikido guys. So far, no disasters. Well, there was that funny textured apple cake I made last week - but I chucked it away instead of forcing it on them, so that doesn't co...