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    Tear and Share Iced Buns

    By Susan / 27th April 2024

    Super soft, sweet bread rolls topped with melt in your mouth icing; Iced Buns are a delicious and addictive British classic. Naughty but very, very nice, these nostalgic little buns have been popular with all generations for…

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    Crunchy Oat Chocolate Chip Biscuits

    By Susan / 8th April 2024

    Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK, biscuits (or cookies) were small and, with the exception of Jaffa Cakes, they were normally crunchy. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I tried American…

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    Buttery Lemon Shortbread

    By Susan / 9th March 2024

    Buttery, melt in the mouth, sweet, crispy, delicious shortbread with a slight kick of salt and a zesty lemon finish. Made in minutes, with a handful of store cupboard ingredients, these biscuits are wonderful served simply for…

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    Mocha Drizzle Cake with Salted Milk Chocolate Ganache – ‘Marry Me’ Cake

    By Susan / 4th February 2024

    This amazing light, fluffy, moist and buttery mocha sponge is bursting with chocolate and coffee and drizzled with a sweet, coffee syrup. Topped with an unctuous, thick, creamy, dreamy milk chocolate ganache, spiked with sea salt, this…

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    Mince Pies

    By Susan / 19th December 2023

    Nothing tastes like Christmas quite like traditional mince pies. The lightly sweetened buttery pastry encasing spicy, citrusy vine fruits provide the perfect texture and flavour combination. Serve with a cup of tea or warm with cream or…

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    Sticky Date Cake with Brown Butter and Condensed Milk

    By Susan / 14th December 2023

    Rich, sticky and loaded with dates, prunes, dried vine fruits and warming ginger, this wonderful cake is incredibly moist and bursting with flavour. The condensed milk guarantees the sticky texture, and browning the butter adds a nutty…

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    Pumpkin Spiced Muffins with Pecan Nuts, Raisins and Coconut

    By Susan / 2nd November 2023

    Wonderful moist, soft and fluffy, crunchy topped muffins, loaded with pumpkin and Autumn spices, chopped pecan nuts, coconut and raisins. Deceptively easy to make, yet full of flavour with an amazing texture, these muffins are made from…

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    Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    By Susan / 29th October 2023

    A wonderful moist, soft and fluffy sponge cake, loaded with pumpkin and Autumn spices, swathed in a creamy silky, creamy cheese frosting. This Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is deceptively easy to make, yet full…

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    Oreo Chocolate Brownies

    By Susan / 16th October 2023

    Intense, fudgy, chocolate squares, spiked with vanilla and a hint of salt, are loaded with chunks of crunchy Oreo biscuits and creamy Oreo milk chocolate. An explosion of contrasting textures and chocolate and vanilla flavours, these cakes…

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    Coconut Flapjacks with Pecan Nuts, Raisins and Salted Chocolate

    By Susan / 10th October 2023

    With a crispy top and chewy under layer, these oaty, buttery flapjacks are fully loaded with coconut, pecan nuts and raisins. They are then topped with a thick layer of milk chocolate, some sea salt and roasted…

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My name is Susan. Food is my passion – cooking and eating (of course!) delicious, flavourful, seasonal, healthy (most of the time!) and easy to prepare family food influenced by my travels, family and friends. Read more

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Dad’s Tuna Pasta Bake with Loads of Veggies Bu Dad’s Tuna Pasta Bake with Loads of Veggies
 
Bursting with flavour, nutrients and colour, this delicious, moreish, cheesy, tuna pasta bake is loaded with eight different vegetables. Topped with a layer of molten and slightly crispy cheese, this is comfort food at its best! Serve as it is or with a salad and perhaps some garlic bread on the side.

Whilst the list of ingredients is long and you need to allow around 30 – 45 minutes to prepare the bake, (some of this is hands off time though,) it is a wonderful dish to prepare ahead of time. Then, all you then need to do is pop it in the oven, for around an hour, before you want to eat it.

Vegetarian in the house? Simply spoon a portion of the bake into a separate baking dish before you add the tuna and cook separately. Very easy to keep everybody happy!

This is another recipe I created to accompany my lovely cousin’s winning poem ‘Picnic’. This bilingual poem, written in Welsh and English, is aimed at 3 -5 years. The competition was organised by Books Trust Cymru, a charity set up to inspire a love of reading in children in Wales. 

To watch the film and hear the poem, simply go to the Books Trust Cymru website and type ‘Picnic by Patricia Sumner’ in their search bar. Alternatively, copy and paste this link - https://www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/find-resources/picnic-by-patricia-sumner/ - into your search bar. 
 
Roast vegetables:
- 1 red pepper 
- 1 courgette 
- 1 aubergine 
- 100g cherry tomatoes
- 1 red onion 
- 2 tbl olive oil
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Cheese sauce: 
- 50g unsalted butter
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 50g plain flour
- 700ml milk
- 150g strong cheddar cheese
- 75g mozzarella cheese
- 50g parmesan
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Pasta:
- 200g dried pasta e.g. macaroni/elbow, penne, rigatoni
- 1 x 200g tin of tuna
- 75g frozen sweetcorn
- 75g frozen peas
- 100g fresh baby spinach
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Uncle Huw’s Crempogau - Welsh Pancakes Wonderf Uncle Huw’s Crempogau - Welsh Pancakes
 
Wonderfully light and fluffy on the inside, with a slightly crispy exterior, these Welsh Pancakes – or Crempogau, if you are a local – make a wonderful breakfast or, indeed, a treat at any time of the day! At their best when served warm, straight off the bakestone, they are traditionally served with butter, and frequently some jam too. However, these beauties also lend themselves to more modern accompaniments, such as maple syrup, crispy bacon, Nutella and fruit compote and yoghurt, for example.
 
Crempogau have been eaten in Wales for centuries, and like Scottish Pancakes or Drop scones, are most likely the precursor of the ever popular American pancake. The recipes are very similar, although a classic Crempogau recipe will include some vinegar. This vinegar activates the bicarbonate of soda guaranteeing pancakes which tend to be lighter and fluffier than their American counterpart.

This is another recipe I created to accompany my lovely cousin’s winning poem ‘Picnic’. This bilingual poem, written in Welsh and English, is  aimed at 3 -5 years. The competition was organised by Books Trust Cymru, a charity set up to inspire a love of reading in children in Wales. 

To watch the film and hear the poem, simply go to the Books Trust Cymru website and type ‘Picnic by Patricia Sumner’ in their search bar. Alternatively copy and paste this link https://www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/find-resources/picnic-by-patricia-sumner/

For the Crempogau –
- 200ml milk
- 30ml white vinegar, divided
- 25g unsalted butter
- 150g plain flour
- 1 egg
- 50g caster sugar
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Nain’s Potato Pancakes If you are looking for Nain’s Potato Pancakes
 
If you are looking for something a little different for Shrove Tuesday, why not try these Potato Pancakes?

Tender and soft with caramelised edges, these delectable potato pancakes are a fabulous way to use up leftover mashed potato, they are quick to make, use minimal store cupboard ingredients and come together very quickly. Think of them as the birth child of American pancakes and Irish potato farls. Like potato farls, they can form an integral part of many dishes but are particularly good with a full cooked breakfast. Like American pancakes, they are delicious served with some bacon and maple syrup.
 
This is another recipe I created to accompany my lovely cousin’s winning poem ‘Picnic’. This bilingual poem, written in Welsh and English, is aimed at 3 -5 years. The competition was organised by Books Trust Cymru, a charity set up to inspire a love of reading in children in Wales.
 
For those who don’t know, ’Nain’ (pronounced ’nine’) is the Welsh word for grandmother, primarily used in North Wales. In South Wales, Mamgu is more commonly used.

To watch the film and hear the poem, simply go to the Books Trust Cymru website and type ‘Picnic by Patricia Sumner’ in their search bar. Alternatively copy and paste this link: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/find-resources/picnic-by-patricia-sumner/
 
Ingredients
- 200g left-over mashed potato. Or make fresh.
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 50ml – 75ml milk
- ⅛ tsp fine salt, or to taste
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 50g plain flour
To cook:
- a little oil – I use olive oil
- some butter
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Nain’s Cream of Roast Tomato Soup with Sun-Dried Nain’s Cream of Roast Tomato Soup with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Parmesan Croutons
 
This luscious, creamy, thick soup is loaded with roasted and sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and fresh thyme; in addition, the chilli flakes add a wonderful warming sensation, without overpowering the natural flavours. Roasting and caramelising the tomatoes, with the onion, garlic and thyme, helps develop the vegetables’ natural sweetness and enhances all the flavours. Plus, using milk, rather than stock and cream, guarantees a creamy, yet healthy, rich, filling soup. Together with the crispy parmesan croutons, this soup packs a huge flavour and texture punch, and is perfect for this time of year. 
 
This is another recipe I created to accompany my lovely cousin’s winning poem ‘Picnic’. This bilingual poem, written in Welsh and English, is aimed at 3 -5 years. The competition was organised by Books Trust Cymru, a charity set up to inspire a love of reading in children in Wales, 
 
For those who don’t know, ’Nain’ (pronounced ’nine’) is the Welsh word for grandmother and is used primarily in North Wales. In South Wales, Mamgu is more commonly preferred.
 
For further details, please see my ’Taid’s Chicken Butty’ post. To watch the film and hear the poem, simply go to the Books Trust Cymru website and type ‘Picnic by Patricia Sumner’ in their search bar.

Soup:
- 600g fresh tomatoes, quartered
- 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1 onion, peeled and sliced
- 70g sun-dried tomatoes
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- ⅛ tsp chilli flakes, or to taste
- ¼ plus ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbls olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes
- 25g – 50g parmesan cheese, finely grated, to taste
- 500ml – 700ml milk or coconut milk
- 1 tsp honey, optional
 
Parmesan Croutons:
- 2 slices of bread
- 2 tbls olive oil
- pinch of salt and pepper
- parmesan cheese, finely grated
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Taid’s Spicy Ginger Cake Rich, moist and burst Taid’s Spicy Ginger Cake
 
Rich, moist and bursting with spicy ginger, warm cinnamon, sweet dates and golden nuggets of stem ginger, this fabulous cake, not only lasts well, but, if you can bear to wait, it tastes even better after a couple of days. It is outstanding served simply with a cup of tea but it also makes a wonderful, warm, comforting dessert with caramel sauce and ice cream, or a generous portion of custard.
 
This is another recipe I created to accompany my lovely cousin’s winning rhyme ‘Picnic’. This bilingual poem, written in Welsh and English, is aimed at 3 - 5 year olds. The competition was organised by Books Trust Cymru, a charity set up to inspire a love of reading in children in Wales, 
 
For those who don’t know, ’Taid’ (pronounced ’tide’) is the Welsh word for grandfather, primarily used in North Wales. In South Wales, Tadcu is more commonly used.
 
For further details of the poem and this project, please see my ’Taid’s Chicken Butty’ post. To watch the film and hear the poem, simply go to the Books Trust Cymru website and type ‘Picnic by Patricia Sumner’ in their search bar.

Ingredients
Cake:
- 100g unsalted butter
- 100g dark or light brown sugar
- 60g golden syrup
- 60g dark treacle 
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 150g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2½ tsps ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 150ml milk
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 medium eggs
- 100g chopped dates (optional)
- 2 pieces stem ginger, finely chopped
- stem ginger syrup, for top of cooked cake
Lemon icing:
- 100g icing sugar
- 4 – 6 tsps lemon juice
- extra chopped stem ginger

To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
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