Recicember Day 31: Southern Biscuits with Chicken and Honey Butter
It’s day 31 of the 30 day challenge! Well, if I’d picked a month with the right number of days in it, that would have worked out better. Anyway, for the final day, we’re having Southern biscuits! These are of course American-Southern biscuits, as opposed to digestives from Cornwall. They look a bit like scones, […]
Continue readingRecicember Day 30: Cheese, Pesto and Tomato Sandwich a la Starbucks
Starbucks! What are they good for? Absolutely nothing! No, wait, that’s war. Starbucks are good for coffee. And sandwiches. Toasted sandwiches, or grilled sammiches if you are reading in US English. I don’t understand how you grill things in a frying pan. And what a selection of sandwiches Starbucks have! Let’s not forget they have […]
Continue readingRecicember Day 29: Basic Waffles in a Christmas Present!
What do you get the highly attractive man who has everything? Well, according to my son, a combination treat maker that makes waffles! It looks like a mini George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine, but it’s red. Oh, and you can’t grill things in it. But you can make mini-doughnuts, cake pops, and…waffles! And […]
Continue readingRecicember Day 28: Turkey Curry
As eating turkey for Christmas dinner is traditional in the UK, it is quite common to have leftover turkey well into January (and possibly beyond). And so the internet searches begin for leftover turkey curry recipes… All I’m looking for is a quick turkey curry recipe. Nothing fancy, nothing over the top, just a straightforward […]
Continue readingRecicember Day 27: Chocolate Peanut Balls
In this entry to the Recicember blog, I will be assisting (or being assisted by) The American. These things are like Reese’s peanut butter cups or something, but ball shaped. So Reese’s Balls, perhaps. Right, American, what do we need? One and a half cups of peanut butter, two cups of icing sugar, and half […]
Continue readingRecicember Day 26: Boxing Day Gammon Cob
Gammon, or at least some variant of ham, seems to be a Christmas tradition in both the UK and the US. So after the large amount of food consumed on Christmas Day (that spills over to Boxing Day, the 26th of December), I think we’ll have a gammon cob for Recicember today. You may not […]
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