Archive for Nowhere Near Nigella

Rum and raisin cake

Rum and raisin to me is the perfect flavour for anything sweet. If it’s chocolate, icecream or fudge, it’s always best in rum and raisin. Mint comes a very close second. So when I was flicking through a cook book of mum’s and saw rum and raisin cake, I thought I’d have to be onto [...]

Noice-ities: My favourite winter recipe

As part of the Noice-ities theme week, Leigh and Laura are asking about your favourite winter recipe. Generally speaking, I tend to eat the same foods in winter that I would in summer. This is probably because I lack any kind of repertoire which extends to seasonal cooking as much as it has to do [...]

Chicken with Pecan Honey Sauce – very noice!

It’s hard to believe, but yes I cooked this. And just look at the presentation – it’s almost restaurant like instead of the usual “slapped on the plate” appearance that my food tends to take.  As Maccas is fond of proclaiming lately – “it’s a little bit fancy”. Much as I initially begrudged having to [...]

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