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10 minutes chocolate chip cookies

Published by Lucina, on 25 ottobre 2015 in biscuits and English Recipes. 2 Comments Tags: , , , .
10 minutes chocolate chip cookies

10 minutes chocolate chip cookies

I thought I had already blogged these but I was clearly mistaken as I can’t find them anywhere. Oh well! I must have meant to do it then forgot. Here’s a recipe to use when you have friends descending on you but you haven’t got the time to faff about (the story of my busy life, basically..). As the name suggests they are really quick and really simple to make. Pretty much foolproof, in fact. They come from the River Cottage book Everyday by Hugh Fernely-Whittingstall. Lovely with a cup of tea or coffee! Mine, as you can see from the pic, came out a bit misshapen as I didn’t leave enough space between them. Still they tasted really good and that’s what matters at the end of the day. Right? Right! 😉 Continue reading ’10 minutes chocolate chip cookies’

Courgette tea bread

Published by Lucina, on 22 febbraio 2011 in English Recipes. 12 Comments Tags: , , .

Hey Candi, sorry for not posting until now after all the happy hours we spent talking about this shared, dual language recipe swapping blog. I won’t bore you with the details but having to go every day to hospital is largely to blame…:-(

Anyway, I thought I would share a cake recipe here which I made for my book group ladies last week. I was hosting the event and, as the group has been running for well over three years, every imaginable cake has been made and eaten by now. They are a demanding lot these ladies – as well as very good cooks- so I scoured my personal library  for something a bit unusual. I finally found it in a very good recipe book by Rachel Allen called Bake. It’s made with courgettes, YES courgettes. It’s a bit like a carrot cake. It is certainly different and  VERY GOOD! I promise….

Here’s the recipe: Continue reading ‘Courgette tea bread’