This week the UK said goodbye to Big Brother!
When it started I loved it, do you remember Caggy from the first series? It became a very different programme over the years, budgets went up, media coverage exploded, and careers were made and forgotten about. Of course it reached it’s peak with the Davina parody character’s iconic line “You’re live on Channel 4 – don’t say fuck or bugger!” Read more in the complete post …
With all the ongoing dramas over the Great British Bake Off this new card that I launched in September has proven to be very popular. I love the image (it’s one of those designs where I came up with the punchline within about three minutes of seeing it) and I must admit it speaks to be as a vegan skeptic. I mean I eat vegan food often, not because I need or want to but because I just don’t think about it. But one area of cooking where I find it difficult to realise is baking. I’m not an avid baker myself – it’s far too precise for my “see what I’ve got and chuck it together in a pan” method of cooking. But every now and then when I crave something sweet and comforting a little cake or tray bake is just what I need. My belly doesn’t but that’s another story.
Gluten free vegan can’t be that bad can it so I gave it try based on a recipe from Running with Spoons and I was pleasantly surprised. They’re a little bit grainy but that might have been too much powdered almonds but otherwise they were nice and dense and sweet – even the vegan chocolate was absolutely fine. So I still think this card is a funny one but maybe not all vegan baking is as joyless as I once thought.
The recipe, with thanks to Running With Spoons is as follows: Read more in the complete post …