Lucky Lepricorn

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The cocktail sounds positively awful but the little lepricorn Harry won in the arcade machine at Heacham is rather cute!

Is he really lucky?....Hmmm, I'll let you know!

Let There Be Cake

Homemade lemon Madeira loaf...My favourite!
...and seeing as the whole loaf lasted about 40 minutes....everyone else's favourite too!

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat eggs lightly and add gradually to mixture, beating all the time.
Stir in grated lemon rind.
Sift the flour and a pinch of salt together.
Fold flour into mixture using a lge metal spoon.
Mix in 2 tablespoons of water (I use the juice of the lemon here instead)

Spoon into a greaseproof loaf tin.
Cook in centre of preheated oven for 30 minutes at 180
Reuce heat to 160 and cook for a further 30 minutes.
Slide a knife into the middle of the loaf, if it comes out clean...It's ready!
Allow to cool in tin for 30 mins before turning out.

Column Week 19

I have been eyeing up these brightly coloured peppers sitting in my fridge for days now and Wednesday night I finally scooped them up and found time to sketch them in my journal. On Thursday I sliced them in half and stuffed them with a little flash fried, finely sliced bacon, chicken and mushrooms, topped them with a modest chunk of strong cheddar and popped them in the oven for around 15 mins. I served them with penne pasta in a tomato and basil sauce.

For dessert I treated myself to a couple of the beautiful handmade chocolates I'd purchased in the new sweet shop 'Chocolate Haven' just opened on Chatteris High Street.

Delicious!

My Column Online at the Cambs Times