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    Dark Chocolate and Pistachio Cookies with Tahini and Sesame Seeds (Gluten Free)

    By Susan / 15th January 2021

    Charlotte’s new favourite cookies – hands down! Charlotte somehow manages to have a much healthier diet than the rest of us and, as a girl who loves her cookies, she asked me to come up with something…

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    Toblerone Brownies with Almonds and Honey (Gluten Free)

    By Susan / 11th January 2021

    Delicious, soft, velvety, fudgy, intense chocolate squares loaded with chunks of milk chocolate and crispy almonds, bringing added flavour and texture, and then finished with a hint of salt and honey – you absolutely will not be…

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    Light Lemon Fruitcake with Almonds and Vanilla Mascarpone Icing

    By Susan / 7th January 2021

    This delicious soft and fluffy treat is another cake I made for Charlotte to take into the hospital. Like the Banana Cake with Lemon Icing, it is all made in one bowl and uses mincemeat from Christmas.…

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    Banana Cake with Lemon Icing

    By Susan / 6th January 2021

    Moist, sweet, fluffy sponge cake bursting with banana flavour and topped with a delicious lemon water icing. The slight tang from the lemon complements the sweet banana and the slightly crispy icing brings a wonderful texture contrast…

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    White Chocolate, Cranberry and Orange Christmas Muffins

    By Susan / 19th December 2020

    Orange infused light and fluffy muffins studded with white chocolate with a burst of delicious cranberry sauce in the centre. As these muffins bake, the festive aromas will waft through the house; what a delicious way to…

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    Gifting Cakes

    By Susan / 14th December 2020

    I love homemade gifts at Christmas, particularly when it is something I can eat or drink! Indeed, homemade cakes and cookies are a fabulous treat to receive at any time of the year but, during the busy…

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    Lebkuchen Cupcakes with Salted Whipped Chocolate Ganache

    By Susan / 10th December 2020

    Mr Daffodil absolutely adores Lebkuchen – those delicious spicy German cookies with apricot jam in the centre, often heart shaped and covered in chocolate. I think it goes back to the very early 90s when I lived…

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    White Chocolate Chip and Pistachio, Cranberry Cookie Bars

    By Susan / 8th December 2020

    White Chocolate Chip and Pistachio, Cranberry Cookie Bars With Christmas inspired colours and flavours from white chocolate, pistachios and dried cranberries, a slightly crisp outer layer and a chewy interior, these bars are utterly addictive! Even better,…

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    Bara Nadolig

    By Susan / 5th December 2020

    Bara Nadolig, translated as Christmas Bread, is my version of a festive Bara Brith. Famous in Wales, Bara Brith was originally a yeasted dough speckled with dried fruits, but it is now more commonly made as a…

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    Mint Chocolate Brownies with After Eights

    By Susan / 4th December 2020

    Delicious, fudgy, intense chocolate peppermint squares with chunks of crispy mint chocolate topped with After Eight Mint Chocolates. Soft and gooey on the inside, slightly crispy on the outside, these incredible brownies are outstanding all year round,…

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My name is Susan. Food is my passion – cooking and eating (of course!) delicious, flavourful, seasonal, healthy (most of the time!) and easy to prepare family food influenced by my travels, family and friends. Read more

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Jon Watt’s One-Pan Butter Chicken Tender chunk Jon Watt’s One-Pan Butter Chicken
 
Tender chunks of warmly spiced, melt in the mouth chicken fillet, marinated in yoghurt and lemon juice with curry powder, garlic and ginger, swathed in a heavenly, spicy sauce loaded with tomatoes, cream and butter. And even better – all cooked in one tray. Serve with light and fluffy steamed rice, some hot Naan Bread, fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice. A tomato and cucumber salad with sliced red onions would also be delicious on the side. 
 
I found this Jon Watts’ recipe in an article in the Times. Not only did the recipe sound fantastic, I really enjoyed learning more about this inspiring man’s story.
 
According to the Times ‘Watts was 18 when he was sentenced to six years in a young offender institution, where he learnt to cook in the prison kitchen, before getting a job at a Jamie Oliver restaurant.’ He also went on to become the first person in custody to achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards. After 5 years with Jamie, Jon opened Jon’s StrEAT food, began his television career, has published 3 cookery books and has over 1.5 million followers on social media.
 
This recipe is from Jon’s latest cookery book, Speedy Comfort. I really urge you to take a look at his book and give him a follow on insta @jonwatts88 .
 
Ingredients:
 
Chicken and marinade:
- 150g natural yoghurt
- 2 tbs curry powder
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 30g fresh ginger, finely grated
- juice half a lemon
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large skinless chicken breasts, each one cut into chunks. 
- 10g fresh coriander 
 
Sauce:
- 275g fresh tomatoes, skinned or 200g can chopped tomatoes
- 150ml double cream
- 40g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbs tomato puree
- 1 tbs curry powder
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Galette des Rois Light, buttery, golden flaky pa Galette des Rois
 
Light, buttery, golden flaky pastry encasing a moist, yet light, orange scented frangipane loaded with almonds and a hint of dark rum. Galette des Rois, or King Cake, is a traditional French pastry eaten to celebrate the Epiphany.
 
The Epiphany, also known as ‘Three Kings’ Day,’ is a Christian feast day celebrated on 6th January. It celebrates the day the ‘Three Kings’ or the ‘Wise Men’ found the baby Jesus after his birth. They famously followed a bright star to the stable where he was born in Bethlehem.
 
This dessert is beloved by adults and children alike. Tradition has it that a surprise is baked in the frangipane. Classically this has been a fève (bean), a small trinket, a whole almond or even a coin. Whoever finds the surprise in their slice of galette, becomes ‘king’ or ‘queen’ for the day. Some bakeries in France even include a gilded paper crown with the sale of the cake.
 
Ingredients
Pastry:
 
- 2 x 320g shop bought pre-rolled all-butter puff pastry or use homemade
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp milk
 
Frangipane:
 
- 125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 125g ground almonds
- 20g plain/all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 2 tsps dark rum
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- grated zest of ½ – 1 medium orange.
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Wishing you all a very happy new year and all the Wishing you all a very happy new year and all the very best for 2026 💛🌼
Merry Christmas. Apologies for the delay. I hope Merry Christmas. 

Apologies for the delay. I hope everyone had a merry and peaceful Christmas Day full of love, laughter, and hopefully lots of delicious food.

It was Christmas in Wales for me this year - here with my mum, gorgeous niece Eleanor, and Monty the dog! 

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Merry Christmas
Joyeux Noël
Rum and Raisin Bread and Butter Pudding with Orang Rum and Raisin Bread and Butter Pudding with Orange and Ginger

Rum-soaked raisins are topped with a layer of soft, ginger sandwiches, cooked in a silky, smooth, orange custard and finished with a crunchy sugar and ginger topping. Serve hot with ice cream, cream or even custard. This luscious dessert has a range of luxurious textures and flavours yet sits firmly at the top of the comfort food category. Bread and butter puddings work well all year round, but I feel that this recipe is particularly suited to this time of year, when Christmas is around the corner and we are looking for comforting seasonal treats and flavours. Indeed, if you are not a Christmas pudding fan, this would make a wonderful alternative on the big day.

It comes together very quickly, uses mostly store cupboard ingredients and can be prepared, up to the point of baking, in advance. Furthermore, you can use whatever bread you have available. I used brown bread, but white bread, brioche, old croissants, or even tea cakes, hot cross buns or left-over panettone, would work wonderfully well too. Simply use the same weight and follow the recipe as described. However, brioche, croissants and panettone are already laden with butter, so I would not add any extra to these.
 
This recipe is inspired by a Nigella recipe I saw recently called My Grandmother’s Ginger Jam Bread and Butter Pudding. 

Ingredients

Bread and Butter:
- 50g raisins
- 2 tbls dark rum (or use orange juice)
- 160g/4 slices brown bread
- 35g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 tbls ginger jam

Custard:
- 150g milk
- 150g double cream
- 30g soft brown sugar
- grated zest of 1 orange
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- small ⅛ tsp fine salt

Topping:
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbl demerara sugar
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
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