I'm coming back...

...I know I've said so before, but this time I'm ready to get back in the saddle so to speak!

I'm thinking of taking the blog in a slightly different direction, still cooking, recipes and foodie things, but possibly with some house'y' bits and pieces too...(in fact I have 3 recipes waiting for me to write them up)

Stick with me while I start writing again...Oh, I've also recovered most of my lost pictures, so will start the long and slow process of adding them all back in....

You may not believe this...

...but I have about 5 posts in draft form that just need finishing off for you guys...

I will try to get them done in the next week or so...just in time to start some Easter goodies...

Thanks for all your continued viewing even with out all the pictures...I am still working on them, but honestly it is very tedious putting them back in, but i am very very very slowly getting some back...

That's it for now...hope to see you all with a new post or 5 soon xx

Roasted Stuffed Pork Loin...

This is a really Autumnal feeling kind of dish...It's tasty, uses few ingredients and o top of all that, it's quick enough for a midweek dinner...

Stuffed Aubergines...

So after a bit of a break in transmission...the last recipe I posted was way back in August...so almost 3 months ago...I decided to get my butt in gear and get posting...I have 6 recipes all waiting o have photos edited and words typed...so here is the first of those, a simple veggie supper that we really enjoyed...

Ooops!!

It appears the missing photos are most likely (ok definately) my fault...I was clearing up my albums on my mobile, and seem to have deleted my Picassa Web albums linked to the blog...so now need to go through and reinsert them all!!! In all 170 odd posts...

So keep with me guys, it's gonna take a while but I will get there...

Sx

Please be patient...

...I am having a few photo issues with Blogger right now...and although you can read the recipes, none of the picture-by-picture steps seem to be showing!!!

Have tried to contact Blogger, but no reply or reason as yet...in fact I had to delete and reload the background and banner to make them work this morning...and really don't relish the thought of doing the same for all the pictures in over 100 posts!!!

If anyone has any idea what may have happened and/or why please let me know...

But in the meantime don't stop watching Sew Appetising...there will be new posts soon...once technical difficulties are sorted!!

Thanks Sx

11th Birthday cake part 2......a "Tatty Teddy" Cake...

As the older of the 2 Smallish Ones has a birthday that falls in the Summer Holidays, we always celebrate twice...once with friends...and cake number 1...and once with family...on the actual day...and of course, this means a second cake...

Mini Victoria Sandwiches...

I treated myself to a new tin a while back from the fab Lakeland (one of my fave stores!!) and have only just gotten around to trying it out!! 

Prawn and Courgette Curry...

This recipe is an old one that I got from Good Food Magazine last Summer, and had

forgotten about until fancying a prawn curry the other day!!
It is great for using up a glut of courgettes...and is a lighter, Summery curry...this recipe serves 2, but is easily doubled...

Summery Chicken Pesto Pasta...

...I found this recipe in one of the many foodie magazines that I enjoy reading...and thought it would be ideal as a quick, no-fuss, summery supper dish...and one that (potentially) we would all enjoy...

Pork Mince Keema...

Lisa Faulkner style...I got around to making another dish from Lisa Faulkner's book the other day, a Keema style Lamb curry that is mild enough for the whole family, but adaptable if you fancy it with a little (or a lot) more heat!!!

I'm in a magazine...

...This Months issue of Making Magazine to be precise...they have a reader's makes section every issue and I'm in there with the Pillow Mat I made!! It's quite hard to see, but I'm there at the very bottom of the right hand corner...!!

A Giant Cupcake for an 11th Birthday...

...I took my inspiration for this cake from Jo Wheatley's great new book "A Passion for Baking"...and a variation can also be found on Jo's Blog, "Jo's Blue Aga"...I got the book a month ago as a belated birthday present to myself!! That same day, both my Smallish Ones poured over the pages, ooohing and aaahing and choosing various bakes for us to try...one of which was this cake...

Nigella's Saffron Chicken Pilaf...

 The week before last I was feeling down with the terrible weather we've been having this "Summer" so was flicking through some of my cookbooks looking for something light and Summery to cheer me up, and I came across this...

Wrapped and Stuffed Chicken Breasts...

...and I have to say right away they were delicious!! No beating about the bush with these, all of us devoured them...yup, that's right ALL of us (including the 2 Small Ones!!!). 

Marbled Cheesecake Brownies...

...a little square of chocolatey cheesecake heaven...Now all us here at Sew Appetising love a brownie of three!! But we also quite like a decent bit of cheesecake too...so what could be more perfect than a sneaky combo combining both?

Parma Ham Wrapped Cod...

...this has been on my list of "to cook" recipes for a while now, and I finally got around to it last night!!

Herman the German...the Strawberry and Dark Chocolate one...

...as I mentioned in the previous post about my Lemon Drizzle Herman, I am determined to be a bit adventurous with my Herman Friendship Cakes...I have to date tried 4 flavours...my favourites being the original and the Lemon Drizzle...but this one comes a close second...

Herman the German...the Lemon one...

...I was determined to try something a bit different with my next Herman starter...and

after a few hours going through all the sites with recipes for all the varieties already tried I decided upon a classic Lemon Drizzle Herman as experiment number 1...

Chewy Cereal Bars with a "Tweak"...

...a while ago I posted the recipe for my home-made Chewy Cereal Bars...which are lovely (even if I do say so myself) and get made every other week in our house!!! But I decided enough was enough..I needed to have a little play around with the idea...