Wednesday 9 November 2011

Steak at the Boathouse in Dawlish Warren

Steak at the Boathouse in Dawlish Warren

During the middle of September we had a weekend away in Dawlish Warren in Devon, it was a lovely long weekend exploring the local area and we had some really lovely meals. The best meal was the one I had on the first night at the Boathouse in Dalish Warren. The Boathouse is a great pub we felt very welcome on all of our visits and on our first day it was a nice sunny afternoon so we had our drinks in the outside area overlooking the sea and blue skies. Bliss!

The meals we had were great I went for the steak which was on a weekday offer at a bargain price and included dessert (I can't remember the exact price but im sure it was under ten pounds on this deal). The portions were huge which was great after a long day of travelling/sightseeing without a lot to eat and the food was delicious! The Boathouse is a fab & friendly pub and is definitely worth a visit when your in Dawlish Warren.

For more information on the menus and special offers check out this link for the Boathouse.

Monday 7 November 2011

Christmas time!!

Christmas time!!

I can tell that its nearly Christmas time when I can get my favourite German christmas spekulatius biscuits from the shops! These are getting me me all excited for the German Christmas Market in Birmingham too :)



Whats your favourite christmas treat?

Delicious buttermilk Pancakes!

Heyyy there!

Hope you are all having a nice week! Ive got a nice little recipe here for buttermilk pancakes which can be made for breakfast or an after dinner treat :)

I had mine with toffee syrup, sugar and banana and they were delicious!
You can add blueberries or anything you want but this is the basic recipe for a plain lot of pancakes:




Ingredients:

3 eggs
125ml buttermilk
50g butter , melted
5 drops vanilla extract
160g plain flour (sieve twice)
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder


First of all beat the eggs and a pinch of salt until frothy. Add the buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla and beat well. Mix the flour with the sugar and the baking powder then sieve together and add the dry mixture to the liquid and quickly beat just enough to make a smooth batter.




I used cooking spray but you can also put a little oil on a piece of kitchen roll and rub over a heavy-based frying pan. Heat the pan (but not too hot). Pour in a couple of spoonfuls for little pancakes, more for bigger ones. I used an ice cream scoop to get the mixture into the pan.

You could now sprinkle a few blueberries over the top of each pancake. Cook gently for a couple of minutes until the pancake is looking golden brown around the edges. Flip and cook for a further minute or so. Be careful when you lift them out. You may need to rub the pan with a little more oil between each batch. Serve with anything you fancy!

What would you put onto your pancakes?