This week, 3rd – 9th May, is deaf awareness week. it is estimated that 1 in 5 people worldwide live with hearing loss. Within the UK, 12 million people live with hearing difficulties – these range from tinnitus and being hard of hearing to profound deafness. While there are many different causes of hearing loss,…
Halloween Party!
Good afternoon witches and warlocks! Halloween is finally here. The decorations are up and the party food is made. By party I mean Chris and I watching halloween films in our 2 person jumper whilst the house smells of pumpkin and cinnamon… Today I have two recipes for you to recreate some of the treats…
Spider Web Cookies
Good morning everyone! This week is half term week for a lot of people and and with the new COVID restrictions we are having to spend a large proportion of it at home. Sadly, being able to get out to visit the pumpkin patches is not an option. Some parts of the country have been…
Spooky Pumpkin Ghost Cake
Good afternoon everyone! Hope everyone has had a good couple of weeks since I last posted. While finally getting round to unpacking a few more boxes this week, I found one of my favourite cake tins. I found this on sale for £2 in TKMax a few years ago and have never used it! As…
Spiced Pumpkin Custard Tart
Good afternoon everyone! How are you all? We are now officially into autumn and I can’t wait to get into spooky season! I love halloween and anything related to Halloween! I’m defiantly what you’d call a ‘basic white girl’*, you can always find me with a Starbucks pumpkin spiced latte, living in knitted sweaters and…
International Deaf Awareness Month!
Good afternoon guys! Did you know that September is International Deaf Awareness month? Although, here in the UK, we have nationwide deaf awareness week which usually takes place at the beginning of May each year. Deaf awareness month originally began as the International Day of the Deaf on 23rd September 1958, which later was extended…
Spiced Plum Chutney
Good afternoon guys! Hope you’ve all had a good week. Those of us in the North of England have been placed under a mini lockdown and have to follow more COVID restrictions on our movements. Fortantly Darlington is exemp at the moment but it looks as though many more areas will have to comply with…
Spiced Caramel Apple Tart
Good evening everyone! September is the traditional time for the beginning of the apple harvesting season. This weeks recipe uses the apples from your garden (or the supermarket) to make this mouth watering apple tart! Pastry:250g cubed unsalted butter at room temperature175g icing sugar400g plain flour2 eggs Pinch of salt Sift flour icing sugar together and…
Stout Cake
Good afternoon everyone! Apologies for not uploading on Saturday, but last week was moving week! I was busy moving boxes and didn’t do any baking. Although the house isn’t quite finished we are far enough along to move in. Because the house isn’t quite finished I though I would take you through a step by…
Rocky Road
Good afternoon everyone! Sorry that this post is later than usual – I was having a much-needed lie in this morning as this week I have been feeling a little under the weather. Because I’ve been feeling a little off, all I have wanted to eat is my go-to comfort food – Rocky Road! When…
That Deaf Chef 