On today's menu is......
A Picnic Loaf,
I first heard of this along time ago when browsing through one of those cookbooks where celebrities give us one of their favourite recipes in aid of charity. The only recipe which faintly interested me was submitted by Labour minister Harriet Harman MP shadow deputy leader of the Labour party and other things. Anyway her recipe for this pie tickled my fancy although I never got round to making it.
Then, the other day, as I was devouring Josceline Dimbleby's cookbook there it was...The recipe for a Picnic Loaf.....And I knew I had to make it. The time was right.
The white Tin loaf is sitting on the table ready to be transformed into a wonderful pie type thing and the beef and other ingredients are in the fridge all I have to do is assemble, create and bake this marvellous little thing. I can't wait.
If, after baking, it hasn't exploded or imploded I'll post a nice pic.
What else?
Oh yes I made a dozen Muffins yesterday. I used a bar of dark chocolate with cranberries with a little vanilla extract for extra oooomph.. They came out warmly brown and with hot melted chocolate escaping from the bursting sides and roofs (or if you want to be pedantic...rooves).
They tasted like they should. Cake. Not overly sickly sweet, great texture, chewy and an beautiful thing to behold.
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