Apple Crumble Cake

Whilst on holiday recently I did a lot of baking; most of the cakes I baked were very nice but quite standard "nothing special" cakes (e.g. carrot cake, chocolate brownie) but this apple crumble cake was a bit different and very delicious so thought I would blog it. I found the recipe on the Waitrose website (here) but changed the method as I couldn't be bothered to do some of the things it suggested and the cake was lovely anyway.

Kashmiri Paneer Masala

I have recently discovered Maunika Gowardhan's Indian food website, and found this kashmiri paneer masala recipe there. I modified it since I didn't have all the spices in my cupboard, and it was lovely. So much so that I was pretty gutted there were no leftovers. We cooked this without salt or chilli and gave it to my daughter who couldn't get enough of it! In Maunika's recipe the paneer is first pan fried before being removed and added later. I didn't bother to do this as my paneer was quite firm and it held up well in the sauce.

Gluten Free Peach Polenta Cake

I made this cake for a gluten-intolerant friend of mine who came round for dinner one Sunday. The cake is actually best served warm on the day of cooking as it can go a bit dry upon cooling. You can always reheat the cake in the microwave if eating later; I froze the leftovers and popped it into the microwave on defrost to warm it up.