Cooking With Dia

It’s that time of year again…spring has sprung! The snow drops have gone, the croci are just about over and the daffodils are in full bloom. In a couple of weeks my tulips will be out, and it will be Easter. Whether or not you celebrate that holiday, you can still enjoy these delicious hot cross buns. Traditionally hot cross buns are made with candied fruit, raisins, orange peel, etc., but I decided to make a bun I’d actually want to eat more than once, and bananas and chocolate immediately came to mind.

Oh boy oh boy…what a day I have had making these doughnuts and filming every single part of the process in between. Phew! I’m wiped out, but you know what? After I bit into one of these delicious little doughnuts it all became worth it. I’m not gonna lie though, this is a long process, and that is mainly because this is a recipe for yeast doughnuts not cake doughnuts. No need for one of those popular “donut baking pans” because these are getting fried!

This is a very simple but scrumptious recipe. If you are suffering with any kind of throat issues especially if you have had to move over to a liquid or soft food diet, this soup will give you something you can swallow and at the same time enjoy.
I chose to make an orange bell pepper soup instead of the more traditional red bell pepper soup because I like the flavor the orange bell pepper gives off, and it goes really well with sweetcorn. Click to read the rest of the blog entry and to see new video on No Fuss Roasted Orange Bell Pepper & Sweetcorn Soup.

I’m sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything. Life… well is life, you know how it can be! But I have been thinking of this blog/website a lot lately and really wanted to do something for Christmas this year. It won’t top my 12 Days of Christmas Recipes from December 2009, but it will give you a little last minute recipe that you can surprise your friends and family with or just eat by yourself!:)

I have an overabundance of tomatoes ripening in the garden and have had around 3 lbs of them sitting in my fridge for the past few days. So, I thought I would make a soup. Enjoy the video I filmed in high definition just for you!