Guacamole

This is a really quick and easy recipe for guacamole as a friend's daughter asked me to post it.

For my version of guacamole, I  dont really measure the ingredients, i eyeball it as I go but the amounts listed below should be about right as I've gotten the hang of measuring small amounts by eye

For my guacamole you will need

1 small red onion
1 red chilli ( de seeded if you're not keen on spice)
3 ripe avacados
Small handful chopped coriander
Zest and juice of 2 limes
Olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
2-3 cherry tomatoes

• Peel and chop your onion into small chunks, pop into a bowl

• Cut the chilli in  half width ways ( deseed if you wish ) chop      up one half and add to the onion, slice the remaining half          and set aside

• Chop the corinader, and add this to the onions along with         the lime zest

• Destone the avacadoes, scoop out all the flesh and roughly chop it, add to the bowl and squeeze over the juice of the limes. You can have the avacadoes in mostly chunks and slighty smooth or completly mash it up with a fork if you prefer it smooth

• Add a drizzle of olive oil, a good pinch of salt and pepper. Check the seasoning and adjust if need be with more salt and pepper or lime juice. 

• Chop the tomatoes into  chunks, stir through the guacamole, garnish with a little more fresh coriander and finish with a little drizzle of olive oil just before serving

Cheese and Marmite scones

When it comes to Marmite, Im a rather late comer to the party, I only dared try it a couple of months ago for brekfast on my toast and I was instantly converted, and left wondering what took me so long to actually try the stuff.


This now meant that I began wondering instantly what else I could use it for, I began trawling through pinterest for ideas. The first thing that caught my eye was a recipe for cheese scones with marmite added into the dough along with a drizzle on top once baked, so cheese and marmite scones it was.

I didn't even need to go out and buy any of the ingredients, luckily i had just about enough to make one batch and so I did and they did not disappoint


To make 12-14 scones you will need

250g plain flour
250g strong bread flour
5 tsp baking powder
100g grated cheese
2 tsp marmite
1 medium egg whisked
80g butter
250ml milk
3tsp marmite to drizzle (optional)

• Preheat your oven to 180c (fan) Place both flours and the baking powder into a bowl and mix together. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour to make a breadcrumb like consistency.
• Add in the cheese, stir through. Then add in the marmite to the whisked egg and add this to the bow, of flour, along with the milk, a little at a time, mix together to form a soft , slightly sticky dough. You may not need all the milk 
• Flour your work surface and turn out the dough onto your work surface. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes till soft. Flatten the dough out using your hands to 1 - 1 1/2 inch thick.
• Use the fluted edge of a round cookie cutter to cut out the scones, place the cut out rounds onto a baking tray and brush the tops with beaten egg. Leave to rest for at least 10 minutes.
• Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until double in size and golden on top
• Melt the 3 tsp of marmite for a few seconds in your microwave then liberally drizzle all over the tops of the still hot scones and tuck in. You can also eat them the next day toasted, with butter for brakfast