Can’t Cook, Shouldn’t Cook…II

Part 2 – More sponge puddings, Wacky Cake and cruelty to animals. We had a lot of sponge puddings when I was growing up. They hadn’t started life as puddings though. All were Mum’s attempts at producing light, airy sponges of the cake variety. Unfortunately, instead of falling out of the baking tins on to…

Can’t Cook, Shouldn’t Cook…

Some background…… For those of you who know me, I have probably already astounded/bored you with tales of my Mother’s cooking exploits. In my circle of friends, some of these stories have now become the stuff of legend. For anyone not familiar with the deadly combination that can be achieved by placing my Mother in…