recipes - American Mom in England

Adventures in Vegan Baking: Carrot Cake

Posted 19 September 2012 by Erin Lee

Yes, you read correctly – Vegan Carrot Cake

Back in the day, when I was a full-time stay-at-home Mom, I used to bake cakes and other treats quite regularly. Once I became I student my baking life became irregular. It didn’t come to a screeching halt until Hubby decided to become vegan, and I stopped baking [Read more...]

Snickerdoodles

Posted 19 July 2011 by Erin Lee

These wonderful cookies have been some of my favourites since I was little. I remember how special I felt when my mother let me roll the cookie dough balls around in the cinnamon and sugar. It helps that they’re delicious too! This recipe should make you 3 dozen snickerdoodles which will disappear in no [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Cookies

Posted 09 July 2011 by Erin Lee

Recipes for peanut butter cookies are quite common in American cookbooks. This recipe is my recreation of the JOY of Cooking version with conversions done to make them easy for those in the UK. When I was little, a peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich always ranked at the top of my lunch [Read more...]

Cod with a Spice Rub

Posted 17 August 2009 by Erin Lee

I made this recipe last week for the first time. Both Rick and I really, really enjoyed it and Nicholas ate some of it too!

Ingredients: 2 tsp (10 mL)paprika 2 tsp (10 mL)thyme 2 tsp (10 mL)oregano 2 tsp (10 mL)black pepper 2 tsp (10 mL)cumin seeds 3 clove garlic, crushed 1/2 tsp [Read more...]

Strawberry Banana Muffins

Posted 08 August 2009 by Erin Lee

Ingredients: 325 g Plain Flour 1 Tbsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda) 175g Caster Sugar 250g Natural Yogurt (Plain Yogurt) 100g Unsalted Butter, Melted 2 Medium Eggs, Beaten (Large Eggs) 1 Large Banana, Peeled and Diced 150 g Strawberries, Green Tops Removed, Halved and Sliced

Preheat Oven to 190 C [Read more...]

Cheese, Tomato & Spinach Lasagne

Posted 01 March 2009 by Erin Lee

So I haven’t made this recipe since we moved across the Atlantic, but I remember really liking it. It’s meant to be baked in a 7″ square pan, but I like to bake it in two bread pans these days.

Ingredients:

General: 6 sheets no-precook lasagne noodles 4 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Tomato [Read more...]

Penne with Tuna, Tomato & Sweet Corn

Posted 23 February 2009 by Erin Lee

Nicholas loves this recipe. I like it because it is easy to throw together quickly on busy nights.

Ingredients: 8 oz penne pasta (I usually use pasta that’s half whole wheat!) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, peeled and chopped 8 to 12 cherry tomatoes diced 1 can tuna drained and flaked 1/4 [Read more...]