I was recently contacted by the Daily Mail with regards to an article that had recently appeared in their paper about Tandridge Housewives and also later appeared in The Telegraph, it was all about Tandridge being the number one Housewife Hotspot in the country, it was a nice enough article…
Cherry and Vanilla Liqueur
As promised, here is another boozy recipe, this time a gorgeous cherry and vanilla liqueur. I have recently lost my blogging mojo but as the weather has taken a turn for the worse today, I have decided to bake Paul Hollywoods iced buns http://dianastaveley.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/iced-fingers-paul-hollywood-recipe.html , must of been inspired by ‘The…
Apricot and Lavender Liqueur
Summer has been a bit hit and miss this year as far as the weather is concerned but on a personal level it has been one of the best summers ever, this is partly due to our gorgeous new house and beautiful garden but also due to me having the…
A nice surprise in the post
I received a nice surprise in the post the other day, at first I thought what a strange thing to send to someone who bakes all the time, never buys shop cakes and would be highly critical of a cake that came in a tin! Well you will be pleased…
Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
Well it appears that we have had an amazing glut of rhubarb, it must clearly enjoy this wet summer we have been having, but it is now at the point of becoming a little stringy and I felt it was time to cut it all back and give any new…
Elderflower Panna Cotta & Butterfly Lane
I was recently asked by the lovely Nikki at Butterfly Lane to write a guest post for her blog, now this is all new to me and I had no clue where to start or how to do it, but felt very honoured to be asked and once I had…
The Queen’s Jubilee & Childhood Memories
It’s the start of half-term and as usual I am in the kitchen preparing pancakes for brunch for my brood, its a tradition in our family and one that, however old the Children become, a tradition they still love and always ask for. Watching Luca licking the bowl of a…
Rhubarb & Vanilla Jam
Well it has been another busy week, but I have found time to bake and to make some jam, feeling rather pleased with myself as I have made the jam with my first batch of rhubarb from my garden, its going mad, so I have made muffins, jam and in…
My finished Christmas Cake
Now this is not a recipe, but I just wanted to share with you my finished Christmas cake as I am so proud of how it has turned out. I have kept it secretly hidden away until the Tuesday after Christmas when the Children were all coming over for dinner….
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