Yesterday for the first time, I had my first go at making choux pastry! If you regularly read my blog you will know that pastry of any kind is my weak area of baking and I promise on many occasions to beat it. Well now I have made a start…
Rhubarb and Ginger Sponge Pudding
Food is for me, away to express caring and love. I love nothing more than bringing people together at the table, feeding them good food, pouring them some wine and spending quality time, talking to them and listening to them. Food, especially baking is a very important part of my…
Lardy Cake Take 2 – Paul Hollywood Recipe
Now I know that I have posted a recipe for Lardy Cake before, but I was watching Paul Hollywood on his TV show the other night and he inspired me to try his recipe and I am so pleased that I did. This one is amazing. Its not overly sweet,…
Rhubarb Custard Tea Cake
My first rhubarb of the season is ready and I just had to bake this cake which I found on Pinterest, it is a gorgeous rhubarb custard tea cake. It is a little tricky, as the cake batter is very thick, I wrestled with the baking paper & got rather frustrated…
Raspberry Tiramisu
Another sunny weekend and another weekend entertaining, this time my best friend Christine. We realised this weekend that next year we celebrate our 25th Friend Anniversary, I think we will have to celebrate! Any excuse to entertain and feed people, is always a good excuse in my eyes. I have…
Ultimate One Bowl Chocolate Dessert Cake
Another sunny weekend and another weekend filled with lots of fun, love, giggles and family. The weekend started on Friday with a visit to Stephen and Rieanna’s for curry, a lovely walk with the dog on Saturday followed by a lazy afternoon cuddled up with Hubby watching movies and then…
Peach Crumble Galette
Its the Easter holidays and days can start at a much slower pace. Hubby gets up at 7am to walk the dog and whilst he is gone I always get up to make him a fresh coffee to enjoy when he gets back, its just a few minutes together before…
Pitta Bread with Nigella Seeds
I have been watching Paul Hollywood’s Bread show on BBC2, Monday nights at 8.30, not just because I love baking, but the show that featured pizza was filmed at Hubby’s office and Hubby got to meet the man himself! Hubby totally embarrassed me and asked him for his autograph, explaining that…
Roasted leg of lamb with boulangère potatoes and a fricassée of onions and peas
Well Easter has come and gone and what a fabulous Easter it was, we had spring sunshine, family & good food, for me thats just perfect. I know I don’t need an excuse to bring people around my table for food, chatter and giggles, but if there is a celebration,…
The Perfect Easter Afternoon Tea
This isn’t really a new blog post or recipe in the traditional way, but more a simple way of helping you devise the perfect afternoon tea, obviously you can tweak the menu to suit your palate, but it offers a rough guide to help you plan your perfect afternoon. My…
