I am trying to catch up with all the yummy recipes that I have cooked and baked lately, but not had time to get onto my blog, so today, after finally everyone going back to school, work and college and catching up with all the housework, ironing and washing, I…
Lemon and Thyme Cake
Happy New Year to you all ! I hope you all had a very lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year, if you have made resolutions I hope that they are going well and you are managing to stick to them. I never make any, as I know if I…
Gingerbread Cake
Just had to quickly tell you about this sticky gorgeous gingerbread cake, a perfect Christmas treat, so simple to make, fills the house with yummy Christmas smells and really hits the spot served with a cup of tea on a cold frosty morning and because you can store it so…
Apple Sauce
Autumn is well and truly upon us now and we have seen a hint of winter with our first frost on Sunday morning, it was stunning, the sun was shining and the grass with its frosty covering sparkled. It inspired me, whilst Hubby watch the F1, to go outside and…
Tomato and Basil Soup
Summer is drawing to a close and autumn is upon us, the Children have returned to school and college and our morning walk across Master Park is a teeny bit chilly but still full of glorious sunshine. I noticed this morning how the leaves have started to fall but also…
Compote of summer berries with scented geranium leaves
Sometimes when you are entertaining or even just fancy a dessert, you don’t always want to spend hours on making something or actually want anything to heavy, sometimes its nice to offer a gorgeous chocolate torte with some lovely fresh fruit and cream, well this dessert ticks all of the…
We are not all Desperate Housewives !
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…
Boozy Upside-Down Cake
This is just a quick one, no fancy reason, no interesting story, but just me being thrifty and wanting to make use of the left over fruit from making liqueurs, it seemed such a waste to just bin them, I hate wasting food and if I can put it to…
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…
