Having the boys come home for dinner always gives me an excuse to go over the top with the food, not that I normally need an excuse, but having all five of them at home, around the family table always inspires me to come up with a truly authentic Italian…
Fanouropita – Saint Fanourios
I have a vast array of cookery books, mostly Italian, a couple of Spanish and rather a lot of Greek ones, I just love Mediterranean food and I love the cultures and traditions of these beautiful countries. One of my favourite books has to be Maria Benardis, My Greek Family Table,…
Vinegar Cake
I have recently lost my baking and blogging mojo, I have decided to blame it on the lousy weather we have been having, because as soon as the sun came out I wanted to bake. The thought of afternoon tea’s in the garden with the Children gave me the inspiration…
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…
Rhubarb Polenta Cake
Today the sun is out, I mention this in July as it is a very rare sight indeed this summer and boy am I pleased to see it, I can finally face going down the garden to cut some rhubarb, its going mad and I really hate for it to…
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…
Freedom Food, Eggs & Lavender Ice Cream
As a keen baker and cook I think I would be horrified if I counted up the amount of eggs I use in a year, I know it would be 100’s, if you think about it, nearly everything we bake has eggs in it in some form, it may be…
Homemade Pizza
Food brings people together! Fact! I know I am always banging on about this, but it worries me that fewer and fewer people make the time to cook good food and then take the time to sit down together to eat as a family or with friends. The food doesn’t…
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…
