October is here and Autumn is in full swing, the hedgerows are full of sloes and blackberries, chestnuts are on the trees and all around the colours are changing to those autumnal hues of red, orange and brown. What has been deceptive is the warmth and glorious sunshine, I can…
Cheese Scone
Whilst out with Fiona during the week, enjoying a gorgeous slice of cake and an espresso in Juliet’s in Tunbridge Wells, Fiona had a little ‘food envy’! This is just one of my funny little sayings that makes Fiona laugh, but basically, just incase you don’t know, food envy is…
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,…
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…
Lardy Cake
Well I hope you all had a lovely weekend, we had a very busy Saturday as the lovely dresser in the photo above was delivered, this is Hubby & Mine’s Valentines present to each other this year. Every year for Valentines and on our Wedding Anniversary we buy something beautiful…
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…
Sfincione (Sicilian Pizza)
I love Italian food, but I am not a pizza lover, well I wasn’t until I found the recipe for this gorgeous Sicilian Pizza, unlike the thin based, tasteless topped pizza you normally get, this one is on a beautiful thick bread base and the toppings are full of flavour…
Italian Easter Bread
This weekend Luca has been at home with us and so I thought it would be nice to do some traditional Italian Easter baking together. When we were in Tuscany for Easter a couple of years a go we made some lovely Italian Easter Biscuits which I also hope to…
Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons One ha’ penny, Two ha’ penny, Hot Cross Buns! Its only 6 weeks until Easter, 4 weeks until the clocks change, the sun has been…
Cottage Loaf
Please bare with me, yes it is another bread recipe and I do have a few more to type up, but I just love making bread. I have now baked 9 out of 100 recipes from Paul Hollywood’s book and can not wait to do the Greek section, the recipes…
