I promised Hubby today that after the last manic couple of months I would actually take it easy today, the Children are all back at school/college, Hubby was at a meeting, house is spotless, so perfect to put my feet up for a bit and relax. Well you’d think so…
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…
Cinnamon Rolls
Now these are fairly tricky, rather time consuming little suckers to make, but boy are they worth it. They are light, fluffy and very, very moreish, you have been warned! They would be a great complement to a nice morning coffee and ideal for sharing, so invite the girls round, pull…
Meringue Kisses
I just had to tell you about these tiny, cute little meringue kisses, they are so simple to make but so sweet, my Daughter would never forgive me if the recipe was not on the blog, as she loved them. I first made these just after Christmas, I didn’t add…
Eccles Sponge Cake
On Saturday I had my Mum & Dad over for the afternoon, Mum is diabetic now but absolutely loves my cakes, so I know I shouldn’t but I couldn’t resist baking for her, well it is Christmas! I found this lovely recipe for the Eccles Sponge Cake in the January…
Agnello Con Piselli Freshi – Lamb with Fresh Peas
I am afraid that here is another recipe by Gennaro Contaldo from ‘The Two Greedy Italians” and also a little history lesson, which I hope doesn’t bore you to much but a story that I find fascinating. As Gennaro says in the book, food and religion have always gone hand…
Greek Lamb Pies with Feta Mash Topping
Hubby is always nagging me to get off my backside and get round to subscribing to my three favourite magazines, Delicious, Olive and Good Food ! Like he has pointed out, I religiously buy them every month and have done for years, so why not subscribe, save some money and…
Traditional Greek Lamb with Pasta
Yesterday Hubby and I attended the Rush Oscars, a very glamourous event, plus as we were VIP guests we received the complete star treatment. The awards were given out at the Piccadilly Theatre and then Rush had hired the whole of Tiger Tiger Haymarket for the after show celebrations. A…
