If nothing else a typical English Summer always includes, long hot barmy days, followed by very warm & wet ones and yesterday was just that. The day started off with a low mist hanging over the lake outside our house, this soon lifted and a glorious day was revealed, by…
Raspberry Crumble Cake
I have had a little triumph today! As I have got more confident as a baker I have found its easier to play with recipes and make them my own, this recipe I saw on ‘Something For The Weekend” and originally it was a coffee and blueberry cake. As Luca…
Strawberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake
My Son James turned 21 this week, any one that knows me, knows that James isn’t my biological Son but that doesn’t mean that I love him any less than I do my other Children, he is such a great person and I am so proud to have him as…
Lemon & Lavender Madeira Cake
I made a promise to myself that now my Blog is one year old, I would try to make it more seasonal. I want to find recipes that relate to the time of the year and even though we can buy pretty much everything in our stores, anytime of the…
Tomato Tarte Tatin
Tomatoes for me are heavenly, I have a passion for tomatoes, I love them in salads especially Greek and the wonderful salad they do in Strada in Reigate and without a doubt, there are millions of dishes in which the tomato is one of the principle ingredients, or in which…
Green Tomato Chutney
Hubby and I decided to grow tomatoes this is year, it didn’t go quite to plan as we went away to Tuscany and forgot to ask Sam who was looking after the house & cat to water them. By the time we came back they were a little stunted to…
dotBBQ – Watermelon, Feta & Black Olive Salad
On Friday I decided to take on the task of entertaining the guys in Hubby’s dotCommerce team, a great idea we thought, a nice relaxing evening and a chance for me to get to know Hubby’s colleagues. What I didn’t know was that I would come back from holiday with…
Spiced lamb and feta burgers
My Children all love burgers, but I am a true food snob on this subject and hate places like McDonalds and frozen burgers. If you are having burgers they either have to be from a good butcher or make them yourself. At least that way you will know what has…
Meet the Fockers – Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova
My poor little girl is rather over protected by her Brothers and Myself and this week she had the unenviable task of bringing home her new boyfriend for dinner. Even though we know she has grown up into a beautiful young woman, in our eyes she will always be…
Burger with hummus and potato wedges for James
My “About Me” on this blog, says that I have five gorgeous children and this is true, five gorgeous biological children, but I also have another Son which I like to call my own and I would like to introduce you to him. James is Stephen’s best friend and…
